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Correlates of biological soil crust abundance across a continuum of spatial scales: support for a hierarchical conceptual model.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Bowker, M. A. & Belnap, J. & Davidson, D. W. & Goldstein, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Desertification negatively impacts a large proportion of the global human population and >30% of the terrestrial land surface. Better methods are n...

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Forest management adaptation to climate change: a Cornelian dilemma between drought resistance and soil macro-detritivore functional diversity.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Henneron, L. & Aubert, M. & Bureau, F. & Dumas, Y. & Ningre, F. & Perret, S. & Richter, C. & Balandier, P. & Chauvat, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global warming induces new constraints on forest ecosystems and requires forest management adaptation. The reduction in stand density is currently deb...

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Studies on the weeds of vegetable crops. 5. Final observations on an experiment with different primary cultivations.

Published online: 06 Mar 1966

Authors: Roberts, H. A. & Stokes, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Annual determinations were made of the number of viable weed seeds in the soil on plots of a 9-year experiment with vegetable crops in which four prim...

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The interrelation of climate, mangrove soils and population densities of Anopheles gambiae melas in the Gambia.

Published online: 22 May 1965

Authors: Giglioli, M. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Summary only. Chloride content of the soils and groundwater was very high and varied in different parts of the swamp but each profile showed little se...

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Two co-occurring invasive woody shrubs alter soil properties and promote subdominant invasive species.

Published online: 05 Feb 2014

Authors: Kuebbing, S. E. & Classen, A. T. & Simberloff, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Though co-occurrence of invasive plant species is common, few studies have compared the community and ecosystem impacts of invaders when they occur al...

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Development of a risk assessment tool to assess the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs: Phase 1 - Understanding better the retention of phosphorus in the drainage field.

Published online: 02 Feb 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Withers, P. J. & Stratford, C. & Bowes, M. & Robinson, D. & Gozzard, E.

Content type: Reports

This project was undertaken to investigate some of the processes to protect SSSIs and provide information to underpin the development a 'family' of bu...

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Changes in soil fungal communities following anthropogenic disturbance are linked to decreased lodgepole pine seedling performance.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Beck, J. L. & Cale, J. A. & Rodriguez-Ramos, J. C. & Kanekar, S. S. & Karst, J. & Cahill, J. F. & Simard, S. W. & Erbilgin, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Disturbances are frequent events across the Canadian boreal forest and can affect both below- and above-ground ecosystem processes. How disturbances c...

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Grazing-induced shifts in community functional composition and soil nutrient availability in Tibetan alpine meadows.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Niu KeChang & He JinSheng & Lechowicz, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The functional structure of plant communities can be altered by grazing through two main mechanisms: species turnover (i.e. changes in species occurre...

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Calcium and magnesium in plants and soil from a serpentine area on Unst, Shetland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Shewry, P. R. & Peterson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soils derived from serpentine rock (including those developed on spoil heaps around chromite mines) on Unst, Shetland are similar in calcium and magne...

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Effects of experimental irrigation and drought on the composition and diversity of soil fauna in a coniferous stand.

Published online: 19 Feb 2003

Authors: Lindberg, N. & Engtsson, J. B. & Persson, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of experimental long-term summer drought and irrigation on soil fauna were studied in a Norway spruce (Picea abies) stand in southwestern ...

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