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Early seral communities in a limestone quarry: an experimental study of treatment effects on cover and richness of vegetation.

Published online: 28 Oct 1985

Authors: Davis, B. N. K. & Lakhani, K. H. & Brown, M. C. & Park, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Oolitic limestone workings on the Leicestershire/Lincolnshire border were sown in 1981 with Brachypodium sylvaticum and Lotus corniculatus; in a facto...

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Variation in wing length of the African armyworm, Spodoptera exempta in East Africa during 1973-74.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Aidley, D. J. & Lubega, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wing lengths of nearly 6000 Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.) adults were measured in samples caught at light-traps at various sites in East Africa between De...

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The relation between the date of heading of Nigerian sorghums and the duration of the growing season.

Published online: 04 Dec 1968

Authors: Curtis, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A variety indigenous to northern Nigeria yields best in its own locality, the time of flowering coinciding with the end of the rainy season. If the va...

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The decline of heathland seed populations following the conversion to agriculture.

Published online: 17 Sep 1997

Authors: Pywell, R. F. & Putwain, P. D. & Webb, N. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The composition and size of the germinable seed populations of undisturbed heathland soils in SE Dorset were compared to those of adjacent farmland wh...

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Increasing crop richness and reducing field sizes provide higher yields to pollinator-dependent crops.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Magrach, A. & Giménez-García, A. & Allen-Perkins, A. & Garibaldi, L. A. & Bartomeus, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural landscapes cover >60% of terrestrial landscapes. While biodiversity conservation and crop productivity have been seen as mutually excl...

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Setting ecological expectations for adaptive management of marine protected areas.

Published online: 20 Jul 2020

Authors: Nickols, K. J. & White, J. W. & Malone, D. & Carr, M. H. & Starr, R. M. & Baskett, M. L. & Hastings, A. & Botsford, L. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are being implemented worldwide, yet there are few cases where managers make specific predictions of the response of pre...

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Phosphorus turnover in soil and its uptake by established Lolium perenne plants.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Jupp, A. P. & Newman, E. I. & Ritz, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A technique is described for measuring the time-course of uptake of 32P from soil. Carrier-free 32P was applied to the soil of potted Lolium perenne c...

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Effect of water stress on stem diameter changes of peach trees growing in the field.

Published online: 13 May 1986

Authors: Garnier, E. & Berger, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Daily stem diameter changes were recorded continuously from June to September on peach trees (cv. Springcrest on GF 305 rootstock) irrigated at 50 and...

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When road-kill hotspots do not indicate the best sites for road-kill mitigation.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Teixeira, F. Z. & Kindel, A. & Hartz, S. M. & Mitchell, S. & Fahrig, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effectiveness of measures installed to mitigate wildlife road-kill depends on their placement along the road. Road-kill hotspots are frequently us...

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Periodicity of seedling emergence and seed survival in some Umbelliferae.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Roberts, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ten species of Umbelliferae were examined with regard to the time of year at which seedlings emerged and the survival of seeds in cultivated soil. The...

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