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Seed reserves in temperate Australian rice fields following pasture rotation and continuous cropping.

Published online: 23 Apr 1986

Authors: McIntyre, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The size and composition of the soil seed banks of 9 rice fields in the Coleambally irrigation area of New South Wales are described. Continuously cro...

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Seasonal pattern of leaf growth and senescence of Nardus stricta and responses of tussocks to differing severity, timing and frequency of defoliation.

Published online: 25 Jan 1997

Authors: Grant, S. A. & Torvell, L. & Sim, E. M. & Small, J. L. & Elston, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A field study of the seasonal growth of Nardus stricta showed that leaf turnover was slow, averaging 2.5 leaves per tiller over the growing season. Pe...

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A metapopulation approach to modelling the long-term impact of pesticides on invertebrates.

Published online: 29 Jun 1995

Authors: Sherratt, T. N. & Jepson, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Two simulation models are presented which predict the impact of local and episodic applications of pesticide on the dynamics of invertebrate metapopul...

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Quantifying the impact of pesticides on learning and memory in bees.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Siviter, H. & Koricheva, J. & Brown, M. J. F. & Leadbeater, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most insecticides are insect neurotoxins. Evidence is emerging that sublethal doses of these neurotoxins are affecting the learning and memory of both...

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Impacts of tsetse control and land-use on vegetative structure and tree species composition in south-western Ethiopia.

Published online: 08 Aug 1997

Authors: Reid, R. S. & Wilson, C. J. & Kruska, R. L. & Mulatu, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

More effective control of the tsetse fly in Africa will reduce constraints imposed by the livestock disease, trypanosomiasis. Trypanosomiasis lowers l...

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Nectar accessibility determines fitness, flower choice and abundance of hoverflies that provide natural pest control.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Rijn, P. C. J. van & Wäckers, F. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern agricultural landscapes, many organisms providing ecosystem services such as pollination and natural pest control are likely constrained by ...

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Impact of controlled neonicotinoid exposure on bumblebees in a realistic field setting.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Arce, A. N. & David, T. I. & Randall, E. L. & Rodrigues, A. R. & Colgan, T. J. & Wurm, Y. & Gill, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pesticide exposure has been implicated as a contributor to insect pollinator declines. In social bees, which are crucial pollination service providers...

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Land-use intensity and the effects of organic farming on biodiversity: a hierarchical meta-analysis.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Tuck, S. L. & Winqvist, C. & Mota, F. & Ahnström, J. & Turnbull, L. A. & Bengtsson, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The benefits of organic farming to biodiversity in agricultural landscapes continue to be hotly debated, emphasizing the importance of precisely quant...

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The recovery of populations of bush rat Rattus fuscipes in forest fragments following major population reduction.

Published online: 21 Sep 2005

Authors: Lindenmayer, D. B. & Cunningham, R. B. & Peakall, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the recovery of populations after disturbance is critical to many aspects of applied population management, ranging from the development...

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Inversely density-dependent egg parasitism in patchy distributions of the citrus pest Cryptophlebia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and its agricultural efficiency.

Published online: 22 Jun 1988

Authors: Newton, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field surveys of egg populations of Cryptophlebia leucotreta and the egg parasitoid Trichogrammatoidea cryptophlebiae native to southern Africa, were ...

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