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Soil impedance as a factor reducing crop seedling emergence, and its relation to soil conditions at sowing, and to applied water.

Published online: 01 Jan 1979

Authors: Hegarty, T. W. & Royle, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Seeds of calabrese, carrot, onion and sugar beet were sown in the field on successive occasions. Soil integral impedance (work done in penetrating the...

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Transport of water in the soil-plant-atmosphere system.

Published online: 22 May 1965

Authors: Cowan, I. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

An approximate solution is presented of the differential equation describing soil-moisture flow towards a root absorbing water at a periodically varyi...

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Landscape pivot points and responses to water balance in national parks of the southwest US.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Thoma, D. P. & Munson, S. M. & Witwicki, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A recent drying trend that is expected to continue in the southwestern US underscores the need for site-specific and near real-time understanding of v...

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Climate change refugia for the flora and fauna of England.

Published online: 20 Mar 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Suggitt, A. J. & Wilson, R. J. & August, T. A. & Beale, C. M. & Bennie, J. J. & Dordolo, A. & Fox, R. & Hopkins, J. J. & Isaac, N. J. B. & Jorieux, P. & Macgregor, N. A. & Marcetteau, J. & Massimino, D. & Morecroft, M. D. & Pearce-Higgins, J. W. & Walker, K. & Maclean, I. M. D.

Content type: Reports

A variety of evidence suggests that species may be able to withstand the effects of climate change in localised environments known as refugia, where s...

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Towards effectively restoring agricultural landscapes in East African drylands: linking plant functional traits with soil hydrology.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mens, L. P. & Bargués-Tobella, A. & Sterck, F. & Vågen, T. G. & Winowiecki, L. A. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land degradation is a major threat to food security in Sub Saharan Africa. Low infiltration rates in degraded soils increase the risk of surface runof...

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Plant functional traits and environmental conditions shape community assembly and ecosystem functioning during restoration.

Published online: 11 Oct 2017

Authors: Zirbel, C. R. & Bassett, T. & Grman, E. & Brudvig, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recovering biological diversity and ecosystem functioning are primary objectives of ecological restoration, yet these outcomes are often unpredictable...

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Development of a drought risk assessment tool for British Columbia forests using a stand-level water-balance approach.

Published online: 06 Nov 2019

Authors: DeLong, S. C. & Griesbauer, H. & Nitschke, C. R. & Foord, V. & Rogers, B.

Content type: Bulletin

We used an annual water-balance approach to assess the relative risk of current and future drought-induced stress and mortality at the stand level for...

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Population-based threshold models describe weed germination and emergence patterns across varying temperature, moisture and oxygen conditions.

Published online: 19 Dec 2012

Authors: Boddy, L. G. & Bradford, K. J. & Fischer, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Opportunities for diversifying the management of weedy populations may be enhanced through accurate predictions of seedling emergence, because the tim...

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On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: a critical review.

Published online: 17 Aug 2016

Authors: Rötter, R. & Sehomi, F. & Höhn, J. & Niemi, J. & Berg, M. van den

Content type: Bulletin

In this report we present results from three systematic reviews: one on the use of biophysical modelling, the second and third on the use of bio-econo...

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Climatic and management-related drivers of endemic European spruce bark beetle populations in boreal forests.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Gohli, J. & Krokene, P. & Heggem, E. S. F. & Økland, B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Climate change is already reducing carbon sequestration in Central European forests dramatically through extensive droughts and bark beetle outbreaks....

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