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Numbers of nitrifying bacteria in some Rhodesian soils under natural grass improved pastures.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Meiklejohn, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soils under improved pastures of Giant Rhodes grass, of Beckeropsis uniseta and of a Panicum species, heavily fertilized and stocked, and soils under ...

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The effect of ground water level on water movement in peat : a study using tritiated water.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Knight, A. H. & Boggie, R. & Shepherd, H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Water table levels in 5 plots were maintained at different heights (0 to 0.34 m below surface) by a system of ditches and weirs. Water containing 40 m...

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Effects of burning on heathland soil chemical properties: an experimental study on the effect of heating and ash deposits.

Published online: 01 Mar 1997

Authors: Forgeard, F. & Frenot, Y.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The role of heat and nutrient supply from ash after light and hot fires on Brittany (France) heathland soils (brown acidic soils) were studied in the ...

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A Proposal for Terrestrial Environmental Monitoring of Plant Protection Products (PPP).

Published online: 30 Aug 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Walker & Shore, R. F. & Chaplow, J. S. & Barnett, E. A. & Spurgeon, D.

Content type: Reports

This document outlines a study conducted in the UK to address the need for post-authorization monitoring of plant protection products (PPPs) and their...

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Factors affecting the longevity of earthworms stored in peat.

Published online: 10 Jun 1986

Authors: Satchell, J. E. & Dottie, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The weight loss of the dung worm, Eisenia fetida, stored in a variety of peats ranging in pH from 3.6 to 7.2 was compared. Worms in acid peats of pH 3...

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Differences between natural populations of Trifolium repens L. in response to mineral nutrients. II. Calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Snaydon, R. W. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

T. repens plants from 5 populations from calcareous soils and 5 populations from acid soils were grown in sand cultures with varying levels of Ca, Mg ...

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Bush-control studies in the drier areas of Kenya. IV. Effects of controlled burning on secondary thicket in upland Acacia woodland.

Published online: 27 Nov 1967

Authors: Thomas, D. B. & Pratt, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Observations on two burning regimes during a 3-year period in Machakos district (5200 ft. alt., rainfall 25 in./year) showed that these thickets can b...

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Phytometric assessment of the fertility of undrained rich-fen soils.

Published online: 15 Jul 1993

Authors: Wheeler, B. D. & Shaw, S. C. & Cook, R. E. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To evaluate suitable methods for comparing soil fertility across a large number of undrained rich-fen sites the relationships between soil chemical co...

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Land reclamation and river pollution problems in the Croal Valley caused by waste from chromate manufacture.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Breeze, V. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Waste from chromate manufacture was toxic to plants, and in mixture with 7 parts of soil to 1 of waste would not support perennial ryegrass or Agrosti...

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Cycling of fluoride in a mangrove community near a fluoride emission source.

Published online: 25 Mar 1988

Authors: Murray, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A comparison of stands of immature (15 yr old) Avicennia marina growing near a fluoride chemical installation and a relatively unpolluted area showed ...

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