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The joint effects of larval density and 14C-cypermethrin on the life history and population growth rate of the midge Chironomus riparius.

Published online: 04 Feb 2004

Authors: Hooper, H. L. & Sibly, R. M. & Maund, S. J. & Hutchinson, T. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Chemical effects on organisms are typically assessed using individual-level endpoints or sometimes population growth rate (PGR), but such measurements...

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Modelling detection probabilities to evaluate management and control tools for an invasive species.

Published online: 10 Mar 2010

Authors: Christy, M. T. & Adams, A. A. Y. & Rodda, G. H. & Savidge, J. A. & Tyrrell, C. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

For most ecologists, detection probability (p) is a nuisance variable that must be modelled to estimate the state variable of interest (i.e. survival,...

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Numerical top-down effects on red deer (Cervus elaphus) are mainly shaped by humans rather than large carnivores across Europe.

Published online: 01 Jul 2024

Authors: Beeck Calkoen, S. T. S. van & Kuijper, D. P. J. & Apollonio, M. & Blondel, L. & Dormann, C. F. & Storch, I. & Heurich, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Terrestrial ecosystems are shaped by interacting top-down and bottom-up processes, with the magnitude of top-down control by large carnivores largely ...

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The effect of competition on the control of invading plant pathogens.

Published online: 15 Dec 2020

Authors: Sharp, R. T. & Shaw, M. W. & Bosch, F. van den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

New invading pathogen strains must compete with endemic pathogen strains to emerge and spread. As disease control measures are often non-specific, tha...

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The effect of dieldrin, sprayed by aerial application for tsetse control, on game animals.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Allsopp, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The large-scale use of organochlorine compounds in insect control causes increasing concern due to their toxicity and persistance which creates enviro...

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Predicting the determinants of weed abundance: a model for the population dynamics of Chenopodium album in sugar beet.

Published online: 13 Apr 1999

Authors: Freckleton, R. P. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Previously published literature on the population dynamics of a common arable weed, Chenopodium album, and its interactions with an arable crop, sugar...

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Rearing impacts on dispersal and biocontrol performance: a case study on Phytoseiulus persimilis.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Willden, S. A. & Nyrop, J. & Sanderson, J. & Wentworth, K. & Stockton, D. G. & Loeb, G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ecological theory on predator-prey interactions and an understanding of how environmental factors affect predator dispersal and host finding is founda...

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What is the effectiveness of methods for eradicating or controlling abundance and biomass of invasive aquatic plants in Canada? A systematic review protocol.

Published online: 04 Jul 2024

Authors: Harper, M. & Rytwinski, T. & Irvine, R. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Invasive freshwater aquatic plants can have adverse ecological effects on the systems to which they are introduced, changing ecosystem function, threa...

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Using limiting similarity to enhance invasion resistance: theoretical and practical concerns.

Published online: 01 Sep 2020

Authors: Hess, M. C. M. & Buisson, E. & Jaunatre, R. & Mesléard, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The control of invasive species is a central topic of both applied and theoretical research. Understanding how and which ecological theories can be us...

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Dry season weed communities in the upper Belize valley.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kellman, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Weed communities sampled at 78 sites on farmland in the upper Belize Valley, British Honduras, showed 148 different weeds present, of which 103 were i...

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