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Habitats as recording units in ecological survey: a field trial in Caernarvonshire, North Wales.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Buse, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The occurrence of 46 types of habitat in Caernarvonshire was recorded in terms of percentage occurrence and percentage cover within defined areas and ...

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An analytical model for field measurement of photosynthesis.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Reed, R. L. & Hamerly, E. R. & Dinger, B. E. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The model, applicable to all terrestrial plants, accounted for 90% of the variance in field measurements on Liriodendron tulipifera.

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The ineffectiveness of the stingless bee Trigona jaty (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponinae) as a pollinator of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.).

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a cocoa plantation in Costa Rica, T. jaty was a common visitor to the flowers; on 70% of observed visits, the bees collected pollen. However, fruit...

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The foraging behaviour of honeybees on ornamental Malus spp. used as pollinizers in apple orchards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Kendall, D. A. & Smith, B. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The flowers of 3 ornamental Malus spp. (M. aldenhamensis, M. floribunda cv. Hillierii and M. cv. Golden Hornet) and of cvs Cox's Orange Pippin, Worces...

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The effect of forage structure and availability on food intake, biting rate, bite size and daily eating time of reindeer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Trudell, J. & White, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Factors influencing the food intake of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) on tundra were studied using tame animals. Food intake was estimated from...

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A method of estimating income of nutrients in a catch of airborne particles by a woodland canopy.

Published online: 24 Feb 1970

Authors: White, E. J. & Turner, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a method for estimating the income of K, Mg, Ca, P and Na to a woodland ecosystem in the airborne particles caught by the tree canopy, and g...

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Photosynthesis in sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Garr.). 1. General characteristics.

Published online: 28 Nov 1972

Authors: Ludlow, M. M. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study of P. sitchensis from five North American provenances, ranging between latitudes 47°N. and 57°N., indicated that maximum net photosynthesis te...

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Effects of low levels of ozone on plant competition.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Bennett, J. P. & Runeckles, V. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Monocultures and mixtures of crimson clover and ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) were grown in filtered air or 0.03 or 0.09 p.p.m. O3 concentrations for ...

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Population dynamics of Characoma stictigrapta Hmps. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), on cocoa in Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Akotoye, N. A. K. & Kumar, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Studies were carried out in Ghana on the population dynamics of larvae of Characoma stictigrapta Hmps., a pest of the pods and leaves of cacao. Larvae...

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Effects of clear-cutting on the enchytraeids in a Scots pine forest soil in central Sweden.

Published online: 05 Jun 1984

Authors: Lundkvist, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enchytraeid populations of soil samples were recorded for 4 yr in a newly felled area and untreated control area (Sept. 1975-79) and for 2 yr (197...

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