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The effect of tree shade and grass on surface and globe temperatures in an urban area by Armson, D., Stringer, P., Ennos, A.R.

“…The process of urbanisation alters the thermal balance of an area resulting in an urban heat island effect where cities can be several degrees centigrade…”
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The effect of street trees and amenity grass on urban surface water runoff in Manchester, UK by Armson, D., Stringer, P., Ennos, A.R.

“…It is well known that the process of urbanization alters the hydrological performance of an area, reducing the ability of urban areas to cope with heavy…”
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Effectiveness of an ivy covering at insulating a building against the cold in Manchester, U.K: A preliminary investigation by Bolton, C., Rahman, M.A., Armson, D., Ennos, A.R.

“…It is well known that living walls can reduce air conditioning demands on buildings during hot sunny weather, but little is known about their effectiveness at…”
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Paternity analysis of pollen-mediated gene flow for Fraxinus excelsior L. in a chronically fragmented landscape by Bacles, C.F.E, Ennos, R.A

“…Paternity analysis based on microsatellite marker genotyping was used to infer contemporary genetic connectivity by pollen of three population remnants of the…”
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“City form and natural process”—indicators for the ecological performance of urban areas and their application to Merseyside, UK by Whitford, V., Ennos, A.R., Handley, J.F.

“…It is well known that urbanisation has many deleterious ecological effects. These may be mitigated by good urban design but the first step in doing this is to…”
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Novel Mechanism by which Silica Defends Grasses Against Herbivory by Hunt, J.W, Dean, A.P, Webster, R.E, Johnson, G.N, Ennos, A.R

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Previous studies have shown that silica in grass leaves defends them against small herbivores, which avoid high-silica grasses and digest…”
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Estimating the relative rates of pollen and seed migration among plant populations by ENNOS, R. A

“…Interpopulation gene flow in plants is mediated by a combination of pollen and seed dispersal. The effectiveness of pollen and seeds in bringing about gene…”
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Effect of rooting conditions on the growth and cooling ability of Pyrus calleryana by Rahman, M.A., Smith, J.G., Stringer, P., Ennos, A.R.

“…Urban forests appear to be an excellent way of mitigating the urban heat island and adapting cities to climate change, as trees provide cooling by…”
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Effect of urbanization and climate change in the rooting zone on the growth and physiology of Pyrus calleryana by Rahman, M.A., Armson, D., Ennos, A.R.

“…It is well known that trees can reduce the urban heat island and adapt our cities to climate change through evapotranspiration. However, the effects of…”
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Identifying the early genetic consequences of habitat degradation in a highly threatened tropical conifer, Araucaria nemorosa Laubenfels by KETTLE, C.J, HOLLINGSWORTH, P.M, JAFFRÉ, T, MORAN, B, ENNOS, R.A

“…The early genetic effects of habitat degradation were investigated in the critically endangered conifer Araucaria nemorosa. This species occurs in New…”
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Human bipedal instability in tree canopy environments is reduced by “light touch” fingertip support by Johannsen, L., Coward, S. R. L., Martin, G. R., Wing, A. M., Casteren, A. van, Sellers, W. I., Ennos, A. R., Crompton, R. H., Thorpe, S. K. S.

“…Whether tree canopy habitats played a sustained role in the ecology of ancestral bipedal hominins is unresolved. Some argue that arboreal bipedalism was…”
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The fracture properties and mechanical design of human fingernails by Farren, L, Shayler, S, Ennos, A R

“…Fingernails are a characteristic feature of primates, and are composed of three layers of the fibrous composite keratin. This study examined the structure and…”
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Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and the conservation of tree species by Newton, A.C., Allnutt, T.R., Gillies, A.C.M., Lowe, A.J., Ennos, R.A.

“…Tree species are becoming the focus of increasing conservation concern, with some 9000 species now threatened globally. Studies of intraspecific variation can…”
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Next-generation hybridization and introgression by Twyford, A D, Ennos, R A

“…Hybridization has a major role in evolution-from the introgression of important phenotypic traits between species, to the creation of new species through…”
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Modelling water stress to urban amenity grass in Manchester UK under climate change and its potential impacts in reducing urban cooling by Gill, S.E., Rahman, M.A., Handley, J.F., Ennos, A.R.

“…It is well known that the evapotranspiration of vegetation such as grass can help to reduce the urban heat island. However, the cooling can be reduced or lost…”
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Cloning and characterization of irregular xylem4 (irx4): a severely lignin‐deficient mutant of Arabidopsis by Jones, Louise, Ennos, A. Roland, Turner, Simon R.

“…Summary A severe lignin mutant, irx4, has been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana as a result of its collapsed xylem phenotype. In contrast to previously…”
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Wind as an ecological factor by Ennos, A.R.

“…Wind has long been regarded as an important ecological factor in forests owing to the dramatic damage hurricanes can wreak. However, the long-term wind regime…”
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Structural development and stability of rice Oryza sativa L. var. Nerica 1 by Oladokun, MAO, Ennos, AR

“…The structural development of glasshouse-grown rice Oryza sativa L. var. Nerica 1 was studied in relation to its stability against lodging. The morphology and…”
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A comparison of the growth and cooling effectiveness of five commonly planted urban tree species by Rahman, M. A., Armson, D., Ennos, A. R.

“…It is often claimed that evapotranspiration from urban trees can mitigate the urban heat island and adapt our cities to climate change; however, the relative…”
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Chloroplast DNA diversity in Calluna vulgaris (heather) populations in Europe by Rendell, S, Ennos, R. A

“…Variation in the chloroplast genome of Calluna vulgaris (heather), the dominant species of northwest European heath communities, was analysed using polymerase…”
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