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Development of a risk assessment tool to evaluate the significance of septic tanks around freshwater SSSIs.

Published online: 21 Jan 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: May, L. & Dudley, B. J. & Woods, H. & Miles, S.

Content type: Reports

There is growing evidence suggesting that small sewage discharges (SSDs), in practice mainly septic tank systems but also including package treatment ...

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The effects of weirs on structural stream habitat and biological communities.

Published online: 30 Nov 2011

Authors: Mueller, M. & Pander, J. & Geist, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Most of the world's rivers are affected by dams and weirs. Information on the quantitative and qualitative effects of weirs across biological communit...

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Investment needs for irrigation infrastructure along different socioeconomic pathways.

Published online: 24 Apr 2019

Authors: Palazzo, A. & Valin, H. & Batka, M. & Havlík, P.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper conducts an assessment of the global costs for expanding, upgrading, and improving irrigation infrastructure in developing countries, along...

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Energy-water-land nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean: a perspective from the Paris Agreement Climate Mitigation Pledges.

Published online: 04 Oct 2018

Authors: Silva, S. R. S. da & McJeon, H. C. & Miralles-Wilhelm, F. & Castillo, R. M. & Clarke, L. & Delgado, A. & Edmonds, J. A. & Hejazi, M. & Horing, J. & Horowitz, R. & Kyle, P. & Link, R. & Pralit Patel & Turner, S.

Content type: Bulletin

The concept of the energy, water, and land (EWL) nexus encompasses a growing concern on the availability of vital resources derived from these intertw...

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Groundwater salinization intensifies drought impacts in forests and reduces refuge capacity.

Published online: 23 Sep 2015

Authors: Kath, J. & Powell, S. & Reardon-Smith, K. & El-Sawah, S. & Jakeman, A. J. & Croke, B. F. W. & Dyer, F. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shallow groundwater aquifers regularly support drought refuges for water-dependent ecosystems. However, many aquifers are impacted by over-extraction ...

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Water use by irrigated cotton in Sudan. 3, Bowen ratios and advective energy.

Published online: 19 Dec 1972

Authors: Rijks, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wet and dry bulb temperatures and run of wind were measured over irrigated Gossypium herbaceum cv. BAR XL 1 at various heights and distances from the ...

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Early detection and environmental drivers of sewage fungus outbreaks in rivers.

Published online: 22 Oct 2023

Authors: Albini, D. & Lester, L. & Sanders, P. & Hughes, J. M. R. & Jackson, M. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Sewage effluent is a major ongoing threat to water quality and biodiversity in freshwater environments. It can cause outbreaks of sewage fungus (fungu...

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Water body temperature model for assessing climate change impacts on thermal cooling.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Authors: Strzepek, K. & Fant, C. & Gebretsadik, Y. & Lickley, M. & Boehlert, B. & Chapra, S. & Adams, E. & Strzepek, A. & Schlosser, C. A.

Content type: Bulletin

We develop and test a physically based semi-Lagrangian water body temperature model to apply climatological data and thermal pollution from river-base...

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Navigating uncertainty: managing herbivore communities enhances savanna ecosystem resilience under climate change.

Published online: 19 Jun 2024

Authors: Irob, K. & Blaum, N. & Tietjen, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Savannas are characterized by water scarcity and degradation, making them highly vulnerable to increased uncertainties in water availability resulting...

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Identifying potential gaps in pesticide risk assessment: terrestrial life stages of freshwater insects.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: Rasmussen, J. J. & Wiberg-Larsen, P. & Baattrup-Pedersen, A. & Bruus, M. & Strandberg, B. & Soerensen, P. B. & Strandberg, M. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Insecticides are important drivers of biodiversity loss and ecological impairment in freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater insects may be exposed to insec...

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