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Intraguild predation in winter wheat: prey choice by a common epigeal carabid consuming spiders.

Published online: 13 Feb 2013

Authors: Davey, J. S. & Vaughan, I. P. & King, R. A. & Bell, J. R. & Bohan, D. A. & Bruford, M. W. & Holland, J. M. & Symondson, W. O. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Predators can provide a valuable ecosystem service by suppressing crop pests. However, intraguild predation, where predators compete for the same prey...

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Pathogen dynamics under both bottom-up host resistance and top-down hyperparasite attack.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Parratt, S. R. & Laine, A. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relative importance of bottom-up versus top-down control of population dynamics has been the focus of much debate. In infectious disease biology, ...

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Enhancing ecological integrity while preserving ecosystem services: constructing soft-sediment islands in a shallow lake.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Leeuwen, C. H. A. van & Temmink, R. J. M. & Jin Hui & Robroek, B. J. M. & Berg, M. P. & Lamers, L. P. M. & Boosten, A. & Olff, H. & Bakker, E. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Ecosystems are increasingly managed to provide multiple benefits to humans, which often degrades their ecological integrity. This strongly applies to ...

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Beneficial links for the control of aphids: the effects of compost applications on predators and prey.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Bell, J. R. & Traugott, M. & Sunderland, K. D. & Skirvin, D. J. & Mead, A. & Kravar-Garde, L. & Reynolds, K. & Fenlon, J. S. & Symondson, W. O. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Polyphagous predators, such as spiders and beetles, perform a fundamental ecosystem service as regulators of agricultural pests, particularly aphids. ...

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DNA metabarcoding of prey reveals spatial, temporal and diet partitioning of an island ecosystem by four invasive wasps.

Published online: 12 Jun 2021

Authors: Schmack, J. M. & Lear, G. & Astudillo-Garcia, C. & Boyer, S. & Ward, D. F. & Beggs, J. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive alien species can cause detrimental changes in native ecosystems, but our understanding of the interactions between multiple exotic species i...

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Chemically mediated tritrophic interactions: opposing effects of glucosinolates on a specialist herbivore and its predators.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Chaplin-Kramer, R. & Kliebenstein, D. J. & Chiem, A. & Morrill, E. & Mills, N. J. & Kremen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The occurrence of enemy-free space presents a challenge to the top-down control of agricultural pests by natural enemies, making bottom-up factors suc...

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Environmental context and contaminant biotransport by Pacific salmon interact to mediate the bioaccumulation of contaminants by stream-resident fish.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Gerig, B. S. & Chaloner, D. T. & Janetski, D. J. & Moerke, A. H. & Rediske, R. R. & O'Keefe, J. P. & Pitts, D. A. de A. & Lamberti, G. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The extent to which environmental context mediates the bioaccumulation of biotransported contaminants by stream-resident organisms is poorly understoo...

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Enhancing invertebrate food resources for skylarks in cereal ecosystems: how useful are in-crop agri-environment scheme management options?

Published online: 03 Jun 2009

Authors: Smith, B. & Holland, J. & Jones, N. & Moreby, S. & Morris, A. J. & Southway, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

UK agri-environment schemes rarely address within-crop biodiversity yet this habitat is used almost exclusively by some taxa. With the removal of set-...

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Detecting impacts and setting restoration targets in arid-zone rivers: aquatic micro-invertebrate responses to reduced floodplain inundation.

Published online: 29 Aug 2007

Authors: Jenkins, K. M. & Boulton, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water extraction from arid-zone rivers increases the time between floods across their floodplain wetlands. Less frequent flooding in Australian arid-z...

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New methods of crop production and farmland birds: effects of plastic mulches on species richness and abundance.

Published online: 04 Dec 2013

Authors: Skórka, P. & Lenda, M. & Moroń, D. & Tryjanowski, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Modern methods of crop production are regarded as one of the major factors moderating ecosystem processes in agricultural landscapes and may negativel...

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