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Nutrient deficiencies and the aftercare of reclaimed derelict land.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Bloomfield, H. E. & Handley, J. F. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fourteen grass swards which had been reclaimed from colliery spoil and urban clearance materials 1-7 years previously were dressed with nitrogen, phos...

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Rapid responses of bees and butterflies but not birds to targeted urban road verge habitat enhancements.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Brown, J. & Threlfall, C. G. & Harrison, L. & Baumann, J. & Williams, N. S. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cities provide opportunities for biodiversity conservation through the design of urban greenspaces as wildlife habitat. A significant proportion of ur...

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Allotments for all? Social-environmental values of urban gardens for gardeners and the public in cities: the example of Berlin, Germany.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Haase, D. & Gaeva, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Gardens in cities have been the focus of a wider public health debate in Europe's polluted and dense cities, for the elderly and considering the curre...

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A 3-year study of water relations of urban street trees.

Published online: 01 May 1993

Authors: Whitlow, T. H. & Bassuk, N. L. & Reichert, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Results are presented from a study of 20 street trees (8 on the E. side of the street, 12 on the W. side, 9 Fraxinus pennsylvanica, 11 Tilia cordata) ...

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Nutrient stripping: the global disparity between food security and soil nutrient stocks.

Published online: 31 Jul 2013

Authors: Jones, D. L. & Cross, P. & Withers, P. J. A. & DeLuca, T. H. & Robinson, D. A. & Quilliam, R. S. & Harris, I. M. & Chadwick, D. R. & Edwards-Jones, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The Green Revolution successfully increased food production but in doing so created a legacy of inherently leaky and unsustainable agricultural system...

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Shifts in plant composition mediate grazing effects on carbon cycling in grasslands.

Published online: 11 Mar 2021

Authors: Liang MaoWei & Smith, N. G. & Chen JiQuan & Wu YanTao & Guo ZhiWei & Gornish, E. S. & Liang CunZhu

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Carbon cycling in grasslands can be impacted by livestock grazing, partially as an indirect result of herbivory-induced compositional shifts in the pl...

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Reducing soil erosion by improving community functional diversity in semi-arid grasslands.

Published online: 29 Jul 2015

Authors: Zhu HuoXing & Fu BoJie & Wang Shuai & Zhu LinHai & Zhang LiWei & Jiao Lei & Wang Cong

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Great efforts have been made to control soil erosion by restoring plant communities in degraded ecosystems world-wide. However, soil erosion has not b...

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Urban wildflower meadow planting for biodiversity, climate and society: an evaluation at King's College, Cambridge.

Published online: 30 Sep 2023

Authors: Marshall, C. A. M. & Wilkinson, M. T. & Hadfield, P. M. & Rogers, S. M. & Shanklin, J. D. & Eversham, B. C. & Healey, R. & Kranse, O. P. & Preston, C. D. & Coghill, S. J. & McGonigle, K. L. & Moggridge, G. D. & Pilbeam, P. G. & Marza, A. C. & Szigecsan, D. & Mitchell, J. & Hicks, M. A. & Wallis, S. M. & Xu ZhiFan & Toccaceli, F. & McLennan, C. M. & Akker, S. E. van den

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

The biodiversity and climate crises are critical challenges of this century. Wildflower meadows in urban areas could provide important nature-based so...

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Nutrient fertilization by dogs in peri-urban ecosystems.

Published online: 02 Jul 2022

Authors: Frenne, P. de & Cougnon, M. & Janssens, G. P. J. & Vangansbeke, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

(Semi-)natural ecosystems provide many important benefits to nature and people, but are often located near populated and urbanized areas across the gl...

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Son System: fruit growing integrated with crops and vegetables.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Guimarães, T. G. & Madeira, N. R.

Content type: Bulletin

Considering the availability of idle physical space between the rows of fruit trees and the high financial investment in the establishment and managem...

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