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The effects of managed burning on upland peatland biodiversity, carbon and water.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Glaves, D. & Morecroft, M. & Fitzgibbon, C. & Owen, M. & Phillips, S. & Leppitt, P.

Content type: Reports

Management of the English uplands is complex and achieving good environmental outcomes, while taking into account the needs of owners, stakeholders an...

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Restoration of degraded blanket bog.

Published online: 15 May 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Shepherd, M. & Labadz, J. & Caporn, S. & Crowle, A. & Goodison, R. & Rebane, M. & Waters, R.

Content type: Reports

Management of the English uplands is complex and achieving good environmental outcomes, while taking into account the needs of owners, stakeholders an...

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The effect of crop and climate factors on the radiation balance of an irrigated maize crop.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Stanhill, G. & Cox, J. T. H. & Moreshet, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Loss of short-wave radiation by reflection from an irrigated maize crop grown for forage averaged 0.18 of the incident total short-wave radiation rece...

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The interception and absorption of radiation in plant stands.

Published online: 03 Jan 1969

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expressions are presented for the penetration of direct and diffuse radiation into stands having (a) horizontal leaves, (b) randomly oriented leaves, ...

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Embracing the wisdom in everyday practice can help ecologists produce usable knowledge.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: West, S. & Beilin, R. & Wagenaar, H.

Content type: Blog

To do a good job of resolving some dilemmas, ecologists have to draw on a range of additional skills. These include building tangible experience of th...

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The value of listening and listening for values in conservation.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Staddon, S. & Byg, A. & Chapman, M. & Fish, R. & Hague, A. & Horgan, K.

Content type: Blog

This paper explores and accounts for the value and role of listening in conservation research and practice; what it does, why it is necessary, how it ...

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Caring for cinderella-perceptions and experiences of peatland restoration in Scotland.

Published online: 14 Aug 2023

Authors: Byg, A. & Novo, P. & Kyle, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

enThis link goes to a English sectionesThis link goes to a Spanish section In this paper, we look at people's engagement with peatlands and peatland r...

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The value of listening and listening for values in conservation.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Staddon, S. & Byg, A. & Chapman, M. & Fish, R. & Hague, A. & Horgan, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Listening is a pervasive and significant act of conservation research and praxis, mattering greatly for the realisation of conservation agendas, not l...

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Forest biodiversity monitoring - guide to community-based approaches.

Published online: 12 Jun 2019

Authors: Welter, Z. & Jalonen, R.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This community-based approaches guide on forest biodiversity monitoring is comprised of two parts. Part I provides the overview of community-based mon...

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Photosynthesis in Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) V. Radiation penetration theory and a test case.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Norman, J. M. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

[Cf. FA 35, 7073] A general theory is presented which describes the interaction between radiation and a Spruce forest. The canopy is divided into a se...

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