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The impact of changing the season in which cereals are sown on the diversity of the weed flora in rotational fields in Denmark.

Published online: 28 May 1999

Authors: Hald, A. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weed flora of the unsprayed field margins of 19 fields in arable crop rotations was studied in Denmark in 1988-92. The farmer determined the crop ...

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Conservation agriculture affects multitrophic interactions driving the efficacy of weed biological control.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Carbonne, B. & Muneret, L. & Laurent, E. & Felten, E. & Ducourtieux, C. & Henon, N. & Matejicek, A. & Chauvel, B. & Petit, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological control is a key ecosystem service in arable lands, but its effectiveness varies according to environmental and biotic contexts. Cascading ...

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Interference in populations of three weed species.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Pemadasa, M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Interference between individuals was investigated in monocultures and mixtures of 3 weed species, Bidens chinensis, Eleutheranthera ruderalis and Trid...

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The importance of cottontail rabbits in the dispersal of Polygonum spp.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Staniforth, R. J. & Cavers, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Achenes of Polygonum lapathifolium, P. pensylvanicum and P. persicaria are commonly eaten by cottontail rabbits in southern Ontario. Feeding experimen...

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Food selection by skylarks and grazing damage to sugar beet seedlings.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Green, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Observations were made on sugar beet fields in Cambridgeshire and West Suffolk, UK, in April-May 1977 and 1978 from emergence of seedlings until they ...

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Reduced growth, competitiveness, and photosynthetic efficiency of triazine-resistant Senecio vulgaris from California.

Published online: 14 Jun 1988

Authors: Holt, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Triazine-susceptible and resistant biotypes of S. vulgaris, collected from the same field in Salinas, California, were compared to determine whether r...

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Seagrass in the Stour, Orwell and Blackwater 2020/21.

Published online: 26 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This report presents the results of a comprehensive survey conducted in summer 2021 to assess the status of Zostera eelgrass populations in the Stour,...

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Farmers' perceptions of the scale of the bracken problem on farms in less favoured areas in England and Wales.

Published online: 16 May 1992

Authors: Varvarigos, P. & Lawton, J. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Farmers' perceptions of the extent of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) encroachment on upland farms was summarized from a postal questionnaire done in 19...

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The control of Echinochloa stagnina (Retz.) P. Beauv. by harvesting for dry season livestock fodder in Lake Kainji, Nigeria - a modelling approach.

Published online: 20 Dec 1984

Authors: Morton, A. J. & Obot, E. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of E. stagnina, the major component of the emergent vegetation of Lake Kainji, is described. A simple model of the colonization potential of E...

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The algicidal effect of copper on a green and blue-green alga and some ecological implications.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Gibson, C. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of copper sulphate as an algicide is reviewed briefly. In experiments in which Anabaena flos-aquae and Scenedesmus quadricauda were exposed...

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