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The effect of open drainage ditches on the plant and invertebrate communities of moorland and on the decomposition of peat.

Published online: 10 Nov 1990

Authors: Coulson, J. C. & Butterfield, J. E. L. & Henderson, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A model of the function of open drainage ditches (grips) on peat moorland in northern England is described. The model makes the following predictions:...

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Long-term effects of water level drawdown on the vegetation of drained pine mires in southern Finland.

Published online: 24 Apr 1996

Authors: Laine, J. & Vasander, H. & Laiho, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of water level drawdown after drainage of mires for forestry was studied by comparing the vegetation on undrained pine [Pinus sylvestris]-m...

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Changing weather conditions and floating plants in temperate drainage ditches.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Peeters, E. T. H. M. & Zuidam, J. P. van & Zuidam, B. G. van & Nes, E. H. van & Kosten, S. & Heuts, P. G. M. & Roijackers, R. M. M. & Netten, J. J. C. & Scheffer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dominance of free-floating plants such as duckweed is undesirable as it indicates eutrophication. The objectives of this study are to investigate whet...

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Evaluating ecosystem goods and services after restoration of marginal upland peatlands in South-West England.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Grand-Clement, E. & Anderson, K. & Smith, D. & Luscombe, D. & Gatis, N. & Ross, M. & Brazier, R. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the UK, drainage for agricultural reclamation during the 19th and 20th centuries is responsible for an alteration of the ecological and hydrologica...

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Acidity fluctuations at a broadland site in Norfolk.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Gosling, L. M. & Baker, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In November 1970 the acidity of Calthorpe broad in Norfolk, and some adjacent ditches, changed abruptly from near-neutrality to just above pH 3. Most ...

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The mangrove swamps of Keneba, lower Gambia River basin. III. Seasonal variations in the chloride and water content of swamp soils, with observations on the water levels and chloride concentration of free soil water under a barren mud flat during the dry season.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: Giglioli, M. E. C. & King, D. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Profiles in hizophora racemosa, Avicennia germinans and Sesuvium portulacastrum zones and in four barren mud flats flooded only from June to October, ...

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Penwith Farmscoper Report.

Published online: 09 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This report discusses the assessment of how farm management influences nitrate concentrations in drainage water and its subsequent impact on wetlands ...

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Exploring current and emerging irrigation and drainage management to reduce the impact of extreme events and mitigate droughts and floods.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Roux, L. le & Juba, R. & Mbanjwa, W.

Content type: Bulletin

Effective water management has become an important part of sustainable economic development worldwide. In areas dependent on agriculture for livelihoo...

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Catchment-scale peatland restoration benefits stream ecosystem biodiversity.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Ramchunder, S. J. & Brown, L. E. & Holden, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Drainage of peat-dominated catchments across the world has caused widespread degradation of peat and freshwater ecosystem services. In the UK, an esti...

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No evidence for trade-offs between bird diversity, yield and water table depth on oil palm smallholdings: implications for tropical peatland landscape restoration.

Published online: 03 Aug 2022

Authors: Warren-Thomas, E. & Agus, F. & Akbar, P. G. & Crowson, M. & Hamer, K. C. & Hariyadi, B. & Hodgson, J. A. & Kartika, W. D. & Lopes, M. & Lucey, J. M. & Mustaqim, D. & Pettorelli, N. & Saad, A. & Sari, W. & Sukma, G. & Stringer, L. C. & Ward, C. & Hill, J. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical peat swamp forests retain large carbon stocks and support unique biodiversity, but clearance and drainage for agriculture have resulted in fi...

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