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A method of estimating the total length of root in a sample.

Published online: 13 Jan 1967

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In this technique the roots are laid out on a flat surface and a count is made of the number of intersections between the roots and random straight li...

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Anthropogenic land-use change shapes bird diversity along the eastern Himalayan altitudinal gradient.

Published online: 14 Jun 2022

Authors: Penjor, U. & Jamtsho, R. & Sherub, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Globally, the conversion of natural forest into agricultural land and human settlement has altered avian diversity and structure often leading to func...

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Use of burrows and movements by wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) on an area of sand dunes.

Published online: 11 Apr 1992

Authors: Kolb, H. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Radio-collared rabbits were located during the day throughout the year on an area of sand dunes in the east of Scotland, UK, in 1986-89 to study their...

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The measurement of length and distribution of onion roots in the field and the laboratory.

Published online: 20 Oct 1972

Authors: Baldwin, J. P. & Tinker, P. B. & Marriott, F. H. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The 'Quantimet' Image Analysing Computer was used to measure the length of roots washed out from soil, and a new autoradiographic (32P) method for mea...

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The importance of flavour in determining the feeding preferences of bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) for the buds of two pear cultivars.

Published online: 19 Mar 1986

Authors: Greig-Smith, P. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wild bullfinches feeding on the buds of orchard pear trees are known to prefer the cultivar 'Conference' to 'Doyenne du Comice', which differs in many...

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Birds of Aleppo pine plantations in south-east Spain in relation to vegetation composition and structure.

Published online: 16 Jan 1998

Authors: López, G. & Moro, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The forested habitats in a large part of the Mediterranean semiarid climates of Spain are dominated by Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) forests, most of...

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Estimates of mean population density and spatial distribution of Tetranychus urticae (Acarina: Tetranychidae) and Phytoseiulus persimilis (Acarina: Phytoseiidae) based upon the proportion of empty sampling units.

Published online: 22 Jul 1985

Authors: Nachman, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple but general model of density-dependent dispersal in an arthropod population is used to explain the relationship between the density and the s...

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Implementing integrated measurements of essential biodiversity variables at a national scale.

Published online: 22 Oct 2020

Authors: Bellingham, P. J. & Richardson, S. J. & Gormley, A. M. & Allen, R. B. & Cook, A. & Crisp, P. N. & Forsyth, D. M. & McGlone, M. S. & MacLeod, C. J. & Dam-Bates, P. van & Wright, E. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is a global need for observation systems that deliver regular, timely data on state and trends in biodiversity, but few have been implemented, a...

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Density trends and demographic signals uncover the long-term impact of transmissible cancer in Tasmanian devils.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Lazenby, B. T. & Tobler, M. W. & Brown, W. E. & Hawkins, C. E. & Hocking, G. J. & Hume, F. & Huxtable, S. & Iles, P. & Jones, M. E. & Lawrence, C. & Thalmann, S. & Wise, P. & Williams, H. & Fox, S. & Pemberton, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Monitoring the response of wild mammal populations to threatening processes is fundamental to effective conservation management. This is especially tr...

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The abundance of large termite mounds in Uganda in relation to their environment.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Pomeroy, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The density of large termite mounds was estimated from 638 counts spread throughout Uganda. The counts were compared with data for fourteen environmen...

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