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A four year analysis of vegetation following an oil spill in a freshwater marsh.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Burk, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

After an accidental spillage, the total plant cover, total number of species, mean number of species per quadrat and the Shannon-Wiener function progr...

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Identifying rice fields at risk from damage by the greater flamingo.

Published online: 04 Jul 2001

Authors: Tourenq, C. & Aulagnier, S. & Durieux, L. & Lek, S. & Mesléard, F. & Johnson, A. & Martin, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Since the early 1980s, greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) have been reported to cause damage to the rice fields of the Camargue, southeas...

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Performance of sheep on unburned and serially burned blanket bog in western Ireland.

Published online: 24 Feb 1984

Authors: Lance, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A heather-dominated blanket bog was burned in small patches annually for 5 yr. Sheep were stocked at 1 ewe/ha from the 2nd yr onward and their perform...

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Conservation translocations from the 'global reintroduction perspectives' series: disease and other biological problems.

Published online: 25 Oct 2022

Authors: Beckmann, K. M. & Soorae, P. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Conservation translocations, defined as population reinforcement, reintroduction, assisted colonization or ecological replacement, have become a po...

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Embracing dynamic design for climate-resilient living shorelines.

Published online: 01 May 2021

Authors: Mitchell, M. & Bilkovic, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper draws on scientific literature and practical experience with living shoreline design and application to make recommendations for how living...

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The ecology of Morecambe Bay. VI. Soils and vegetation of the salt marshes: a multivariate approach.

Published online: 07 Jul 1972

Authors: Gray, A. J. & Bunce, R. G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cluster analysis resulted in the recognition of (i) mature marshes characterized by a diversity of species, (ii) high-level saltings characterized by ...

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Nitrogen and phosphorus mass balances in natural and sewage-enriched cypress domes.

Published online: 23 Mar 1984

Authors: Dierberg, F. E. & Brezonik, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient balance was studied in two small Taxodium distichum swamps in Florida, one of which had been treated with secondary sewage effluent from 1975...

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Germination and seedling emergence in Diplachne fusca: a semi-aquatic weed of rice fields.

Published online: 26 Oct 1991

Authors: McIntyre, S. & Mitchell, D. S. & Ladiges, P. Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The native grass D. fusca has become an important weed in rice fields in temperate Australia since rice cultivation began there in 1922. Field and gla...

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Conservation of vascular plants in single large and several small mires: species richness, rarity and taxonomic diversity.

Published online: 26 May 1999

Authors: Virolainen, K. M. & Suomi, T. & Suhonen, J. & Kuitunen, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study was conducted during 1994-95 in Finland within a 1600 ha area containing patchy boreal spruce (Picea abies) and pine (Pinus sylvestris) mire h...

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Chronic low level hydrocarbon amendments stimulate plant growth and microbial activity in salt-marsh microcosms.

Published online: 06 Apr 1991

Authors: Li, Y. & Morris, J. T. & Yoch, D. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Salt-marsh microcosms containing the halophyte Spartina alterniflora were maintained in a greenhouse for 2 years and given daily dosages of a hydrocar...

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