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A split tube method for soil sampling.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Gerwitz, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A soil core sampling tube for use with a power hammer is described. The tube splits lengthways into two halves which facilitates sampling on difficult...

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Assessing the ecological status of candidate reference lakes in Ireland using palaeolimnology.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Leira, M. & Jordan, P. & Taylor, D. & Dalton, C. & Bennion, H. & Rose, N. & Irvine, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that member states establish type-specific reference conditions for all waterbodies, ...

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Root growth of a barley crop estimated by sampling with portable powered soil-coring equipment.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Welbank, P. J. & Williams, E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The shoots and roots of a barley crop were sampled periodically from 46 days after sowing up to the ripe stage (130 days after sowing). Root weights w...

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Testing the validity of using eDNA for carbon origin analysis from sediment cores.

Published online: 28 Nov 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Pagaling, E. & Buswell, V. G. & Cooper, A. & Hedley, P. & Cock, P. J. A. & Robinson, L. & Morris, J.

Content type: Reports

The present pilot study tested the validity of metabarcoding to characterise blue carbon stocks in the UK using sediments from the Solway Firth. This ...

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Assessing eutrophication and reference conditions for Scottish freshwater lochs using subfossil diatoms.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Bennion, H. & Fluin, J. & Simpson, G. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European Council Water Framework Directive requires reference conditions to be determined for all water body types including lakes. We examined th...

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A plough technique for sampling soil insects.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Roberts, R. J. & Ridsdill Smith, T. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A plough transect technique is described for the rapid sampling of scarabaeid beetle larvae in pastures. The number of larvae per unit length of furro...

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Respirometry system for small biological samples.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Annis, P. C. & Nicol, G. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A respiration chamber and electrolytic cell with a single 0.5 mm diameter platinum anode, which function at atmospheric pressure, are described. It ca...

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Fates of weed seeds in soil: a seeded core method of study.

Published online: 04 Apr 1997

Authors: Teo-Sherrell, C. P. A. & Mortensen, D. A. & Keaton, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A method is described for the study of the fates of unprotected seeds in soil. Its key features include: (1) selection of seeds on the basis of antici...

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South Walney lagoons: species composition monitoring: final report.

Published online: 31 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Bhatia, N. & Franco, A.

Content type: Reports

In this work, the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS) was commissioned by Natural England to undertake a condition monitoring study to e...

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Below-ground plant production in a perennial grass ley (Festuca pratensis Huds.) assessed with different methods.

Published online: 16 Dec 1986

Authors: Hansson, A. C. & Andrén, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a 2nd year F. pratensis ley 5 values for belowground production (BGP) were estimated using 2 field methods: soil coring and ingrowth mesh bags. Soi...

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