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Research paper thumbnail of Wetland vision: adapting freshwater wetlands to climate change - Task 2 Literature review

Research paper thumbnail of A review of the ecology, hydrology and nutrient dynamics of floodplain meadows in England

Research paper thumbnail of The contribution of the spatial hydrological niche to species diversity in rare plant communities of English floodplain meadows

Plant Ecology, May 27, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of The Level of Abscisic Acid in the Root Tip of Runner Bean Seedlings: Implications for the ABA-Uptake Carrier

Journal of Plant Physiology, Oct 1, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of A framework for the assessment of ecosystem goods and services; a case study on lowland floodplains in England

Ecological Economics, May 1, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Plant responses to small peturbations in soil water status

Research paper thumbnail of The threat of abandonment in socio-ecological landscapes: Farmers’ motivations and perspectives on high nature value grassland conservation

Environmental Science & Policy, Mar 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Ellenberg N value, tissue chemistry and soil chemistry 15 years after the cessation of nitrogen addition

Research paper thumbnail of ABA as a root signal in root to shoot communication of soil drying

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of hydrology on soil aeration status in a lowland wet grassland

Research paper thumbnail of Guidance on using wetland sensitivity to climate changetool-kit. A contribution to the Wetland Vision Partnership

Research paper thumbnail of Novel sensors for measuring soil nitrogen, water availability and strength

The BCPC International Congress: Crop Science and Technology, Volumes 1 and 2. Proceedings of an international congress held at the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 10-12 November 2003., 2003

... The silty soil contained 19% clay, 70% silt and 11% sand and the sandy soil contained 9% clay... more ... The silty soil contained 19% clay, 70% silt and 11% sand and the sandy soil contained 9% clay, 24% silt and 67% sand. ... Sensor for soil nitrate measurements Nitrate-sensors for long term monitoring of nitrate in drainage water have recently been developed (Le Goff et al., 2002a ...

Research paper thumbnail of The habitat creation model: a decision support system to assess the viability of converting arable land into semi-natural habitat

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Jul 1, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Meadows and more: a botanical journal of five days on the Uists, Benbecula and Eriskay

In the first week of July 2018, the Floodplain Meadows Partnership (FMP) held its annual steering... more In the first week of July 2018, the Floodplain Meadows Partnership (FMP) held its annual steering group meeting with field excursions on the Outer Hebrides. The aim of the field part of our meeting was to familiarise ourselves with wet meadows (including those on machair) of the Uists and Benbecula, and compare their composition and ecology with related habitats further south in the UK. However, a chance for us to explore the other habitats of these islands was too good an opportunity to miss. Hence five of us arrived on the islands a few days before the main group and roamed more extensively, looking at a wide range of habitats in addition to meadows. The lead author’s role in this botanical journal was to note incidental observations made in addition to the formal study of the meadows. Hilary Wallace directed the quadrat recording in wet meadows, and the overall programme of work was coordinated by David Gowing and Emma Rothero of the Open University. Even during the FMP field exc...

Research paper thumbnail of Hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities: a review

Journal of Ecology, Nov 3, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Restoration of wet grasslands through re-instatement of surface grips

Research paper thumbnail of Guidance on understanding and managing soils for habitat restoration projects

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamism in floodplain meadows in response to the flood cycle

Aspects of applied biology, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Wetland restoration: techniques for an integrated approach. Phase IV. Survey and experimentation

Research paper thumbnail of Methane Emissions from Woody Stems of Tropical and Temperate Wetland Trees

Wetland-adapted trees are known to transport and release soil-produced methane to the atmosphere ... more Wetland-adapted trees are known to transport and release soil-produced methane to the atmosphere through woody stem surfaces, yet the magnitude and controls of tree-mediated methane emissions remain unknown for mature forests. Although 60% of global wetlands are forested, and many tropical forests are either permanently or seasonally flooded, the ecosystem level contribution of tree-mediated methane flux relative to other gas transport pathways (e.g., ebullition, pore-water diffusion and via aerenchyma of herbaceous plants) has received limited attention. The role of trees as a conduit for methane export from soil to the atmosphere was assessed in situ in a temperate forested wetland (Flitwick Moor, UK) and tropical forested wetlands in Borneo, Indonesia and Amazonia, Brazil. Mesocosm experiments also were conducted in the temperate region to characterise emission characteristics of Alnus glutinosa saplings subjected to different water-table treatments. Methane emissions from trees were compared to fluxes from the soil surface in both the in situ and mesocosm studies. Temperate and tropical tree species both released significant quantities of methane from stem surfaces. Emission rates for young trees exceeded that of mature trees by several orders of magnitude on a stem surface area basis. Key factors controlling rates of tree-mediated flux were tree physiology (e.g., wood specific density, stem lenticel density), abiotic conditions (e.g., soil temperature) and methane gas transport mechanisms (e.g., passive diffusion, convective transport). Tree-mediated methane emissions contributed 6 to 87% of total ecosystem methane flux with the largest relative contribution from trees occurring in tropical wetlands. Recent data from Amazonian wetlands demonstrate very high rates of tree-mediated methane emission relative to other types of forested wetlands. These results indicate that exclusion of tree-mediated methane fluxes from measurement campaigns conducted in forested wetlands may result in a significant underestimate of total methane flux from such ecosystems.

