Browsing Botany (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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Does size matter? Bumblebee behaviour and the pollination of Cytisus scoparius L. (Fabaceae).
(EDP Sciences, 2000)The effects of forager body size and floral display size on pollinator behaviour were assessed in a relatively specialised plant-pollinator system. Cytisus scoparius, which has structurally complex, nectarless flowers is ... -
Ecological Variation in Response to Mass-Flowering Oilseed Rape and Surrounding Landscape Composition by Members of a Cryptic Bumblebee Complex.
(2013)The Bombus sensu stricto species complex is a widespread group of cryptic bumblebee species which are important pollinators of many crops and wild plants. These cryptic species have, until now, largely been grouped together ... -
Ecology and mode-of-life explain lifespan variation in birds and mammals.
(2014)Maximum lifespan in birds and mammals varies strongly with body mass such that large species tend to live longer than smaller species. However, many species live far longer than expected given their body mass. This may ... -
The ecology and native status of pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Ireland
(2006)Research to determine the native status of Pinus sylvestris in Ireland has so far produced ambiguous results. P. sylvestris is included in the Native Woodland Scheme, which is administered by the Forest Service and provides ... -
Ecology of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Ireland - preliminary results
(Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland, 2008)The ecology of Pinus sylvestris in Ireland has not been adequately described. Research to determine its native status in Ireland has produced ambiguous results. P. sylvestris is being widely planted in semi-natural habitats. ... -
The effect of anoxia and anaerobia on ciliate community in biological nutrient removal systems using laboratory-scale sequencing batch reactors (SBRs)
(2011)Little is known about the effect of anaerobic and anoxic stages on the protozoan community in the activated sludge process and how this subsequently affects performance. Using a laboratory-scale BNR system the effect of ... -
Effects of shade on growth, biomass allocation and leaf morphology in European yew (Taxus baccata L.)
(2013)The impact of shade on the growth of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) saplings was investigated over a three-year period using artificial shading to simulate four different light regimes (3%, 7%, 27% and 100% of photosynthetically ... -
The emergence of green infrastructure as promoting the centralisation of a landscape perspective in spatial planning: the case of Ireland
(2017)The ‘landscape’ approach to planning and design has long since advanced a social-ecological perspective that conceives ecosystems health and human well-being as mutually constitutive. However, conventional public sector ... -
Energy crops in Ireland: An economic comparison of willow and Miscanthus production with conventional farming systems
(Elsevier, 2008)Recent full decoupling of EU agricultural subsidy payments from production in Ireland is forecast to result in substantial destocking of grassland over the coming decade. In conjunction with increased energy prices, this ... -
Evaluating the Measurement of Activated Sludge Foam Potential.
(2011)The most widely used technique for assessing the propensity of activated sludge to suffer from biological foaming is to measure foam potential. This involves measuring the amount of foam produced from sludge under conditions ... -
Farmland abandonment in Europe: an overview of drivers, consequences and assessment of the sustainability implications.
(2018)In the last decades, there have been large areas of agricultural land that were abandoned in Europe, producing significant social and environmental impacts. Land abandonment is a dynamic process, which is influenced by a ... -
Filamentous cyanobacteria preserved in masses of fungal hyphae from the Triassic of Antarctica
(2020)Permineralized peat from the central Transantarctic Mountains of Antarctica has provided a wealth of information on plant and fungal diversity in Middle Triassic high-latitude forest paleoecosystems; however, there are no ... -
Focus group discourses in a mined landscape
(2010)Focus group research is rarely used for examining environmental discourses other than when conflict arises. This study looks at local citizen perceptions in relation to mined (or ‘cutaway’) industrial peatland landscapes ... -
Genetic diversity and floral width variation in introduced and native populations of a long-lived woody perennial
(2014)Populations of introduced species in their new environments are expected to differ from native populations, due to processes such as genetic drift, founder effects and local adaptation, which can often result in rapid ... -
Genetic variation in Miscanthus ×giganteus and the importance of estimating genetic distance thresholds for differentiating clones
(2015)Miscanthus × giganteus (Mxg) is an important bioenergy feedstock crop, however, genetic diversity among legacy cultivars may be severely constrained. Only one introduction from Japan to Denmark of this sterile, triploid, ... -
Green Infrastructure: A ?How To? Guide for Disseminating and Integrating the Concept into Spatial Planning Practice
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High levels of gene flow and genetic diversity in Irish populations of Salix caprea L. inferred from chloroplast and nuclear SSR markers
(2014)Background Salix caprea is a cold-tolerant pioneer species that is ecologically important in Europe and western and central Asia. However, little data is available on its population genetic structure and molecular ... -
High levels of variation in Salix lignocellulose genes revealed using poplar genomic resources
(2013)Background Little is known about the levels of variation in lignin or other wood related genes in Salix, a genus that is being increasingly used for biomass and biofuel production. The lignin biosynthesis pathway is ...
