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The effects of tropical secondary forest regeneration on avian phylogenetic diversity.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Hughes, E. C. & Edwards, D. P. & Sayer, C. A. & Martin, P. A. & Thomas, G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conversion of tropical forests to farmland is a key driver of the current extinction crisis. With the present rate of deforestation unlikely to su...

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Effects of supplementary feeding on territoriality, breeding success and survival of pheasants.

Published online: 10 Jun 1999

Authors: Hoodless, A. N. & Draycott, R. A. H. & Ludiman, M. N. & Robertson, P. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of supplementary food in spring on subsequent pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) breeding in an intensively farmed area in southern England we...

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Enhancing ecosystem services in apple orchards.

Published online: 27 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Blog

This paper presents the results of a field study conducted in Spain, to evaluate the efficiency of installing artificial nest boxes for insectivorous ...

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Children's perspectives on quality in local natural outdoor spaces: Research to co-create a quantitative measure for children and young people.

Published online: 05 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

The aim of this research was to gain a better understanding of children's perspectives on what 'quality' means in their local natural environments. Th...

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The physiology of grass production under grazing. I. Characteristics of leaf and canopy photosynthesis of continuously-grazed swards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Parsons, A. J. & Leafe, E. L. & Collett, B. & Stiles, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial ryegrass swards were continuously grazed by sheep. One sward was grazed to maintain an LAI (lamina) close to 1.0 ('hard' grazed) and a 2nd s...

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Aspects of the population ecology of charlock.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Edwards, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The numbers of Sinapis arvensis plants in 3 permanent quadrats in an arable field were examined over 3 years. Plant size was positively correlated wit...

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The relationship of potato leaf temperatures to air temperatures as affected by overhead irrigation, soil moisture and weather.

Published online: 19 Dec 1972

Authors: Lomas, J. & Schlesinger, E. & Zilka, M. & Israeli, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Automatically recording thermocouple sensing elements clipped to potato leaves and thermocouple needles inserted into the midrib of the leaf showed th...

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Productivity and canopy structure in seven temperate forage grasses.

Published online: 13 Jan 1968

Authors: Hunt, L. A. & Cooper, J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Yield determinations were made during Apr.-May and Aug.-Sept. on vegetative swards of Arrhenatherum elatius, Cynosurus cristatus, Festuca arundinacea,...

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Elements of a functional definition of oligotroph humus based on the nitrogen nutrition of forest stands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Praag, H. J. van & Weissen, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a study of the oligotrophic humus of sols brun acides under forest in the Belgian Ardennes [cf. FA 30, 5110; 33, 1896]. Three incubation tec...

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Sonic sea: impacts of noise on marine mammals.

Published online: 03 Aug 2016

Published by: International Fund for Animal Welfare

Content type: Miscellaneous

This article discusses the how sound is used by marine species to find prey, communicate, and even mate with their kind. However, the increasing level...

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