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Regeneration of heather (Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull) at different ages and seasons in north-east Scotland.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Miller, G. R. & Miles, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

2-37 year old plots of heather on peat podzols were burned or cut either in the autumn or in the spring. Regeneration was most satisfactory from 6-10 ...

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Individual study: restoring lowland heath through small-scale turf removal at Cooper's Hill Nature Reserve, Bedfordshire.

Published online: 12 Mar 2020

Authors: Hitchcock, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

At Cooper's Hill Nature Reserve, Bedfordshire, England, areas of mature heather Calluna vulgaris have been lost and replaced by dense grassy swards. W...

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Low temperature growth in a controlled environment of Trifolium repens plants from northern latitudes.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Ollerenshaw, J. H. & Baker, R. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Variation in low temp. growth of several types of white clover collected in N. Britain and sites where low temp. adapted white clover plants may be fo...

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Effects of grazing by mountain hares and red deer on the production and chemical composition of heather.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Moss, R. & Welch, D. & Rothery, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Heather was protected from grazing for 5 years at 2 moors in north-east Scotland, one grazed largely by mountain hares (Lepus timidus) and one grazed ...

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Penwith Farmscoper Report.

Published online: 09 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Content type: Reports

This report discusses the assessment of how farm management influences nitrate concentrations in drainage water and its subsequent impact on wetlands ...

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The spatial aggregation of organic farming in England and its underlying environmental correlates.

Published online: 15 Apr 2009

Authors: Gabriel, D. & Carver, S. J. & Durham, H. & Kunin, W. E. & Palmer, R. C. & Sait, S. M. & Stagl, S. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Given the current debate on the global food crisis, conservation in Europe is expected to shift from maximizing biodiversity at the expense of yield t...

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The maintenance of grassland on smelter wastes in the Lower Swansea Valley. I. Blast furnace slag.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Gemmell, R. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale revegetation trials on blast furnace slag in the Lower Swansea Valley were observed from 1965 to 1970. A mixed sward grew best in the long...

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Some effects of soil type and crop density on the activity and abundance of the epigeic fauna, particularly Carabidae, in sugar-beet fields.

Published online: 01 Jan 1976

Authors: Baker, A. N. & Dunning, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pitfall trapping in sugar-beet crops in East Anglia in 1970 and 1971 showed that Carabidae were much more active and abundant than other epigeic preda...

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Changes in alder fens following a decrease in the ground water table: results of a geographical information system application.

Published online: 16 Jun 1995

Authors: Kazda, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Large-scale decreases in the groundwater table in western parts of the lower Rhine area, Germany, have led to changes in species composition of Alnus ...

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Evaluation of the ecological restoration potential of plant communities in Norway spruce plantations using a life-trait based approach.

Published online: 23 Nov 2005

Authors: Hérault, B. & Honnay, O. & Thoen, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In Europe, intensively managed coniferous plantations rarely achieve similar nature conservation functions as deciduous woodlands. The ability to iden...

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