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The use of metal tolerant plant populations for the reclamation of metalliferous wastes.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Smith, R. A. H. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

High concentrations of toxic metals appear to be the major cause of the sparse vegetation cover of metalliferous mine wastes in the UK, but comparison...

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Tolerance of heavy metals and the reclamation of industrial waste.

Published online: 12 Jan 1970

Authors: Gadgil, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Zn and Cu tolerance of populations of Agrostis tenuis, A. stolonifera, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Festuca rubra and F. ovina was tested on root growth...

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Aquatic pollution increases use of terrestrial prey subsidies by stream fish.

Published online: 03 Feb 2016

Authors: Kraus, J. M. & Pomeranz, J. F. & Todd, A. S. & Walters, D. M. & Schmidt, T. S. & Wanty, R. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Stream food webs are connected with their riparian zones through cross-ecosystem movements of energy and nutrients. The use and impact of terrestrial ...

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Traffic patterns, more than adjacent land use, influence element content of roadside forbs for insect pollinators.

Published online: 16 Jan 2023

Authors: Shephard, A. M. & Agnew, L. & Herdtle, A. & Mitchell, T. S. & Borer, E. T. & Snell-Rood, E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Roadsides are targeted for restoration of pollinator-friendly plants. Yet, roads are sources of macronutrient, micronutrient and heavy metal pollution...

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Tolerance of heavy metals and the reclamation of industrial waste.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Gadgil, R. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Cu or Zn tolerance of populations of Agrostis tenuis[Agrostis capillaris], A. stolonifera, Festuca rubra, F. ovina and Anthoxanthum odoratum from ...

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Plant regulation of essential and non-essential heavy metals.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Leavitt, S. W. & Dueser, R. D. & Goodell, H. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Along two traverses near Mineral, Virginia (USA) (where soil metal concentrations vary greatly because of the natural weathering of sulphide mineral d...

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Ecotoxicology of copper and cadmium in a contaminated grassland ecosystem. I. Soil and vegetation contamination.

Published online: 01 Oct 1987

Authors: Hunter, B. A. & Johnson, M. S. & Thompsom, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Emissions of cadmium and copper from a metal refinery caused widespread contamination of soil and vegetation. Dispersal followed an exponential decay ...

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Genetic differentiation between populations of Orchesella cincta (Collembola) from heavy metal contaminated sites.

Published online: 21 Sep 1990

Authors: Posthuma, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Genetic differentiation in Orchesella cincta populations from various sites contaminated by heavy metals in the Netherlands, Belgium and German Federa...

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Efficiency of lead and cadmium excretion in populations of Orchesella cincta (Collembola) from various contaminated forest soils.

Published online: 15 Nov 1988

Authors: Straalen, N. M. van & Burghouts, T. B. A. & Doornhof, M. J. & Groot, G. M. & Janssen, M. P. M. & Joosse, E. N. G. & Meerendonk, J. H. van & Theeuwen, J. P. J. J. & Verhoef, H. A. & Zoomer, H. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population differentiation in the collembolan Orchesella cincta under the influence of metal soil pollution was studied by measuring Pb and Cd excreti...

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Atmospheric background deposition of heavy metals in Denmark monitored by epiphytic cryptogams.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Pilegaard, K. & Rasmussen, L. & Gydesen, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Samples of a moss (Hypnum cupressiforme) and of two lichens (Hypogymnia physodes, Lecanora conizaeoides) were collected from the trunks of beech (Fagu...

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