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The conservation of juniper: longevity and old age.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Ward, L. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

[See FA 34, 6805] From ring-count data from all known records of living and dead specimens over 70 yr old, the life-span of Juniperus communis was est...

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'The ghost of environmental history': analysing the evolving governance of communal rangeland resources in Machubeni, South Africa.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Falayi, M. & Gambiza, J. & Schoon, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The need to effectively govern and manage communal rangeland resources has become more important over the past two decades, given the extent of biodiv...

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The relationship between bird distribution and the botanical and structural characteristics of hedges.

Published online: 02 Nov 1995

Authors: MacDonald, D. W. & Johnson, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The relationship was examined between the botanical and structural characteristics of the hedgerows of five Oxfordshire farms, and the bird population...

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Action research on ecosystems and ecosystem services management in Udayapur, Nepal: a documentation of process and learning.

Published online: 11 Jul 2018

Authors: Khanal, R. C. & Nakul Chettri & Kamal Aryal & Sushmita Poudel & Pratikshya Kandel & Shah, G. M. & Farid Ahmad

Content type: Bulletin

Healthy ecosystems are intrinsically linked to our well-being and our quality of life. But native ecosystems are being impacted every day by both our ...

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Gardens as drivers of native plant species dispersal and conservation.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Staude, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gardens hold untapped potential for participatory biodiversity conservation. Conservation gardening has recently emerged as a way to foster declining ...

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North Thames Estuary & Marshes Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Survey Report 2022.

Published online: 26 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Abrehart, T.

Content type: Reports

This study aimed to update the records and status of macroinvertebrates at eight main compartments of the survey area: from Tilbury Fort to north of M...

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National Vegetation Classification of Quarry Hangers SSSI and Quarry Dean Meadows.

Published online: 22 May 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Groome, G.

Content type: Reports

This report details the findings of National Vegetation Classification (NVC) surveys conducted by Giles Groome, a Consultant Ecologist commissioned by...

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Early seral communities in a limestone quarry: an experimental study of treatment effects on cover and richness of vegetation.

Published online: 28 Oct 1985

Authors: Davis, B. N. K. & Lakhani, K. H. & Brown, M. C. & Park, D. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Oolitic limestone workings on the Leicestershire/Lincolnshire border were sown in 1981 with Brachypodium sylvaticum and Lotus corniculatus; in a facto...

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Changes in the weed flora of an arable field cultivated for 20 years.

Published online: 28 Oct 1985

Authors: Chancellor, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in the weed flora of Boddington Barn field were monitored during 20 years of arable cropping after being ploughed out of grass in 1960. Seedli...

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Some effects of afforestation on the flora and fauna of an upland sheepwalk during 12 years after planting.

Published online: 16 Dec 1989

Authors: Sykes, J. M. & Lowe, V. P. W. & Briggs, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On an area of 139 ha in Cumbria, UK, planted in 1972 with Picea sitchensis, Tsuga heterophylla, Larix leptolepis, L. × eurolepis and some exotic shrub...

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