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An evaluation of three quick methods commonly used to assess sward height in ecology.

Published online: 03 Jan 2002

Authors: Stewart, K. E. J. & Bourn, N. A. D. & Thomas, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many ecological studies and applications involve measuring the height of grassland swards. An evaluation was made of the practicality, accuracy and co...

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Co-design a monitoring system and early seasonal hunger alert related to climate variability in Guatemala.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Müller, A. & Bouroncle, C. & Coto, A. & Gaytán, A. & Girón, E. & Granados, A. & Monzón, M. & Portillo, F. & Etten, J. van

Content type: Bulletin

In Guatemala, seasonal acute food insecurity related to extended dry periods is a recurrent phenomenon. Public response is often too late and ineffect...

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A systematic review of transparency in the methods of expert knowledge use.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Drescher, M. & Edwards, R. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of expert knowledge (EK) as an alternative to empirical data is increasing in the ecological disciplines in response to the growing need for r...

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A method for approximating the photosynthetic production of stand members inside the canopy.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Kellomaki, S. & Salminen, R. & Hari, P. & Ventila, M. & Kanninen, M. & Kauppi, P. & Smolander, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A 'simulator' is described, which integrates measurements of light intensity within a forest canopy in order to estimate the total amount of CO2 fixed...

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Photosynthesis by grapevine canopies.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Smart, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A new field technique to estimate photosynthesis is described. It relies on describing direct and diffused light fluxes within the canopy, and photosy...

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The economic impacts of climate change on agriculture: accounting for time-invariant unobservables in the hedonic approach.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Ortiz-Bobea, A.

Content type: Bulletin

I propose a strategy of measuring the long-run economic impact of climate change on farmland values that tackles the elusive problem of time-invariant...

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Eddy-correlation measurements of carbon dioxide efflux from the floor of a deciduous forest.

Published online: 17 May 1988

Authors: Baldocchi, D. D. & Verma, S. B. & Matt, D. R. & Anderson, D. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The technique seemed a promising alternative to dynamic or static chamber techniques in a cooperative study of CO2 exchange above and below a fully-le...

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Modelling the effects of climate change on the growth of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in Britain.

Published online: 03 Oct 1996

Authors: Pakeman, R. J. & Marrs, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A mechanistic, physiological model has been developed to describe the yearly growth cycle of bracken, and it has been adapted to run using nationally ...

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Plant trait-based approaches to improve nitrogen cycling in agroecosystems.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Abalos, D. & Groenigen, J. W. van & Philippot, L. & Lubbers, I. M. & Deyn, G. B. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive agriculture is dominated by monocultures of high-yielding plants that receive large applications of nitrogen (N) fertilizers to boost plant ...

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NatureScot Research Report 1274 - Survey of the Tayside Area Beaver Population 2020-2021.

Published online: 08 Sep 2022

Published by: NatureScot

Authors: Campbell-Palmer, R. & Puttock, A. & Needham, R. N. & Wilson, K. & Graham, H. & Brazier, R. E.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This study provides details of the latest survey on Beaver population carried out from late 2020 to early 2021 in areas that encompassed all the river...

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