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The ecology of Morecambe Bay. VI. Soils and vegetation of the salt marshes: a multivariate approach.

Published online: 07 Jul 1972

Authors: Gray, A. J. & Bunce, R. G. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Cluster analysis resulted in the recognition of (i) mature marshes characterized by a diversity of species, (ii) high-level saltings characterized by ...

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Population density and biomass of earthworms in different types of Egyptian soils.

Published online: 16 Jul 1966

Authors: El-duweini, A. K. & Ghabbour, S. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Earthworms were sampled by hand-sorting at 14 localities in and near the Beheira Province. Soil was analysed for water content, texture, pH, total sol...

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Improvement of red acid sands by the Neem tree (Azadirachta indica) in Sokoto, north-western state of Nigeria.

Published online: 13 Nov 1969

Authors: Radwanski, S. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Analytical data (tabulated) show that A. indica has considerably improved the nutrient content and physical condition of the infertile acid sands on w...

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Differences between natural populations of Trifolium repens L. in response to mineral nutrients. II. Calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Published online: 22 May 1970

Authors: Snaydon, R. W. & Bradshaw, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

T. repens plants from 5 populations from calcareous soils and 5 populations from acid soils were grown in sand cultures with varying levels of Ca, Mg ...

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Physiological differences among populations of Anthoxanthum odoratum L. collected from the Park Grass Experiment, Rothamsted. 2. Response to aluminium.

Published online: 01 Jan 1973

Authors: Davies, M. S. & Snaydon, R. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Populations of A. odoratum collected both from unlimed plots of the Park Grass experiment and from natural acid soils were more tolerant of high Al co...

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Morecambe Bay SAC subtidal cobble and Boulder skear communities drop-down video survey: final report.

Published online: 16 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Hawes, W. J. & O'Dell, J. & Axelsson, M. & Dewey, S.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report aims to present the results of a drop-down video survey in order to inform condition monitoring of the subtidal cobble and boulder skear c...

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West of Walney Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Monitoring Report 2018: Marine Protected Area (MPA) Monitoring Programme.

Published online: 10 May 2023

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Mitchell, P. & McIlwaine, P. & Arosio, R. & Hogg, O. & Clare, D.

Content type: Miscellaneous

This report is one of a series of Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring reports delivered to Defra by the Marine Protected Areas Group (MPAG). The pu...

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Grazing and scrub clearance promote open dune habitat regeneration in pine plantation canopy gaps in Merseyside, UK.

Published online: 12 May 2020

Authors: Hunt, N. & Mercer, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Conservation Evidence

Coastal management practices have shifted in recent decades to recognise afforestation of sand dunes as a principle factor in mobile dune system degra...

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Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and conservation management: beach-cast wrack creates microhabitats for thermoregulation in shorebirds.

Published online: 18 Jun 2021

Authors: Davis, T. J. & Keppel, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation management to protect coastal ecosystems sometimes overlooks site-specific fine-scale heterogeneity. For example, while habitat loss is a...

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Responses of Leymus arenarius to nutrients: improvement of seed production and seedling establishment for land reclamation.

Published online: 09 Jan 1998

Authors: Greipsson, S. & Davy, A. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Iceland has vast areas of mobile sand resulting from volcanic glacier bursts and erosion. Seeds of the coastal, dune-building grass Leymus arenarius a...

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