Browsing Botany (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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Developing a field boundary evaluation and grading system in Ireland
(2003)The purpose of this study was to develop an evaluation and grading system for the main field boundaries in Ireland – hedgerows and dry stone walls. It is shown that there is a lack of scientific information on Irish field ... -
Development of a Climate Forcing Observation System for Africa: Data-Related Considerations
(2019)In the case of the African continent, the estimates of most climate forcing components are associated with large uncertainties, above all the greenhouse gas budget. The EU-funded SEACRIFOG project is designing an observation ... -
Die Ameisenfauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) des Unterfeldes bei Guntersblum
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Dissolved carbon leaching from soil is a crucial component of the net ecosystem carbon balance
(2011)Estimates of carbon leaching losses from different land use systems are few and their contribution to the net ecosystem carbon balance is uncertain. We investigated leaching of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), dissolved ... -
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 ... -
Examining the policy needs for implementing nature-based solutions in cities: Findings from city-wide transdisciplinary experiences in Glasgow, UK, Genk, Belgium and Poznań, Poland
(2020)To advance the science and practice of implementing nature-based solutions in cities, it is important to examine the obstacles and provide means to overcome them. This paper presents a conceptual framework of policy needs ... -
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 ... -
Fungicides, herbicides and bees: A systematic review of existing research and methods
(Public Library of Science, 2019)Bees and the pollination services they deliver are beneficial to both food crop production, and for reproduction of many wild plant species. Bee decline has stimulated widespread interest in assessing hazards and risks to ...
