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The Mangrove swamps of Keneba, Lower Gambia river basin. II. Sulphur and pH in the profiles of swamp soils.

Published online: 02 Dec 1965

Authors: Thornton, I. & Giglioli, M. E. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper reports and compares the free and sulfate S contents in the soil profiles from barren flats and Mangrove communities previously described [...

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Nitrogen mineralization and nitrification in amended colliery spoils.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Williams, P. J. & Cooper, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mineral nitrogen concentrations were greater in acid spoils (pH<5) than in limed or neutral spoils. In acid spoils, the predominant form was NH4-N....

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Red grouse populations on experimentally treated and untreated Irish bog.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Watson, A. & O'Hare, P. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

On flat bog with deep peat where heather (Calluna vulgaris), the principal food of the birds, was scarce application of superphosphate, or ground mine...

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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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The sulphur content and pH of rainfall and of throughfalls under pine and birch.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Alcock, M. R. & Morton, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Sulphur in rainfall and throughfall was measured at weekly intervals over 2 yr at a heathland site and under Pinus sylvestris and Betula pendula canop...

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Dry deposition and canopy exchange in a mixed oak forest as determined by analysis of throughfall.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Lovett, G. M. & Lindberg, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Multiple regression analysis was applied to single-event samples of throughfall beneath oak trees to separate the contributions of dry deposition and ...

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Land reclamation and river pollution problems in the Croal Valley caused by waste from chromate manufacture.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Breeze, V. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Waste from chromate manufacture was toxic to plants, and in mixture with 7 parts of soil to 1 of waste would not support perennial ryegrass or Agrosti...

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Systems analysis of the effect of application methods on the entry of sulphur into pastures grazed by sheep.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: May, P. F. & Till, A. R. & Cumming, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Quantitative estimates of the effects of different methods of S application on the entry of 35S into the grazed pasture system were made on an analogu...

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Acidifying peat as an aid to the reconstruction of lowland heath on arable soil: lysimeter experiments.

Published online: 24 Feb 1999

Authors: Davy, A. J. & Dunsford, S. J. & Free, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soil acidification is prerequisite for the reconstruction of lowland heath communities dominated by Calluna vulgaris on land that has been cultivated ...

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Peat bog restoration by floating raft formation: the effects of groundwater and peat quality.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Smolders, A. J. P. & Tomassen, H. B. M. & Lamers, L. P. M. & Lomans, B. P. & Roelofs, J. G. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. A prerequisite for the restoration of desiccated bog remnants is rewetting the peat surface. Frequently in Europe, extensive areas are flooded in o...

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