Research paper thumbnail of Wetland vision: adapting freshwater wetlands to climate change - Task 2 Literature review

Research paper thumbnail of A review of the ecology, hydrology and nutrient dynamics of floodplain meadows in England

Research paper thumbnail of The contribution of the spatial hydrological niche to species diversity in rare plant communities of English floodplain meadows

Plant Ecology, May 27, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of The Level of Abscisic Acid in the Root Tip of Runner Bean Seedlings: Implications for the ABA-Uptake Carrier

Journal of Plant Physiology, Oct 1, 1991

Research paper thumbnail of A framework for the assessment of ecosystem goods and services; a case study on lowland floodplains in England

Ecological Economics, May 1, 2010

Research paper thumbnail of Plant responses to small peturbations in soil water status

Research paper thumbnail of The threat of abandonment in socio-ecological landscapes: Farmers’ motivations and perspectives on high nature value grassland conservation

Environmental Science & Policy, Mar 1, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Ellenberg N value, tissue chemistry and soil chemistry 15 years after the cessation of nitrogen addition

Research paper thumbnail of ABA as a root signal in root to shoot communication of soil drying

Research paper thumbnail of The effect of hydrology on soil aeration status in a lowland wet grassland

Research paper thumbnail of Guidance on using wetland sensitivity to climate changetool-kit. A contribution to the Wetland Vision Partnership

Research paper thumbnail of Novel sensors for measuring soil nitrogen, water availability and strength

The BCPC International Congress: Crop Science and Technology, Volumes 1 and 2. Proceedings of an international congress held at the SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, 10-12 November 2003., 2003

... The silty soil contained 19% clay, 70% silt and 11% sand and the sandy soil contained 9% clay... more ... The silty soil contained 19% clay, 70% silt and 11% sand and the sandy soil contained 9% clay, 24% silt and 67% sand. ... Sensor for soil nitrate measurements Nitrate-sensors for long term monitoring of nitrate in drainage water have recently been developed (Le Goff et al., 2002a ...

Research paper thumbnail of The habitat creation model: a decision support system to assess the viability of converting arable land into semi-natural habitat

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Jul 1, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Meadows and more: a botanical journal of five days on the Uists, Benbecula and Eriskay

In the first week of July 2018, the Floodplain Meadows Partnership (FMP) held its annual steering... more In the first week of July 2018, the Floodplain Meadows Partnership (FMP) held its annual steering group meeting with field excursions on the Outer Hebrides. The aim of the field part of our meeting was to familiarise ourselves with wet meadows (including those on machair) of the Uists and Benbecula, and compare their composition and ecology with related habitats further south in the UK. However, a chance for us to explore the other habitats of these islands was too good an opportunity to miss. Hence five of us arrived on the islands a few days before the main group and roamed more extensively, looking at a wide range of habitats in addition to meadows. The lead author’s role in this botanical journal was to note incidental observations made in addition to the formal study of the meadows. Hilary Wallace directed the quadrat recording in wet meadows, and the overall programme of work was coordinated by David Gowing and Emma Rothero of the Open University. Even during the FMP field exc...

Research paper thumbnail of Hydrological niches in terrestrial plant communities: a review

Journal of Ecology, Nov 3, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of Restoration of wet grasslands through re-instatement of surface grips

Research paper thumbnail of Guidance on understanding and managing soils for habitat restoration projects

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamism in floodplain meadows in response to the flood cycle

Aspects of applied biology, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Wetland restoration: techniques for an integrated approach. Phase IV. Survey and experimentation

Research paper thumbnail of Methane Emissions from Woody Stems of Tropical and Temperate Wetland Trees

Wetland-adapted trees are known to transport and release soil-produced methane to the atmosphere ... more Wetland-adapted trees are known to transport and release soil-produced methane to the atmosphere through woody stem surfaces, yet the magnitude and controls of tree-mediated methane emissions remain unknown for mature forests. Although 60% of global wetlands are forested, and many tropical forests are either permanently or seasonally flooded, the ecosystem level contribution of tree-mediated methane flux relative to other gas transport pathways (e.g., ebullition, pore-water diffusion and via aerenchyma of herbaceous plants) has received limited attention. The role of trees as a conduit for methane export from soil to the atmosphere was assessed in situ in a temperate forested wetland (Flitwick Moor, UK) and tropical forested wetlands in Borneo, Indonesia and Amazonia, Brazil. Mesocosm experiments also were conducted in the temperate region to characterise emission characteristics of Alnus glutinosa saplings subjected to different water-table treatments. Methane emissions from trees were compared to fluxes from the soil surface in both the in situ and mesocosm studies. Temperate and tropical tree species both released significant quantities of methane from stem surfaces. Emission rates for young trees exceeded that of mature trees by several orders of magnitude on a stem surface area basis. Key factors controlling rates of tree-mediated flux were tree physiology (e.g., wood specific density, stem lenticel density), abiotic conditions (e.g., soil temperature) and methane gas transport mechanisms (e.g., passive diffusion, convective transport). Tree-mediated methane emissions contributed 6 to 87% of total ecosystem methane flux with the largest relative contribution from trees occurring in tropical wetlands. Recent data from Amazonian wetlands demonstrate very high rates of tree-mediated methane emission relative to other types of forested wetlands. These results indicate that exclusion of tree-mediated methane fluxes from measurement campaigns conducted in forested wetlands may result in a significant underestimate of total methane flux from such ecosystems.

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