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Carbon sequestration by habitat: a review of the evidence (second edition).

Published online: 20 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Gregg, R. & Elias, J. & Alonso, I. & Crosher, I. & Muto, P. & Morecroft, M.

Content type: Reports

This report reviews the scientific evidence base relating to carbon storage and sequestration by semi-natural habitats, in relation to their condition...

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Internal borders for managing invasive marine species.

Published online: 04 Mar 2009

Authors: Forrest, B. M. & Gardner, J. P. A. & Taylor, M. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This study discusses theoretical and practical issues around the definition of internal borders for the management of marine pests, drawing on princip...

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Transforming freshwater politics through metaphors: struggles over ecosystem health, legal personhood, and invasive species in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Published online: 11 Aug 2023

Authors: Tadaki, M. & Clapcott, J. & Holmes, R. & MacNeil, C. & Young, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Metaphor, defined as the linguistic substitution of one phenomenon for another, is ubiquitous in environmental science and policy. In science, when us...

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Understanding the hydrological impacts of climate change in the Tana River Basin, Kenya.

Published online: 23 May 2018

Authors: Aditya Sood & Lal Muthuwatta & Silva, N. S. & McCartney, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Seven Regional Circulation Models (RCMs), simulating two Representative Concentration Pathways (i.e., RCPs 4.5 and 8.5), were used as input to the Soi...

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Waterholes in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

Published online: 01 Jan 1977

Authors: Ayeni, J. S. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The evolution of natural waterholes is attributed to the erosion of surrounding termitaria by wildlife. The physico-chemical characteristics of soil f...

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Small weighable lysimeters for grazed pastures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Lynch, J. J. & Green, G. C. & Mottershead, B. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The type of lysimeter described consisted of a galvanized steel vessel 47 cm diameter and 60 cm deep containing a soil monolith and resting in a hole ...

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Photosynthesis and growth rates in Salvinia molesta and Eichhornia crassipes.

Published online: 11 Jun 1985

Authors: Sale, P. J. M. & Orr, P. T. & Shell, G. S. & Erskine, D. J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Max. hourly rates of CO2 uptake measured in midsummer in well-developed communities of S. molesta and E. crassipes ranged from 20 to 23 and from 30 to...

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Fuzzy cognitive mapping for predicting hydromorphological responses to multiple pressures in rivers.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Lorenz, S. & Martinez-Fernández, V. & Alonso, C. & Mosselman, E. & García de Jalón, D. & González del Tánago, M. & Belletti, B. & Hendriks, D. & Wolter, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Different pressures often co-occur in rivers and act simultaneously on important processes and variables. This complicates the diagnosis of hydromorph...

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Challenges in developing and implementing ecological standards for geomorphic river restoration projects: a practitioner's response to Palmer et al. (2005).

Published online: 25 May 2005

Authors: Gillilan, S. & Boyd, K. & Hoitsma, T. & Kauffman, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The authors of 'Standards for ecologically successful restoration' (Palmer et al. 2005) are commended for clearly articulating and discussing the nuan...

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Linking phylogenetic similarity and pollution sensitivity to develop ecological assessment methods: a test with river diatoms.

Published online: 01 Jun 2016

Authors: Keck, F. & Bouchez, A. & Franc, A. & Rimet, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Diatoms include a great diversity of taxa and are recognized as powerful bioindicators of freshwater quality. However, using diatoms for bioassessment...

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