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Grassland soil microbial biomass and accumulation of potentially toxic metals from long-term slurry application.

Published online: 16 Mar 1991

Authors: Christie, P. & Beattie, J. A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantities of C and N in the microbial biomass of soils receiving long term applications of pig and cow slurries were compared, and changes in soil pH...

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Effects of pentachlorophenol on soil organisms and decomposition in forest soil.

Published online: 27 Aug 1997

Authors: Salminen, J. & Haimi, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To find a more reliable basis for ecotoxicological risk assessment, two microcosm experiments, one in the laboratory and another in the field (lysimet...

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Tolerance of heavy metals and the reclamation of industrial waste.

Published online: 12 Jan 1970

Authors: Gadgil, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Zn and Cu tolerance of populations of Agrostis tenuis, A. stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca rubra and F. ovina was tested on root growth...

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Effects of ozone on the regrowth and energy reserves of a ladino clover-tall fescue pasture.

Published online: 01 Nov 1988

Authors: Rebbeck, J. & Blum, U. & Heagle, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A Trifolium repens cv. Regal and Festuca arundinacea cv. Kentucky 31 pasture was established in Sep. 1983 to determine the impact of O3 and available ...

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Ecotoxicology of copper and cadmium in a contaminated grassland ecosystem. I. Soil and vegetation contamination.

Published online: 01 Oct 1987

Authors: Hunter, B. A. & Johnson, M. S. & Thompsom, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emissions of cadmium and copper from a metal refinery caused widespread contamination of soil and vegetation. Dispersal followed an exponential decay ...

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Physiological differences among populations of Anthoxanthum odoratum L. collected from the Park Grass Experiment, Rothamsted. 2. Response to aluminium.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Davies, M. S. & Snaydon, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of A. odoratum collected both from unlimed plots of the Park Grass experiment and from natural acid soils were more tolerant of high Al co...

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Towards a population ecology of stressed environments: the effects of zinc on the springtail Folsomia candida.

Published online: 17 May 2006

Authors: Noël, H. L. & Hopkin, S. P. & Hutchinson, T. H. & Williams, T. D. & Sibly, R. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To understand population dynamics in stressed environments it is necessary to join together two classical lines of research. Population responses to e...

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Nutrient fertilization, copper toxicity and growth in three grassland species in the Netherlands.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Dueck, T. A. & Tensen, D. & Duijff, B. J. & Pasman, F. J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The response to Cu of Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens and Agrostis capillaris, originating from 2 areas where Cu-enriched pig slurry had been applied...

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Trait-based selection of nurse plants to restore ecosystem functions in mine tailings.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Navarro-Cano, J. A. & Verdú, M. & Goberna, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Metal mining in drylands generates waste tailings with high toxicity, physical instability, as well as water and thermal stresses that hamper their bi...

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Control of vegetation succession by means of soil fabrics.

Published online: 24 Feb 1970

Authors: Grime, J. P. & Loach, K. & Peckham, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes experiments on the use of fabrics placed on the soil surface or within the soil profile to prevent invasion by tree species. In a greenhouse...

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