Nitrogen cycling in conventional and no-tillage agro-ecosystems: analysis of pathways and processes.
Authors: House, G. J. & Stinner, B. R. & Crossley, D. A. Jr. & Odum, E. P.
Sorghum cv. Funk's 522 was grown in 1978 followed by rye cv. Abruzzi under conventional tillage (CT) (disc ploughing) or no tillage (NT). Soyabean cv....
The effects of conservation management of reed beds. II. The flora and litter disappearance.
Authors: Cowie, N. R. & Sutherland, W. J. & Ditlhogo, M. K. M. & James, R.
The effects of management were determined by comparing pairs of adjacent cut and uncut reed (Phragmites australis) beds at 12 sites in Norfolk and Suf...
Relationships of plant traits and soil biota to soil functions change as nitrogen fertiliser rates increase in an intensively managed agricultural system.
Authors: Orwin, K. H. & Mason, N. W. H. & Aalders, L. & Bell, N. L. & Schon, N. & Mudge, P. L.
Because plant and soil systems are strongly inter-linked, manipulating plant traits in intensively managed agricultural systems could be used to impro...
Spatial distribution and successional pattern of microbial activity and micro-faunal populations on decomposing barley roots.
Authors: Rønn, R. & Griffiths, B. S. & Ekelund, F. & Christensen, S.
Changes in microbial activity and populations of Protozoa and nematodes were followed in decomposing barley root material buried in soil cores and in ...
The effect of precipitation chemistry upon anion and cation fluxes from the surface layer of ombrotrophic mires in the UK.
Authors: Sanger, L. J. & Billett, M. F. & Cresser, M. S.
Replicate cores and monoliths bearing intact vegetation were sampled from the acrotelm and surface litter layer of ombrotrophic mires across a gradien...
The characterization of a lignin-derived organic matter fraction in soils developed under different vegetation types.
Authors: Sanger, L. J. & Cox, P. & Splatt, P. & Whelan, M. J. & Anderson, J. M.
Soil profiles developed under beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, spruce (Picea abies) woodland, pasture, and arable cropping in the UK were analysed fo...
Impacts of stream acidification on litter breakdown: implications for assessing ecosystem functioning.
Authors: Dangles, O. & Gessner, M. O. & Guerold, F. & Chauvet, E.
Scientific understanding of acidification in aquatic ecosystems relies on effective assessment, which at present is mostly limited to chemical and som...
Aspect modifies the magnitude of edge effects on bryophyte growth in boreal forests.
Authors: Hylander, K.
The increased length of forest clear-cut edges is considered to be one of the main ecological consequences of silviculture. The effects vary over the ...
Litterfall and nitrogen cycling following invasion by Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata in coastal Australia.
Authors: Lindsay, E. A. & French, K.
On the south-east coast of Australia there are extensive infestations of the environmental weed bitou bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata....