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Community structure of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a series of habitats associated with citrus.

Published online: 04 Jul 1984

Authors: Samways, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A transect of forty-four pitfall traps passing through eleven point habitats associated with citrus in South Africa captured 10 488 individuals compri...

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Mortality of overwintering pupae of the cabbage root fly (Delia brassicae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Finch, S. & Skinner, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During the winter of 1976-77, few pupae of Delia brassicae (Wied.) were removed by predators from either natural or introduced populations of pupae bu...

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Oak declines: reviewing the evidence for causes, management implications and research gaps.

Published online: 11 Nov 2024

Authors: Gosling, R. H. & Jackson, R. W. & Elliot, M. & Nichols, C. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Oak decline is a complex disorder caused by multiple stressors. Although declines have been observed across Europe since 1700, there is still a lot of...

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Decomposition of genetically engineered tobacco under field conditions: persistence of the proteinase inhibitor I product and effects on soil microbial respiration and protozoa, nematode and microarthropod populations.

Published online: 26 Sep 1997

Authors: Donegan, K. K. & Seidler, R. J. & Fieland, V. J. & Schaller, D. L. & Palm, C. J. & Ganio, L. M. & Cardwell, D. M. & Steinberger, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To evaluate the potential effects of genetically engineered (transgenic) plants on soil ecosystems, litter bags containing leaves of non-engineered (p...

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Can arable field margins be managed to enhance their biodiversity, conservation and functional value for soil macrofauna?

Published online: 26 Mar 2008

Authors: Smith, J. & Potts, S. G. & Woodcock, B. A. & Eggleton, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The establishment of grassy strips at the margins of arable fields is an agri-environment scheme that aims to provide resources for native flora and f...

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Do host-plant requirements and mortality from soil cultivation determine the distribution of graminivorous sawflies on farmland?

Published online: 10 Jul 1999

Authors: Barker, A. M. & Brown, N. J. & Reynolds, C. J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There are many arthropod species on farmland that are not economic pests but which have an important role in the wider ecology of agricultural ecosyst...

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Indirect effects of exotic grazers: livestock decreases the nutrient content of refuse dumps of leaf-cutting ants through vegetation impoverishment.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Tadey, M. & Farji-Brener, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We present evidence of how exotic grazers can indirectly change the nutrient availability on the soil surface by affecting the quality of refuse dumps...

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Comparing biodiversity between protected areas and adjacent rangeland in xeric succulent thicket, South Africa: arthropods and reptiles.

Published online: 21 May 2003

Authors: Fabricius, C. & Burger, M. & Hockey, P. A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Although it is widely assumed that protected areas conserve species that would not survive elsewhere, this assumption is seldom tested. The aim of the...

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The natural mortality of wheat-bulb fly larvae.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Ryan, M. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In further investigations at Rothamsted [cf. preceding abstract], parasitism, overcrowding (two or more larvae in the same shoot), disease and predati...

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Effects of seeding density and spatial distribution of oat plants on colonization and development of Oscinella frit (Diptera: Chloropidae).

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Adesiyun, A. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field and laboratory trials were conducted in southern England to study the effects of seeding density and row spacing of oats on colonisation of seed...

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