Back MatterSource: Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 49, No. 3 (Oct., 1980)Published by: British Ecological SocietyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4250 .

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VOLUME 68 NUMBER 2 JULY 1980

THE JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

CONTENTS

R. Goulder. Seasonal variations in heterotrophic activity and population density of planktonic bacteria in a clean river B. D. Wheeler. Plant communities of rich-fen systems in England and Wales. I. Introduction. Tall sedge and reed communities T. T. Veblen, F. M. Schlegel and B. Escobar R. Dry-matter production of two species of bamboo (Chusquea culeou and C. tenuiflora) in south-central Chile B. D. Wheeler. Plant communities of rich-fen systems in England and Wales. II. Communities of calcareous mires Anne P. Bonny. Seasonal and annual variation over 5 years in contemporary airborne pollen trapped at a Cumbrian lake R. P. H. Welsh and Patrick Denny. The uptake of lead and copper by submerged aquatic microphytes in two English lakes F. Oldfield, P. G. Appleby and R. Thompson. Palaeoecological studies of lakes in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. I. The chronology of sedimentation M. S. Rahman and A. J. Rutter. A comparison of the ecology of Deschampsia cespitosa and Dactylis glomerata in relation to the water factor. II. Controlled experiments in glasshouse conditions J. Gwynfryn Jones and B. M. Simon. Decomposition processes in the profundal region of Blelham Tarn and the Lund Tubes K.J. Kirby. Experiments on vegetative reproduction in bramble (Rubus vestitus) O. T. Solbrig, Sandra J. Newell and D. T. Kincaid. The population biology of the genus Viola. I. The demography of Viola sororia K. Pribii and J. P. Ondok. The daily and seasonal course of evapotranspiration from a central European sedge-grass marsh K. H. Rogers and C. M. Breen. Growth and reproduction of Potamogeton crispus in a South African lake E. V. J. Tanner. Studies on the biomass and productivity in a series of Montane Rain forests in Jamaica P. J. Dye and B. H. Walker. Vegetation-environment relations on sodic soils of Zimbabwe Rhodesia J. P. Barkham. Population dynamics of the wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus). I. Clonal growth, seed reproduction, mortality and the effects of density J. P. Barkham. Population dynamics of the wild daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus). II. Changes in number of shoots and flowers, and the effect of bulb depth on growth and reproduction F. M. Jaksic and E. R. Fuentes. Why are native herbs in the Chilean matorral more abundant beneath bushes: microclimate or grazing? S. Bentley, J. B. Whittaker and A. J. C. Malloch. Field experiments on the effects of grazing by a chrysomelid beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) on seed production and quality in Rumex obtusifolius and Rumex crispus E. Gatsuk, O. V. Smirnova, L. I. Vorontzova, L. B. Zaugolnova and L. A. Zhukova. Age states of plants of various growth forms: a review Reviews

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VOLUME 17 NUMBER 2 AUGUST 1980

THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

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T. Brough and C. J. Bridgman. An evaluation of long grass as a bird deterrent on British airfields Barry R. Huston. Colonization of industrial reclamation sites by Acari, Collembola and other invertebrates Barry R. Huston. The influence on soil development of the invertebrate fauna colonizing industrial reclamation sites E. Spanier. The use of distress calls to repel night herons (Nycticorax nycitocorax) from fish ponds W. Nelson Beyer and Charles D. Gish. Persistence in earthworms and potential hazards to birds of soil applied DDT, dieldrin and heptachlor G. Purvis and J. P. Curry. Successional changes in the arthropod fauna of a new ley pasture established on previously cultivated arable land R. M. Sibly and R. H. McCleery. A balance for weighing ground-nesting birds G. Smith and R. A. Wilson. Seasonal variations in the microclimate of Lymnaea truncatula habitats Gale R. Willner, Kenneth R. Dixon, Joseph A. Chapman, and Jay R. Stauffer, Jr. A model for predicting age-specific bodyweights of nutria without age determination K. Sadler. Effect of warm water discharge from a ppwer station on fish populations in the River Trent Judith H. Myers and Peter Harris. Distribution of urophora galls in flower heads of diffuse and spotted knapweed in British Columbia K. J. Hutchinson and Kathleen L. King. The effects of sheep stocking level, on invertebrate abundance, biomass and energy utilization in a temperate, sown grassland Keith D. Sunderland and G. Paul Vickerman. Aphid feeding by some polyphagous predators in relation to aphid density in cereal fields Gary S. Deghi, Katherine Carter Ewel and William J. Mitsch. Effects of sewage effluent application on litter fall and litter decomposition in cypress swamps John Roberts, Christine F. Pymar, J. S. Wallace and Rona M. Pitman. Seasonal changes in leaf area, stomatal and canopy conductances and transpiration from bracken below a forest canopy Trudy A. Watt and R. J. Haggar. The effect of height of water table on the growth of Holcus lanatus with reference to Lolium perenne Gordon G. Whitney and Stanley D. Adams. Man as a maker of new plant communities F. Stuart Chapin, III and Melissa C. Chapin. Revegetation of an arctic disturbed site by native tundra species K. J. Parkinson and W. Day. Temperature corrections to measurements made with continuous flow porometers R. P. Gemmell and G. T. Goodman. The maintenance of grassland on smelter wastes in the Lower Swansea Valley. III. Zinc smelter waste R. A. Skeffington and A. D. Bradshaw. Nitrogen fixation by plants grown on reclaimed china clay waste L. M. Gosling and S.J. Baker. Acidity fluctuations at a broadland site in Norfolk Jonathan Silvertown. The dynamics of a grassland ecosystem: botanical equilibrium in the Park Grass Experiment S. E. Weaver and P. B. Cavers. Reproductive effort of two perennial weed species in different habitats Reviews

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