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An assessment of Zostera noltii water quality nutrients in the East of England.

Published online: 12 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Fox, E. & Lilley, R. & Unsworth, R.

Content type: Reports

This report provides insights into the status of UK seagrass meadows, particularly focusing on nutrient content in Zostera noltii and its implications...

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Some effects of annual applications of three growth-retarding compounds on the composition and growth of a pasture sward.

Published online: 01 Nov 1988

Authors: Marshall, E. J. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maleic hydrazide and mefluidide significantly retarded growth of a mixed sward dominated by Festuca rubra, Agrostis spp., Poa spp., Dactylis glomerata...

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A dynamic programming approach to optimal grazing strategies using a succession model for a tropical grassland.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Swartzman, G. L. & Singh, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plant cover data collected at Varanasi, India, for 2 successive years in pastures at different grazing intensities were used to formulate a simulated ...

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Fertilising semi-natural grasslands may cause long-term negative effects on both biodiversity and ecosystem stability.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Melts, I. & Lanno, K. & Sammul, M. & Uchida, K. & Heinsoo, K. & Kull, T. & Laanisto, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Some short-term experiments in applied ecology and agricultural research have demonstrated that nutrient applications in semi-natural grasslands can m...

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A physiological and mathematical study of the growth and productivity of a Calluna-Sphagnum community. 3. Distribution of photosynthate in Calluna vulgaris L. Hull.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Grace, J. & Woolhouse, H. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The time course of changes in the quantity of Calluna leaves and wood were measured during 1971 and an analysis of the data used to derive the seasona...

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The effect of temperature on the growth of S.170 tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). 2. Independent variation of day and night temperatures.

Published online: 01 Jan 1974

Authors: Robson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Young plants of S170 tall fescue were grown in different day/night temperature regimes in most combinations of 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 deg C in 4 series...

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Influence of irrigation and fertilization on the nematode community in a Swedish pine forest soil.

Published online: 04 Dec 1984

Authors: Sohlenius, B. & Wasilewska, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A study of a 20 to 25 year old stand of Scots pine in Central Sweden showed that the nematode fauna was influenced by both irrigation and fertilizatio...

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Soil seed banks and the effects of meadow management on vegetation change in a 10-year meadow field trial.

Published online: 12 Aug 2002

Authors: Smith, R. S. & Shiel, R. S. & Millward, D. & Corkhill, P. & Sanderson, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enhancement of plant species diversity is often an objective in grassland management for wildlife conservation. Such management regimes may also chang...

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A three decade assessment of climate-associated changes in forest composition across the north-eastern USA.

Published online: 10 Jan 2018

Authors: Bose, A. K. & Weiskittel, A. & Wagner, R. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate-associated changes in forest composition have been widely reported, particularly where changes in abiotic conditions have resulted in high mor...

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Effect of stocking rate and rainfall on rangeland dynamics and cattle performance in a semi-arid savanna, South Africa.

Published online: 28 Jul 2000

Authors: Fynn, R. W. S. & O'Connor, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In order to examine the emerging paradigm of non-equilibrium behaviour of plant-livestock relations in semi-arid rangeland, the effect of stocking rat...

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