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Macro-invertebrate associations in sewage filter-beds and their relationship to operational practice.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Learner, M. A. & Chawner, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The macro-invertebrate faunas of 67 filter-beds in 48 sewage works throughout the UK were surveyed in relation to the physico-chemical characteristics...

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Structural features of field boundaries which influence the overwintering densities of beneficial arthropod predators.

Published online: 09 Nov 1995

Authors: Dennis, P. & Thomas, M. B. & Sotherton, N. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Vegetation cover was manipulated in enclosures in a field boundary in southern England to test experimentally the effect on overwintering by the preda...

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Two decades of arthropod biodiversity after windthrow show different dynamics of functional groups.

Published online: 03 Mar 2025

Authors: Wermelinger, B. & Obrist, M. K. & Duelli, P. & Mathis, D. S. & Gossner, M. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Windthrow disturbance is an important driver of arthropod diversity in forests. In the past, studies have mainly focused on the first years after dist...

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Plantation clear-fell patches benefit heathland arthropods.

Published online: 09 Oct 2023

Authors: Pedley, S. M. & Wolstenholme, P. & Dolman, P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Plantation forests constitute a significant amount of the wooded area in many parts of the globe. However, the extent of biological provision conferre...

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The effect of interrow plant cover on populations of the cabbage root fly, Delia brassicae (Wiedemann).

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Ryan, J. & Ryan, M. F. & McNaeidhe, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of cover (intersown clover or lettuce or artificial material) on egg populations of Delia brassicae (Wied.) on cabbage crops was investigat...

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Diversified cropping strengthens herbivore regulation by providing seasonal resource continuity to predators.

Published online: 07 Nov 2024

Authors: Heinen, J. & Domínguez-García, V. & Aguilera, G. & Malsher, G. & Vesterinen, E. & Roslin, T. & Bommarco, R. & Bartomeus, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agricultural practices shape arthropod communities in arable fields, consequently influencing their interactions and the resulting ecosystem services,...

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Predation of codling moth eggs, Cydia pomonella, the predators responsible and their alternative prey.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Glen, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study in an unsprayed cider-apple orchard in Bristol, England, on the importance of egg predation in the population dynamics of Cydia pomonella (...

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National-scale regulation of the weed seedbank by carabid predators.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Bohan, D. A. & Boursault, A. & Brooks, D. R. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Assuring future food productivity and security will require that better use is made of pest regulation provided by naturally occurring ecological serv...

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The effect of sprays on the fauna of apple trees. V. DDT/BHC and lead arsenate/nicotine applied at the green cluster stage.

Published online: 25 Oct 1969

Authors: Morris, M. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of single pre-blossom applications of DDT/ BHC and lead arsenate/nicotine on the fauna of apple trees in an orchard which was otherwise ne...

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The influence of ants and ant manipulation on the cocoa farm fauna.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Majer, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Certain species of dominant ants were selectively eliminated from different subplots in order to elucidate the influence of ants and other factors on ...

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