Search Results - "Jones, D.L."
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Critical review of the impacts of grazing intensity on soil organic carbon storage and other soil quality indicators in extensively managed grasslands
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-02-2018)“…•The impact of grazing on SOC is climate-dependent.•Grazing increases SOC for C4 but decreases it for C3 and C3-C4 mixed grasslands.•Grazing increases TN and…”
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Biochar-mediated changes in soil quality and plant growth in a three year field trial
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-02-2012)“…While many laboratory studies have focused on the short term effects of biochar addition to soil), there have been comparatively few tracing its longer term…”
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Critical evaluation of municipal solid waste composting and potential compost markets
Published in Bioresource technology (01-10-2009)“…Mechanical biological treatment (MBT) of mixed waste streams is becoming increasingly popular as a method for treating municipal solid waste (MSW). Whilst this…”
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Short-term biochar-induced increase in soil CO2 release is both biotically and abiotically mediated
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-08-2011)“…The application of biochar to soil has been shown to cause an apparent increase in soil respiration. In this study we investigated the mechanistic basis of…”
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Protein breakdown represents a major bottleneck in nitrogen cycling in grassland soils
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-11-2009)“…Proteins represent the dominant input of organic N into most ecosystems and they also constitute the largest store of N in soil organic matter. The…”
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Metal contaminated biochar and wood ash negatively affect plant growth and soil quality after land application
Published in Journal of hazardous materials (15-07-2014)“…•Pyrolysis/combustion of waste wood produces renewable energy, biochar and ash.•Waste wood contaminated with preservatives poses a potential environmental…”
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PAR reduction in OFDM via active constellation extension
Published in IEEE transactions on broadcasting (01-09-2003)“…The high peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) in orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation systems can significantly reduce power efficiency…”
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An active-set approach for OFDM PAR reduction via tone reservation
Published in IEEE transactions on signal processing (01-02-2004)“…Common to all orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems is a large peak-to-average-power ratio (PAR), which can lead to low power efficiency…”
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Microbial response time to sugar and amino acid additions to soil
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-08-2007)“…Soil microbial respiration is derived predominantly from the turnover of carbohydrates and proteins in soil. In most agricultural ecosystems, these C compounds…”
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Recovery of soil organic matter, organic matter turnover and nitrogen cycling in a post-mining forest rehabilitation chronosequence
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-08-2008)“…Recovery of soil organic matter, organic matter turnover and mineral nutrient cycling is critical to the success of rehabilitation schemes following major…”
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Mineralization of low molecular weight carbon substrates in soil solution under laboratory and field conditions
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-05-2012)“…A more detailed mechanistic understanding of how low molecular weight (MW) carbon (C) substrates are mineralized within the rhizosphere by soil microbial…”
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Decentralized Detection With Censoring Sensors
Published in IEEE transactions on signal processing (01-04-2008)“…In the censoring approach to decentralized detection, sensors transmit real-valued functions of their observations when "informative" and save energy by not…”
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Informing decision making in agricultural greenhouse gas mitigation policy: A Best–Worst Scaling survey of expert and farmer opinion in the sheep industry
Published in Environmental science & policy (01-05-2013)“…► Effectiveness and practicality of greenhouse gas mitigation measures are assessed. ► Best–Worst Scaling surveys are used to elicit expert and sheep farmer…”
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Organic nitrogen mineralisation in two contrasting agro-ecosystems is unchanged by biochar addition
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-05-2012)“…Biochar additions to soil have been reported to enhance soil fertility whilst simultaneously storing carbon (C). We tested whether either fresh or…”
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Microbial and plant uptake of free amino sugars in grassland soils
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-06-2012)“…Amino sugars represent a major constituent of microbial cell walls (e.g. chitin, peptidoglycan) and they are present in large quantities in soil organic matter…”
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The carbon we do not see—the impact of low molecular weight compounds on carbon dynamics and respiration in forest soils: a review
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (2005)“…Dissolved organic matter (DOM), typically quantified as dissolved organic carbon (DOC), has been hypothesized to play many roles in pedogenesis and soil…”
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Carbon sequestration and biogeochemical cycling in a saltmarsh subject to coastal managed realignment
Published in Estuarine, coastal and shelf science (20-03-2013)“…Globally, wetlands provide the largest terrestrial carbon (C) store, and restoration of degraded wetlands provides a potentially important mechanism for…”
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Differential acquisition of amino acid and peptide enantiomers within the soil microbial community and its implications for carbon and nitrogen cycling in soil
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-09-2015)“…l-isomeric amino acids and oligopeptides are thought to represent a key nitrogen (N) source for plants and soil microorganisms, bypassing the need to take up…”
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Food waste composting: Its use as a peat replacement
Published in Waste management (Elmsford) (01-08-2010)“…We successfully co-composted catering waste with green waste and shredded paper to yield two high-nitrogen composts for use in horticulture. Sunflowers (…”
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A comparison of methods to determine the biodegradable dissolved organic carbon from different terrestrial sources
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-07-2006)“…The importance of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in many soil processes is determined in large part by its availability to microbial uptake and decomposition,…”
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