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Role of the earthworm, Eisenia foetida, in affecting organic matter decomposition in microcosms of sludge-amended soil.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Mitchell, M. J. & Parkinson, C. M. & Hamilton, W. E. & Dindal, D. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Organic matter decomposition was monitored for 49 days at 15 deg C by measuring CO2 fluxes from microcosms in the form of soil cores. Microcosms were ...

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Systematic spatial variation of stomatal conductance in a Sitka spruce plantation.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Leverenz, J. & Deans, J. D. & Ford, E. D. & Jarvis, P. G. & Milne, R. & Whitehead, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Null balance diffusion porometers were used to estimate the variation of stomatal conductance (gs) in a Sitka spruce plantation. Samples were stratifi...

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A comparison of evaporation from stands of Scots pine and Corsican pine in Thetford Chase, East Anglia.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Roberts, J. & Pitman, R. M. & Wallace, J. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Transpiration and interception were compared for a Scots pine stand and a Corsican pine stand in Thetford Chase, East Anglia. The Scots pine stand had...

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Wigeon (Anas penelope L.) conservation and salting pasture management at Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve, Somerset.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Cadwalladr, D. A. & Owen, M. & Morley, J. V. & Cook, R. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Observations indicated that this species of duck, as well as sheep, grazed Puccinellia maritima/Agrostis stolonifera swards in preference to Festuca r...

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Construction, calibration and field use of a rapid-reading viscous flow porometer.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Downey, L. A. & Anlezark, R. N. & Muirhead, W. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Comparisons made over a wide range of soil matric potentials showed minimum resistance of 0.5 s/cm for cotton and 1.0 s/cm for maize. Readings made in...

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The physiology of drought resistance in the soy-bean plant (Glycine max). 1. The relationship between drought resistance and growth.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Read, D. J. & Bartlett, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soyabeans were grown in pots at 20, 40, 60, 80 or 100% of field capacity or were allowed to wilt 1-5 times during the growth cycle. Small decreases in...

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Rice seedlings germinated in water with normal and impeded environmental gas exchange.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Kordan, H. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rice cv. Hokkaido-Carny was germinated in distilled water with or without impedance of surface O2 exchange by a 0.3-, 1.0- or 10-mm film of olive oil ...

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Effects of nitrogen and light in grass-legume pastures-a systems analysis approach.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Ross, P. J. & Henzell, E. F. & Ross, D. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simple mathematical model is presented describing the effects of N and light on the vegetative growth of grass/legume swards, consisting of a set of...

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The effect of temperature on the growth of S.170 tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). 1. Constant temperature.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Robson, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Various growth parameters of young seedlings of tall fescue cv. S170 grown at 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 deg C were recorded. At 25 deg C individual leaves...

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The role of aphids in wood formation. II. The effect of the lime aphid, Eucallipterus tiliae L. (Aphididae), on the growth of lime, Tilia X vulgaris Hayne.

Published online: 29 Jun 1972

Authors: Dixon, A. F. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is virtually the author's summary of this second part of a series [cf. RAE A 59 2659]. Experiments on saplings of lime (Tilia) under con...

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