Search Results - "Pollock, Meg L."

Photosensitisation of livestock grazing Narthecium ossifragum: Current knowledge and future directions by Pollock, Meg L., Wishart, Harriet, Holland, John P., Malone, Frank E., Waterhouse, Anthony

“…•Plochteach is a photosensitisation disease of lambs grazing on extensive wet pastures in North-West Europe.•Affected animals develop liver damage and then…”
Get full text

Assessment of Expert Opinion: Seasonal Sheep Preference and Plant Response to Grazing by Pollock, Meg L., Legg, Colin J., Holland, John P., Theobald, Chris M.

“…Expert opinion was sought on 2 issues relating to herbivory: seasonal sheep preferences for plant species and seasonal plant response to grazing. Expert…”
Get full text

The influence of fine-scale habitat heterogeneity on invertebrate assemblage structure in upland semi-natural grassland by Cole, Lorna J., Pollock, Meg L., Robertson, Duncan, Holland, John P., McCracken, David I., Harrison, William

“…The Scottish uplands consist of a variety of semi-natural habitats of high nature value that are typically managed by extensive livestock grazing. However, as…”
Get full text

Leaf trait–palatability relationships differ between ungulate species: evidence from cafeteria experiments using naïve tussock grasses by Lloyd, Kelvin M., Pollock, Meg L., Mason, Norman W.H., Lee, William G.

“…Leaf functional traits have been proposed as general indicators of plant palatability to ungulate herbivores, identifying which species are likely to be most…”
Get full text

Ratite and ungulate preferences for woody New Zealand plants: influence of chemical and physical traits by Pollock, Meg L., Lee, William G., Walker, Susan, Forrester, Guy

“…Ratites (ostriches Struthio camelus) and ungulates (red deer Cervus elaphus scoticus and goats Capra hircus) were presented with 14 indigenous shrubs in…”
Get full text

Local area farming Plans - a common reality for farmers and conservationists in the Scottish Highlands? by Morgan-Davies, Claire, Waterhouse, Tony, Smyth, Karen, Pollock, Meg L.

“…This paper supports the need for new policy developments to produce farm conservation plans specific to local areas. It explores attitudes to land management…”
Get full text