Search Results - "Davidson, D.A"

Soil faunal activity of an oil-polluted tropical alfisol amended with organic wastes as determined by micromorphological observations by Adesodun, J.K., Davidson, D.A., Mbagwu, J.S.C.

“…This study evaluates the effect of used-lubricating oil (spent oil) and organic nutrient supplements as derived from animal droppings on faunal activity as…”
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Formation of sandy anthropogenic soils in NW Europe: identification of inputs based on particle size distribution by Dercon, G., Davidson, D.A., Dalsgaard, K., Simpson, I.A., Spek, T., Thomas, J.

“…Anthropogenic sandy soils in Scotland, Denmark and The Netherlands were studied to determine the extent to which they had been influenced by inputs of…”
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Micromorphological evidence for changes in soil faunal activity following application of sewage sludge and biocide by Adesodun, J.K., Davidson, D.A., Hopkins, D.W.

“…Soil invertebrates have the potential to induce changes in soil physical properties. We have determined the effect of sewage sludge and a biocide…”
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An evaluation of the site specificity of soil elemental signatures for identifying and interpreting former functional areas by Wilson, C.A., Davidson, D.A., Cresser, M.S.

“…Soil multi-element analysis is now a routine technique employed to help answer questions about space use and function in and around archaeological sites. The…”
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Priorities towards national-level soil protection: a survey of soil stakeholders in Scotland by Adderley, W.P, Davidson, D.A, Salt, C.A, Grieve, I.C, Hopkins, D.W

“…Soil protection policies are being developed in many countries, particularly those in the European Union where pan-national regulatory frameworks now exist. We…”
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Relationships between biodiversity and soil structure and function: Evidence from laboratory and field experiments by Davidson, Donald A., Grieve, Ian C.

“…This paper offers new insights into the structure and carbon dynamics of an upland organo-mineral soil using a range of complementary research methods…”
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Effects of land use on soil erosion and nitrogen loss in the hilly area of the Loess Plateau, China by Fu, B.J, Meng, Q.H, Qiu, Y, Zhao, W.W, Zhang, Q.J, Davidson, D.A

“…This study examines the effects of land use and slope angle on runoff, soil loss and nitrogen loss from hillslopes of the Loess Plateau in China. Farmland,…”
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Ancient manuring practices pollute arable soils at the St Kilda World Heritage Site, Scottish North Atlantic by Meharg, Andrew A., Deacon, Clare, Edwards, Kevin J., Donaldson, Margaret, Davidson, Donald A., Spring, Christian, Scrimgeour, Charles M., Feldmann, Jörg, Rabb, A.

“…The impact of ancient fertilization practices on the biogeochemistry of arable soils on the remote Scottish island of Hirta, St Kilda was investigated. The…”
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Soil quality assessment of an oil-contaminated tropical Alfisol amended with organic wastes using image analysis of pore space by Adesodun, J.K., Davidson, D.A., Mbagwu, J.S.C.

“…Petroleum products are the most common source of pollution in Nigeria. We studied changes of the pore space of a soil contaminated with petroleum products by…”
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The extent and significance of bioturbation on Cs 137 distributions in upland soils by TYLER, A.N, CARTER, S, DAVIDSON, D.A, LONG, D.J, TIPPING, R

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influence of soil fauna on soil structural attributes under a limed and untreated upland grassland by Davidson, D.A, Grieve, I.C

“…A Natural Environment Research Council research programme in the United Kingdom on biodiversity and ecosystem function in soil provided the opportunity to…”
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Impacts of fauna on an upland grassland soil as determined by micromorphological analysis by Davidson, D.A, Bruneau, P.M.C, Grieve, I.C, Young, I.M

“…It is widely recognised that soil fauna are distinguished by their abundance and diversity. However, there is a surprising lack of knowledge on the precise…”
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Priorities towards national-level soil protection: a survey of soil stakeholders in Scotland by Adderley, W.P., Davidson, D.A., Salt, C.A., Grieve, I.C., Hopkins, D.W.

“… Soil protection policies are being developed in many countries, particularly those in the European Union where pan‐national regulatory frameworks now exist…”
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Micromorphological assessment of the effect of liming on faunal excrement in an upland grassland soil by Davidson, D.A, Bruneau, P.M.C, Grieve, I.C, Wilson, C.A

“…We investigated the impacts of liming on faunal activity over a 2 year period as expressed in excrement in an upland grassland soil. Undisturbed samples for…”
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Spatial heterogeneity in the relocation of added 13C within the structure of an upland grassland soil by Grieve, Ian C., Davidson, Donald A., Ostle, Nicholas J., Bruneau, Patricia M.C., Fallick, Anthony E.

“…A pulse of 13CO 2 was added to the above ground vegetation in an upland grassland to determine the effects of faunal diversity on the flux of carbon to the…”
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In situ radiometric mapping of soil erosion and field-moist bulk density on cultivated fields by Tyler, A.N., Davidson, D.A., Grieve, I.C.

“… Recent developments in in situγ ray spectrometry offer a new approach to measuring the activity of radionuclides such as 137Cs and 40K in soils, and thus…”
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Study of a gel thermal interface material with micron-size particles by Davidson, D.A., Lehmann, G.L., Murray, B.T.

“…The assembly by squeezing flow and the thermal resistance of a thin layer of a gel composite thermal interface material (TIM) with micron-sized alumina…”
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Soils on Santorini at 1500 BC by Davidson, D.A

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Review of the Caribbean Geron Meigen (Diptera: Bombyliidae) by Scarbrough, A.G, Davidson, D.A

“…Seven new species plus one previously known species of Geron Meigen are reported from the northern and central Caribbean Islands. Geron insularis Bigot is…”
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