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Enhancing food supplies for waders: inconsistent effects of substratum manipulations on aquatic invertebrate biomass.

Published online: 28 Jun 2000

Authors: Sanders, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The potential of substratum manipulations as a technique for enhancing food supplies for waders was investigated in 98 constructed ponds at 6 sites in...

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Monitoring the condition of lowland grassland SSSIs. Part 1 - English nature's rapid assessment method.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Robertson, H. J. & Jefferson, R. G.

Content type: Reports

English Nature and the other statutory conservation agencies in the UK are monitoring designated sites, including SSSIs, according to an agreed framew...

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Fates of weed seeds in soil: a seeded core method of study.

Published online: 04 Apr 1997

Authors: Teo-Sherrell, C. P. A. & Mortensen, D. A. & Keaton, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A method is described for the study of the fates of unprotected seeds in soil. Its key features include: (1) selection of seeds on the basis of antici...

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Limitations to the use of pitfall traps in ecological studies exemplified by a study of spiders in a field of winter wheat.

Published online: 03 Apr 1993

Authors: Topping, C. J. & Sunderland, K. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Araneae were collected using pitfall traps and absolute density sampling over a period of 6 months in a field of winter wheat in the UK. The numerical...

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Moisture controls on Sphagnum growth and CO2 exchange on a cutover bog.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: McNeil, P. & Waddington, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Abandoned cutover peatlands are persistent sources of atmospheric CO2. Net ecosystem CO2 exchange and Sphagnum net primary production of an abandoned ...

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NatureScot Research Report 1315 - Life in our Lochs - are there freshwater pearl mussel populations in our lochs as well as our rivers?.

Published online: 14 Nov 2024

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: O'Leary, D. & Robinson, G. & Cooksley, S. & McDermott, T.

Content type: Reports

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The biting habits of Leptoconops bequaerti. I. Methods; standardization of technique; preferences for individuals, limbs and positions.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Kettle, D. S. & Linley, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based partly on the authors' summary. As adhesive traps have been ineffective in providing estimates of populations of biting flies i...

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Developing a robust technique to detect populations of endangered native white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes, invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus and crayfish plague Aphanomyces astaci in lotic systems using innovative eDNA approaches.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Farmer, A.

Content type: Reports

eDNA sampling was carried out on known populations of white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes and invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus lenius...

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Comparing the precision and cost-effectiveness of faecal pellet group count methods.

Published online: 19 Jan 2005

Authors: Campbell, D. & Swanson, G. M. & Sales, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Faecal pellet group (FPG) count data are widely used to estimate animal abundance, with two alternative methods normally employed. Faecal accumulation...

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Disc mower versus bar mower: evaluation of the direct effects of two common mowing techniques on the grassland arthropod fauna.

Published online: 14 May 2025

Authors: Berg, L. von & Frank, J. & Betz, O. & Steidle, J. L. M. & Böttinger, S. & Sann, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Central Europe, species-rich grasslands are threatened by intensive agriculture with frequent mowing, contributing to the reduction of arthropods s...

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