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The maintenance of the ant mosaic in Ghana cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The factors that maintain the mosaic distribution pattern of dominant ants in cacao plantations in Ghana were investigated in a series of observations...

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An alien lizard invasion that must be stopped or the more the merrier? That's a matter of opinion...

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Williams, R. J. & Dunn, A. M. & Quinn, C. H. & Hassall, C.

Content type: Blog

This study used a technique called Q-methodology (an interactive questionnaire of sorts) to explore social perceptions towards the presence of wall li...

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Arthropods in cereal crops: nocturnal activity, vertical distribution and aphid predation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Vickerman, G. P. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of a wider study on the ecology of cereal crops, preliminary studies were carried out in Britain on the nocturnal activity and vertical distri...

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Weed seed bank and vegetation at the beginning and end of the first cycle of a 4-course crop rotation with minimal weed control.

Published online: 29 Apr 1990

Authors: Hill, N. M. & Patriquin, D. G. & Kloet, S. P. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weed vegetation and seed bank were studied at the initiation (1979) and after the first cycle (1983) of a 4-course crop rotation (oats, clover [Tr...

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Long-term, livestock-mediated redistribution of nitrogen and phosphorus in an East African savanna.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Augustine, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of livestock on African rangelands has been a major focus of recent research, but little attention has been paid to the way livestock affec...

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Soil microbial community, fertility, vegetation and diversity as targets in the restoration management of a meadow grassland.

Published online: 14 May 2003

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Shiel, R. S. & Bardgett, R. D. & Millward, D. & Corkhill, P. & Rolph, G. & Hobbs, P. J. & Peacock, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The enhancement of biodiversity in meadow grassland, an environmental aim of European agricultural policy, requires definition of appropriate manageme...

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Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a tool to assess the relative cumulative effects of environmental stressors on an arctic seabird population to identify conservation action and research priorities.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Rooney, R. C. & Daniel, J. & Mallory, M. & Hedd, A. & Ives, J. & Gilchrist, G. & Gjerdrum, C. & Robertson, G. & Ronconi, R. & Wilcox, K. & Wong, S. & Provencher, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the Arctic, chemical contaminants, shipping, oil pollution, plastic pollution, changing habitats in relation to climate change and fisheries have b...

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The importance of open data describing prey item species lists for endangered species.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Lortie, C. J. & Braun, J. & King, R. & Westphal, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Open data and code can be transformative tools in supporting evidence-informed solutions for stakeholders. Data can take many forms of evidence in the...

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Identifying social behaviours related to disease transmission in banded mongoose from accelerometer data.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Vuurst, P. van de & Alexander, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Current methods for identifying and predicting infectious disease dynamics in wildlife populations are limited. Pathogen transmission dynamics can be ...

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The influence of nutrient and organic enrichment on a community dominated by macrophytes and gastropod molluscs in a eutrophic drainage channel: relevance to snail control and conservation.

Published online: 22 Feb 1995

Authors: Thomas, J. D. & Daldorph, P. W. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of increased nutrient and organic loading on a community dominated by submersed macrophytes and gastropods were investigated in a drainage...

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