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The value of pulverized refuse fines (PRF) as a substitute for topsoil in land reclamation. II. Lysimeter studies.

Published online: 01 Mar 1997

Authors: Chu, L. M. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The pattern of growth and leaching losses from UK wasteland materials (colliery spoil and brick waste) fertilized, topsoiled, or covered with pulveriz...

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The effect of low phosphorus on nine grass cultivars for derelict land reclamation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Elias, C. O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth of 9 commercially available grass cv. was studied with 0.003, 0.06, 1.25, or 25 mu g P/ml in flowing sol. culture. At the lowest P level which ...

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Effects of sewage effluent application on litter fall and litter decomposition in cypress swamps.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Deghi, G. S. & Ewel, K. C. & Mitsch, W. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In an investigation of the effects of recycling secondarily treated sewage effluent through cypress (Taxodium distichum) domes in Florida, it was foun...

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Carbon storage by habitat: review of the evidence of the impacts of management decisions and condition of carbon stores and sources.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Alonso, I. & Weston, K. & Gregg, R. & Morecroft, M.

Content type: Reports

The aims of this Natural England cross-cutting Evidence project were: (1) To collate information and identify knowledge gaps on carbon stocks (both in...

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Recovering subtidal forests in human-dominated landscapes.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Gorman, D. & Connell, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Policy initiatives that seek to recover lost habitats require the capacity to anticipate and suppress the mechanisms that drive loss. The replacement ...

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Nitrogen fixation by plants grown on reclaimed china clay waste.

Published online: 01 Jan 1981

Authors: Skeffington, R. A. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

N fixation rates associated with various plant spp. growing on china clay waste materials were estimated using the acetylene reduction technique. Rate...

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Nutrient fertilization, copper toxicity and growth in three grassland species in the Netherlands.

Published online: 25 Oct 1988

Authors: Dueck, T. A. & Tensen, D. & Duijff, B. J. & Pasman, F. J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The response to Cu of Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens and Agrostis capillaris, originating from 2 areas where Cu-enriched pig slurry had been applied...

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Utilization of waste products and inorganic fertilizer in the restoration of iron-mine tailings.

Published online: 01 Sep 1990

Authors: Borgegård, S. O. & Rydin, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The use of sewage sludge, horse dung, NPK-fertilizer, and NPK-fertilizer plus bark to improve yields of grasses and clover sown on iron-mine tailings ...

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Nitrogen and phosphorus mass balances in natural and sewage-enriched cypress domes.

Published online: 23 Mar 1984

Authors: Dierberg, F. E. & Brezonik, P. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nutrient balance was studied in two small Taxodium distichum swamps in Florida, one of which had been treated with secondary sewage effluent from 1975...

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Use of farmland in spring by migrating Canada geese in the St Lawrence valley, Quebec.

Published online: 01 Jan 1978

Authors: Reed, A. & Chapdelaine, G. & Dupuis, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

During their spring stop-offs in Lake St. Peter, which averaged 32 days (1974-5), migrating Canada geese (Branta canadensis) flew twice daily to feed ...

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