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Revegetation of unreclaimed coal strip-mines in Oklahoma. I. Vegetation structure and soil properties.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Johnson, F. L. & Gibson, D. J. & Risser, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An investigation of 49 unreclaimed coal strip-mines between 10 and 70-yr old revealed that definite soil horizons had not yet formed but that chemical...

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A review of the use of organic manures on lowland grassland pastures in the UK.

Published online: 20 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Chalmers, A. & Kirkham, F. & McLaren, R. & Smith, K. & Downie, L. & Goodlass, G.

Content type: Reports

This review discusses the use of organic manures on lowland grassland pastures in the UK. This review covers a range of topics, including: (1) current...

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Long-term impacts of ski piste management on alpine vegetation and soils.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Roux-Fouillet, P. & Wipf, S. & Rixen, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Downhill skiing, the machine-grading of slopes and the use of artificial snow induce major disturbances to the environment of alpine ski resorts. Our ...

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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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Effects of invasive alien acacias on nutrient cycling in the coastal lowlands of the Cape fynbos.

Published online: 09 Oct 1992

Authors: Witkowski, E. T. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Production, N and P return, and decomposition of leaf litter of the invasive alien Acacia saligna were compared with that of the indigenous sclerophyl...

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Soil nutrient losses in an altered ecosystem are associated with native ungulate grazing.

Published online: 03 Aug 2011

Authors: Gass, T. M. & Binkley, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected natural areas often inherit legacies of altered habitat and predator-prey dynamics. Extirpation of top predators and ecosystem engineers mod...

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A tale of two studies: detection and attribution of the impacts of invasive plants in observational surveys.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Mueller, K. E. & Lodge, A. G. & Roth, A. M. & Whitfeld, T. J. S. & Hobbie, S. E. & Reich, P. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Short-term experiments cannot characterize how long-lived, invasive shrubs influence ecological properties that can be slow to change, including nativ...

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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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The effects of decomposing roots on the growth of grassland plants.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Newbery, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Anthoxanthum odoratum, Holcus lanatus, Hypochoeris radicata, Lolium perenne, Plantago lanceolata and Rumex acetosa ('treatment' spp.) were grown separ...

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Phenology and productivity of Pistia stratiotes L. on the Volta Lake, Ghana.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Hall, J. B. & Okali, D. U. U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Growth of P. stratiotes at the southern-most tip of the man-made Volta Lake in Ghana was measured over 1 year. Biomass and relative growth rate remain...

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