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Changing weather conditions and floating plants in temperate drainage ditches.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Peeters, E. T. H. M. & Zuidam, J. P. van & Zuidam, B. G. van & Nes, E. H. van & Kosten, S. & Heuts, P. G. M. & Roijackers, R. M. M. & Netten, J. J. C. & Scheffer, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Dominance of free-floating plants such as duckweed is undesirable as it indicates eutrophication. The objectives of this study are to investigate whet...

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Effects of soil disturbance on vegetation recovery and nutrient accumulation following whole-tree harvest of a northern hardwood ecosystem.

Published online: 29 Mar 1995

Authors: Mou, P. & Fahey, T. J. & Hughes, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Accumulation of recovering vegetation is often the principal mechanism limiting nutrient loss following large-scale disturbance of forest ecosystems. ...

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Effects of herbivore assemblage on the spatial heterogeneity of soil nitrogen in eastern eurasian steppe.

Published online: 28 Nov 2020

Authors: Zhang MinNa & Li GuangYin & Liu Bai & Liu JuShan & Wang Ling & Wang DeLi

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial heterogeneity of soil limiting resources is one of the most important factors maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem functions. There is a...

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Competitive control of invasive vegetation: a native wetland sedge suppresses Phalaris arundinacea in carbon-enriched soil.

Published online: 24 Mar 2004

Authors: Perry, L. G. & Galatowitsch, S. M. & Rosen, C. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Invasive plants pose a major threat to native plant communities around the globe. Current methods of controlling invasive vegetation focus on eradicat...

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Land-use legacy and the persistence of invasive Avena barbata on abandoned farmland.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Standish, R. J. & Cramer, V. A. & Hobbs, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Exotic species invasion onto abandoned farmlands has been linked to an increase in the availability of soil nutrients after cultivation. Avena barbata...

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Missing carcasses, lost nutrients: quantifying nutrient losses from deer culling practices in Scotland.

Published online: 24 Aug 2024

Authors: Ferraro, K. M. & Hirst, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Deer management has become an integral part of ecosystem recovery efforts across the globe. Within Scotland, annual deer culls have been implemented t...

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Understanding the influence of nutrients on stream ecosystems in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 04 Jul 2019

Authors: Munn, M. D. & Frey, J. W. & Tesoriero, A. J. & Black, R. W. & Duff, J. H. & Lee, K. E. & Maret, T. R. & Mebane, C. A. & Waite, I. R. & Zelt, R. B.

Content type: Bulletin

Sustaining the quality of the Nation's water resources and the health of our diverse ecosystems depends on the availability of sound water-resources d...

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Interactions between nutrient status and weevil herbivory in the biological control of water hyacinth.

Published online: 12 Apr 2000

Authors: Heard, T. A. & Winterton, S. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The growth of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) plants was measured at two water nutrient concentrations (high and medium) and in the presence and...

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Elements of a functional definition of oligotroph humus based on the nitrogen nutrition of forest stands.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Praag, H. J. van & Weissen, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a study of the oligotrophic humus of sols brun acides under forest in the Belgian Ardennes [cf. FA 30, 5110; 33, 1896]. Three incubation tec...

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Seasonal variation in the availability of plant nutrients in acid colliery spoil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Williams, P. J. & Chadwick, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pH, percentage moisture, and temperature of colliery spoil, and the K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn and Al concentration of saturation paste extract...

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