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The relation between rainfall, soil water and yield of copra on a coconut estate in Trinidad.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Smith, G. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data for 19 years from a commercial coconut estate of 800 acres have been used to derive a regression equation relating yield in a particular crop yea...

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Resistance to water flow in soil and plant. 1. Soil resistance in relation to amounts of root: theoretical estimates.

Published online: 12 Jan 1969

Authors: Newman, E. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Data are presented for a range of species including perennial grasses, white clover, lucerne, cereals and soyabeans on the length of roots per unit ar...

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A method of measuring the aerodynamic resistance to the transport of water vapour from forest canopies.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Robins, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a method of calculating the aerodynamic resistance from the ratio of the humidity gradient to the evaporation rate of a forest canopy. The h...

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The effects of decreased water availability on loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) productivity and the interaction between fertilizer and drought.

Published online: 24 Feb 2016

Authors: Maggard, A. O. & Will, R. E. & Wilson, D. S. & Meek, C. R.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

As part of the regional PINEMAP (Pine Integrated Network: Education, Mitigation, and Adaptation project) funded by the NIFA - USDA, we established a f...

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Complex biotic interactions mediated by shrubs: revisiting the stress-gradient hypothesis and consequences for tree seedling survival.

Published online: 26 Nov 2020

Authors: Guignabert, A. & Augusto, L. & Gonzalez, M. & Chipeaux, C. & Delerue, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Using nurse shrubs to improve tree seedling establishment in stressed environments is a common practice in forestry. Recent refinements of the stress-...

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The effect of pea cultivar and water stress on root and shoot competition between vegetative plants of maize and pea.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Semere, T. & Froud-Williams, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Improvements in intercrop yields may be achieved through an understanding of yield advantages due to above-ground or below-ground interactions. Forage...

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Design and methods of the U.S. Geological Survey Northeast Stream Quality Assessment (NESQA), 2016.

Published online: 11 Sep 2019

Authors: Coles, J. F. & Riva-Murray, K. & Metre, P. C. van & Button, D. T. & Bell, A. H. & Qi, S. L. & Journey, C. A. & Sheibley, R. W.

Content type: Bulletin

During 2016, as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Project (NAWQA), the U.S. Geological Survey conducted the Northeast Stream Quality Asses...

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Landscape pivot points and responses to water balance in national parks of the southwest US.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Thoma, D. P. & Munson, S. M. & Witwicki, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent drying trend that is expected to continue in the southwestern US underscores the need for site-specific and near real-time understanding of v...

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Defining ecologically relevant water quality targets for lakes in Europe.

Published online: 04 Jun 2014

Authors: Poikane, S. & Portielje, R. & Berg, M. van den & Phillips, G. & Brucet, S. & Carvalho, L. & Mischke, U. & Ott, I. & Soszka, H. & Wichelen, J. van

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The implementation of the Water Framework Directive requires EU member states to establish and harmonize ecological status class boundaries for biolog...

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Succession of aquatic vegetation driven by reduced water-level fluctuations in floodplain lakes.

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Geest, G. J. van & Coops, H. & Roijackers, R. M. M. & Buijse, A. D. & Scheffer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, interest has grown in restoring floodplain function of regulated rivers. Successful rehabilitation of riparian systems requires knowl...

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