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The effect of precipitation chemistry upon anion and cation fluxes from the surface layer of ombrotrophic mires in the UK.

Published online: 01 Mar 1997

Authors: Sanger, L. J. & Billett, M. F. & Cresser, M. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Replicate cores and monoliths bearing intact vegetation were sampled from the acrotelm and surface litter layer of ombrotrophic mires across a gradien...

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Design modifications affect bat box temperatures and suitability as maternity habitat.

Published online: 23 Dec 2021

Authors: Tillman, F. E. & Bakken, G. S. & O'Keefe, J. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Artificial roosting structures (e.g. bat boxes) are widely used as conservation tools for many animals, including bats. Although it is relatively easy...

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Small beetle, large-scale drivers: how regional and landscape factors affect outbreaks of the European spruce bark beetle.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Seidl, R. & Müller, J. & Hothorn, T. & Bässler, C. & Heurich, M. & Kautz, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Unprecedented bark beetle outbreaks have been observed for a variety of forest ecosystems recently, and damage is expected to further intensify as a c...

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Creating fen initiation conditions: a new approach for peatland reclamation in the oil sands region of Alberta.

Published online: 09 Mar 2016

Authors: Borkenhagen, A. & Cooper, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Reclaiming peatland ecosystems is challenging our understanding of how to rebuild functioning landscapes. Assisted succession may provide a practical ...

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Introduced plague lessens the effects of an herbivorous rodent on grassland vegetation.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Hartley, L. M. & Detling, J. K. & Savage, L. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Plague, introduced from Eurasia around 1900, today affects many animal species in the western part of North America, including black-tailed prairie do...

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Losses from the seed bank of Mimosa pigra: soil micro-organisms vs. temperature fluctuations.

Published online: 03 Aug 1995

Authors: Lonsdale, W. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate the relative contributions of the soil microflora and soil temperature fluctuations to ...

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Effects of pentachlorophenol on soil organisms and decomposition in forest soil.

Published online: 27 Aug 1997

Authors: Salminen, J. & Haimi, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To find a more reliable basis for ecotoxicological risk assessment, two microcosm experiments, one in the laboratory and another in the field (lysimet...

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How we talk about hatcheries: what discourses can tell us about conflict over the River Wye salmon stocking debate, and why some disagreements get worse over time.

Published online: 04 Nov 2020

Authors: Harrison, H. L. & Kochalski, S. & Arlinghaus, R. & Aas, Ø.

Content type: Blog

Stakeholders with shared interests in fish conservation often disagree about which specific conservation measures are appropriate, leading to conflict...

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Fuzzy cognitive mapping as a tool to assess the relative cumulative effects of environmental stressors on an arctic seabird population to identify conservation action and research priorities.

Published online: 26 Sep 2023

Authors: Rooney, R. C. & Daniel, J. & Mallory, M. & Hedd, A. & Ives, J. & Gilchrist, G. & Gjerdrum, C. & Robertson, G. & Ronconi, R. & Wilcox, K. & Wong, S. & Provencher, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

In the Arctic, chemical contaminants, shipping, oil pollution, plastic pollution, changing habitats in relation to climate change and fisheries have b...

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Germination and establishment of halophytes on brine-affected soils.

Published online: 11 Sep 2002

Authors: Keiffer, C. H. & Ungar, I. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

1. Contamination of soils with oilfield brines is a significant environmental problem in many oil-production areas. This study tested the feasibility ...

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