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Below-ground ecosystem engineers enhance biodiversity and function in a polluted ecosystem.

Published online: 07 Oct 2022

Authors: Bugnot, A. B. & Gribben, P. E. & O'Connor, W. A. & Erickson, K. & Coleman, R. A. & Dafforn, K. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many important ecosystem functions are underpinned by below-ground biodiversity and processes. Marine sediments, one of the most abundant habitats on ...

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Contemporary ecological threats from historical pollution sources: impacts of large-scale resuspension of contaminated sediments on sessile invertebrate recruitment.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Knott, N. A. & Aulbury, J. P. & Brown, T. H. & Johnston, E. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historical contamination continues to pose a serious ecological threat to many ecosystems across the world. Marine sediments have long acted as sinks ...

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Testing FARMSCOPER and LESA-NP against lake sediment-inferred phosphorus budgets: Crose Mere, Hatch Mere & White Mere.

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Moyle, M. & Boyle, J.

Content type: Reports

The West Midland meres face a critical ecological challenge due to elevated phosphorus (P) concentrations resulting from diffuse and point nutrient po...

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Effectiveness of forestry BMPS for stream crossing sediment reduction using rainfall simulation.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Morris, B. C. & Bolding, M. C. & Aust, W. M.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court and United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have re-emphasized the importance of fores...

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Identification of cyanobacteria overwintering cells and environmental conditions causing growth: application for preventative management.

Published online: 14 Jun 2024

Authors: Calomeni-Eck, A. J. & McQueen, A. D. & Kinley-Baird, C. M. & Clyde, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) formed by freshwater cyanobacteria pose risks to human and ecological health globally. Some cyanobacteria form overwinteri...

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Spatial and temporal patterns of Best Management Practice implementation in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, 1985-2014.

Published online: 25 Sep 2019

Authors: Sekellick, A. J. & Devereux, O. H. & Keisman, J. L. D. & Sweeney, J. S. & Blomquist, J. D.

Content type: Bulletin

Efforts to restore water quality in Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries often include extensive Best Management Practice (BMP) implementation on agricu...

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Design and methods of the U.S. Geological Survey Northeast Stream Quality Assessment (NESQA), 2016.

Published online: 11 Sep 2019

Authors: Coles, J. F. & Riva-Murray, K. & Metre, P. C. van & Button, D. T. & Bell, A. H. & Qi, S. L. & Journey, C. A. & Sheibley, R. W.

Content type: Bulletin

During 2016, as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Project (NAWQA), the U.S. Geological Survey conducted the Northeast Stream Quality Asses...

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Long-term consequences of residual petroleum on salt marsh grass.

Published online: 29 Oct 2008

Authors: Culbertson, J. B. & Valiela, I. & Pickart, M. & Peacock, E. E. & Reddy, C. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Remnants from oil spills can persist for decades within anoxic coastal sediments affecting local flora and fauna, but few studies have examined the lo...

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Inferring recent changes in the ecological state of 21 Danish candidate reference lakes (EU Water Framework Directive) using palaeolimnology.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Bjerring, R. & Bradshaw, E. G. & Amsinck, S. L. & Johansson, L. S. & Odgaard, B. V. & Nielsen, A. B. & Jeppesen, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that all natural European waterbodies should be assigned to one of five ecological categories de...

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Assessing impact risk to tropical marine ecosystems from human activities with a Southeast Asian example.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Culhane, F. & Austen, M. C. & Ashley, M. & Javier, J. & Sui Hyang Kuit & Nguyen Phuc Hung & Hau Duc Tran & Praptiwi, R. A. & Sainal, S. & Justine, E. & Wulandari, P. & Broszeit, S. & Jontila, J. B. & Johari, S. & Creencia, L. & Then, A. Y. H. & Gajardo, L. J. & Maharja, C. & Goh HongChing & Wan Mohd Syazwan & Yang Amri Affendi & Le Ngoc Thao & Sugardjito, J. & Mullier, T. & Langmead, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Society relies on intact marine ecosystems for ecosystem services such as nutrition, livelihoods, health and well-being. Yet, to obtain these benefits...

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