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UKCEH, Soil Health, Laura Bentley.

Published online: 07 Dec 2024

Published by: UK, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Content type: Conference slides

This presentation focuses on the UKCEH National Soil Monitoring program, which provides long-term, nationally representative data on soil condition an...

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Direct measurement of evaporation of intercepted water from forest canopies.

Published online: 15 Apr 1994

Authors: Teklehaimanot, Z. & Jarvis, P. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Spacing treatments were created in stands of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) near Edinburgh, Scotland, 3 yr after establishment, by thinning out the e...

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A method of measuring the aerodynamic resistance to the transport of water vapour from forest canopies.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Robins, P. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Describes a method of calculating the aerodynamic resistance from the ratio of the humidity gradient to the evaporation rate of a forest canopy. The h...

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The measurement of length and distribution of onion roots in the field and the laboratory.

Published online: 20 Oct 1972

Authors: Baldwin, J. P. & Tinker, P. B. & Marriott, F. H. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The 'Quantimet' Image Analysing Computer was used to measure the length of roots washed out from soil, and a new autoradiographic (32P) method for mea...

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The influence of leaf death on the rate of accumulation of green herbage during pasture regrowth.

Published online: 11 Jan 1971

Authors: Hunt, W. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Measurements were made of growth and death in spring and autumn in a perennial ryegrass/white clover sward, and by integration of growth and death dat...

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Accumulation and biota in a pioneer ecosystem of kudzu vine at Copperhill, Tennessee.

Published online: 02 Jan 1967

Authors: Witkamp, M. & Frank, M. L. & Shoopmanj J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1-yr-old seedlings of Pueraria lobato were planted in 1955 about 1.5 m apart along a long cultivated strip 2.5 m wide on denuded soil and given NPK in...

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Winter growth of contrasting ryegrass varieties at two altitudes in mid-Wales.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Thomas, H. & Norris, I. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

7 cv. of perennial ryegrass, which originated from countries having contrasting winter climates and with a range of heading dates, were grown in simul...

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A portable linear amplifier for use with solarimeters.

Published online: 24 Feb 1970

Authors: Gardner, G. & Sutton, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The amplifier, which can be made for les than <less than>pounds<more than>20, is described and illustrated. It has proved particularly use...

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Implementing integrated measurements of essential biodiversity variables at a national scale.

Published online: 22 Oct 2020

Authors: Bellingham, P. J. & Richardson, S. J. & Gormley, A. M. & Allen, R. B. & Cook, A. & Crisp, P. N. & Forsyth, D. M. & McGlone, M. S. & MacLeod, C. J. & Dam-Bates, P. van & Wright, E. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

There is a global need for observation systems that deliver regular, timely data on state and trends in biodiversity, but few have been implemented, a...

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On the ground or in the air? : A methodological experiment on crop residue cover measurement in Ethiopia.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Authors: Kosmowski, F. & Stevenson, J. & Campbell, J. & Ambel, A. & Tsegay, A. H.

Content type: Bulletin

Maintaining permanent coverage of the soil using crop residues is an important and commonly recommended practice in conservation agriculture. Measurin...

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