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Soil organic matter fractions in loblolly pine forests of coastal North Carolina managed for bioenergy production.

Published online: 15 Apr 2015

Authors: Minick, K. J. & Strahm, B. D. & Fox, T. R. & Sucre, E. B. & Leggett, Z. H.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This paper presents the results of a study on the effects of loblolly pine-switchgrass intercropping on SOM fractions in an intensively managed loblol...

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The physiology of grass production under grazing. I. Characteristics of leaf and canopy photosynthesis of continuously-grazed swards.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Parsons, A. J. & Leafe, E. L. & Collett, B. & Stiles, W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Perennial ryegrass swards were continuously grazed by sheep. One sward was grazed to maintain an LAI (lamina) close to 1.0 ('hard' grazed) and a 2nd s...

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Effects of grazing by mountain hares and red deer on the production and chemical composition of heather.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Moss, R. & Welch, D. & Rothery, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Heather was protected from grazing for 5 years at 2 moors in north-east Scotland, one grazed largely by mountain hares (Lepus timidus) and one grazed ...

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Performance of sheep on unburned and serially burned blanket bog in western Ireland.

Published online: 24 Feb 1984

Authors: Lance, A. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A heather-dominated blanket bog was burned in small patches annually for 5 yr. Sheep were stocked at 1 ewe/ha from the 2nd yr onward and their perform...

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Numbers of nitrifying bacteria in some Rhodesian soils under natural grass improved pastures.

Published online: 22 May 1969

Authors: Meiklejohn, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Soils under improved pastures of Giant Rhodes grass, of Beckeropsis uniseta and of a Panicum species, heavily fertilized and stocked, and soils under ...

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Studies in the grazing of heather moorland in North-East Scotland. II. Response of heather.

Published online: 10 Sep 1984

Authors: Welch, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Trends in heather cover, ht. and standing crop were observed at 32 sites during 1969-72. Significant trends in heather cover and biomass occurred at m...

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Carbon storage by habitat: review of the evidence of the impacts of management decisions and condition of carbon stores and sources.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Alonso, I. & Weston, K. & Gregg, R. & Morecroft, M.

Content type: Reports

The aims of this Natural England cross-cutting Evidence project were: (1) To collate information and identify knowledge gaps on carbon stocks (both in...

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Heterogeneous grazing causes local extinction of edible perennial shrubs: a matrix analysis.

Published online: 22 Aug 2001

Authors: Hunt, L. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Population modelling and field measurements of births, growth and mortality were used to investigate the long-term change in abundance of Atriplex ves...

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Grazing intensity affects insect diversity via sward structure and heterogeneity in a long-term experiment.

Published online: 06 Aug 2014

Authors: Jerrentrup, J. S. & Wrage-Mönnig, N. & Röver, K. U. & Isselstein, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In the past, insect diversity in grasslands showed a severe decline due to management intensification or abandonment. In this study, we investigate th...

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The response of epigeal beetles (Col.: Carabidae, Staphylinidae) to varied grazing regimes on upland Nardus stricta grasslands.

Published online: 30 Jul 1997

Authors: Dennis, P. & Young, M. R. & Howard, C. L. & Gordon, I. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effect of different livestock grazing regimes on the insect fauna of an upland, semi-natural grassland was measured in 1993 and 1994 in the UK by ...

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