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Control of bracken and the restoration of heathland. II. Regeneration of the heathland community.

Published online: 06 Jun 1992

Authors: Marrs, R. H. & Lowday, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In trials in the Breckland region (Suffolk/Norfolk border), UK in 1978-88 on Calluna vulgaris heathland and grass (dominated by Festuca ovina) heathla...

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Multicriteria GIS-based analysis for the evaluation of the vulnerability of the marine environment in the Gulf of Trieste (north-eastern Adriatic Sea) for sustainable blue economy and maritime spatial planning.

Published online: 03 Apr 2024

Authors: Pagano, M. & Fernetti, M. & Busetti, M. & Ghribi, M. & Camerlenghi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The Gulf of Trieste, is a shallow semi-enclosed sea of about 500 km2 in the north-eastern part of the Adriatic Sea. The coastal and marine areas of th...

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Fluctuating asymmetry of birch leaves increases under pollution impact.

Published online: 19 May 1997

Authors: Kozlov, M. V. & Wilsey, B. J. & Koricheva, J. & Haukioja, E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of birch (Betula spp.) leaves collected along 4 pollution gradients in NW Russia and Finland was assessed by measuring the ...

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Leveraging functional traits of cover crops to coordinate crop productivity and soil health.

Published online: 19 Nov 2022

Authors: Zhang ChongZhe & Xue WenFeng & Xue JingRong & Zhang Jing & Qiu LuJie & Chen XiaoYun & Hu Feng & Kardol, P. & Liu ManQiang

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plants act as ecosystem engineers playing fundamental roles in steering their surroundings, including soil abiotic and biotic conditions, soil organis...

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National Vegetation Classification (NVC) survey 2014: Pixton Park, near Dulverton, Somerset.

Published online: 20 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hewins, E.

Content type: Reports

A habitat survey was undertaken at Pixton Park in September 2014. This involved mapping ofNational Vegetation Classification (NVC) plant communities (...

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Thanet coast Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) monitoring report 2017-18.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Godsell, N. & Green, B.

Content type: Reports

Under the UK Marine & Coastal Access Act (2009), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is required to provide a report to...

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Functional traits in cover crop mixtures: biological nitrogen fixation and multifunctionality.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Blesh, J. & Martin, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cover crop mixtures with complementary plant functional traits including biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) may supply nitrogen (N) to farm fields whi...

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Relationships of plant traits and soil biota to soil functions change as nitrogen fertiliser rates increase in an intensively managed agricultural system.

Published online: 21 Apr 2022

Authors: Orwin, K. H. & Mason, N. W. H. & Aalders, L. & Bell, N. L. & Schon, N. & Mudge, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Because plant and soil systems are strongly inter-linked, manipulating plant traits in intensively managed agricultural systems could be used to impro...

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The development of a bioindicator system for soil acidity based on arthropod pH preferences.

Published online: 27 Aug 1997

Authors: Straalen, N. M. van & Verhoef, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A bioindicator system that supported the interpretation of acidity-related changes in soil chemistry was developed, using the tendencies of soil arthr...

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Validation of reflex indicators for measuring vitality and predicting the delayed mortality of wild coho salmon bycatch released from fishing gears.

Published online: 15 Feb 2012

Authors: Raby, G. D. & Donaldson, M. R. & Hinch, S. G. & Patterson, D. A. & Lotto, A. G. & Robichaud, D. & English, K. K. & Willmore, W. G. & Farrell, A. P. & Davis, M. W. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Effective management of fish and wildlife populations benefits from an understanding of the effects of stressors on individual physiology. While physi...

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