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Connectivity in dryland landscapes: shifting concepts of spatial interactions by Okin, Gregory S, Heras, Mariano Moreno-de las, Saco, Patricia M, Throop, Heather L, Vivoni, Enrique R, Parsons, Anthony J, Wainwright, John, Peters, Debra PC

“…Dryland ecosystems are often characterized by patchy vegetation and exposed soil. This structure enhances transport of soil resources and seeds through the…”
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Introduction to special issue on connectivity in water and sediment dynamics by Parsons, Anthony J., Bracken, Louise, Poeppl, Ronald E., Wainwright, John, Keesstra, Saskia D.

“…Connectivity has emerged in recent years as a significant conceptual framework within which to address the spatial and temporal variability in runoff and…”
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Connectivity and complex systems: learning from a multi-disciplinary perspective by Turnbull, Laura, Hütt, Marc-Thorsten, Ioannides, Andreas A., Kininmonth, Stuart, Poeppl, Ronald, Tockner, Klement, Bracken, Louise J., Keesstra, Saskia, Liu, Lichan, Masselink, Rens, Parsons, Anthony J.

“…In recent years, parallel developments in disparate disciplines have focused on what has come to be termed connectivity ; a concept used in understanding and…”
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How reliable are our methods for estimating soil erosion by water? by Parsons, Anthony J.

“…Soil erosion is a problem of global significance for land management. Attempts to assess soil erosion by water encompass plot studies, monitoring, modelling,…”
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Scale relationships in hillslope runoff and erosion by Parsons, Anthony J., Brazier, Richard E., Wainwright, John, Powell, D. Mark

“…Eight runoff plots, located within a small catchment within the Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, southern Arizona, were constructed to test the argument…”
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Impact of connectivity on the modeling of overland flow within semiarid shrubland environments by Mueller, E.N, Wainwright, J, Parsons, A.J

“…The objective of this study is the evaluation of the spatial variability and intrinsic connectivity features of model input parameters for the parameterization…”
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Grass–endophyte interactions: a note on the role of monosaccharide transport in the Neotyphodium lolii–Lolium perenne symbiosis by Rasmussen, Susanne, Liu, Qianhe, Parsons, Anthony J., Xue, Hong, Sinclair, Bruce, Newman, Jonathan A.

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A new approach for simulating the redistribution of soil particles by water erosion: A marker-in-cell model by Cooper, James R., Wainwright, John, Parsons, Anthony J., Onda, Yuichi, Fukuwara, Tomomi, Obana, Eiichiro, Kitchener, Ben, Long, Edward J., Hargrave, Graham H.

“…There are currently no process‐based approaches that allow detailed spatial information on soil redistribution on hillslopes to be modeled at spatial scales…”
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Does gibberellin biosynthesis play a critical role in the growth of Lolium perenne? Evidence from a transcriptional analysis of gibberellin and carbohydrate metabolic genes after defoliation by Liu, Qianhe, Jones, Chris S, Parsons, Anthony J, Xue, Hong, Rasmussen, Susanne

“…Global meat and milk production depends to a large extent on grazed pastures, with Lolium perenne being the major forage grass in temperate regions…”
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Plot-scale studies of vegetation, overland flow and erosion interactions: case studies from Arizona and New Mexico by Wainwright, John, Parsons, Anthony J., Abrahams, Athol D.

“…Rainfall‐simulation experiments have been carried out on a series of plots ranging in size from 1 m2 to c 500 m2 in order to observe process and flux‐rate…”
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A review of the principles of turbidity measurement by Kitchener, Ben GB, Wainwright, John, Parsons, Anthony J

“…Turbidity of water due to the presence of suspended sediment is measured and interpreted in a variety of ways, which can lead to the misinterpretation of data…”
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A transport-distance approach to scaling erosion rates: 3. Evaluating scaling characteristics of Mahleran by Wainwright, John, Parsons, Anthony J., Müller, Eva N., Brazier, Richard E., Powell, D. Mark, Fenti, Bantigegne

“…In the two previous papers of this series, we demonstrated how a novel approach to erosion modelling (Mahleran – Model for Assessing Hillslope‐Landscape…”
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A transport-distance approach to scaling erosion rates: 2. sensitivity and evaluation of Mahleran by Wainwright, John, Parsons, Anthony J., Müller, Eva N., Brazier, Richard E., Powell, D. Mark, Fenti, Bantigegne

“…In the first paper in this series, we demonstrated that most process‐based erosion models have a series of in‐built assumptions that led us to question their…”
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A conceptual model for determining soil erosion by water by Parsons, Anthony J., Wainwright, John, Mark Powell, D., Kaduk, Jörg, Brazier, Richard E.

“…Current estimates of rates of soil erosion by water derived from plots are incompatible with estimates of long‐term lowering of large drainage basins…”
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The geomorphic cell: a basis for studying connectivity by Poeppl, Ronald E., Parsons, Anthony J.

“…Any attempt to measure connectivity within a system requires a set of entities to be defined that permit the connectivity among them to be quantified. Here we…”
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Metabolic Profiles of Lolium perenne Are Differentially Affected by Nitrogen Supply, Carbohydrate Content, and Fungal Endophyte Infection by Rasmussen, Susanne, Parsons, Anthony J, Fraser, Karl, Xue, Hong, Newman, Jonathan A

“…Lolium perenne cultivars differing in their capacity to accumulate water soluble carbohydrates (WSCs) were infected with three strains of fungal Neotyphodium…”
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How useful are catchment sediment budgets? by Parsons, Anthony J.

“…Catchment sediment budgeting is an attempt to identify the sources, sinks and pathways of eroded material within catchments. However, the identification of…”
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Connectivity in hydrology and sediment dynamics by Keesstra, Saskia D., Bagarello, Vincenzo, Ferro, Vito, Finger, David, Parsons, Anthony J.

“…Connectivity has emerged as a significant conceptual framework for understanding the transfer of surface water and sediment through landscapes. The concept has…”
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Plant-endophyte-herbivore interactions: More than just alkaloids? by Rasmussen, Susanne, Parsons, Anthony J., Popay, Alison, Xue, Hong, Newman, Jonathan A.

“…A recent paper by Rasmussen et al. (New Phytol 2007; 173:787-97) describes the interactions between Lolium perenne cultivars with contrasting carbohydrate…”
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The concept of transport capacity in geomorphology by Wainwright, John, Parsons, Anthony J., Cooper, James R., Gao, Peng, Gillies, John A., Mao, Luca, Orford, Julian D., Knight, Peter G.

“…The notion of sediment‐transport capacity has been engrained in geomorphological and related literature for over 50 years, although its earliest roots date…”
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