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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Road verges"”.
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Plant communities along Irish roads: the impact of humans and potential to improve biodiversity
… soil nutrients and soil seed banks of road verges (located along a national road scheme in the south of the Republic of Ireland) were examined along with their adjacent fields plus reference points in the non-road landscape. In addition, a controlled experiment was undertaken to assess …
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The use of indigenous plant material by local authorities in amenity horticulture in the Cape Province of South Africa
… and includes public gardens, pavements, road verges, recreational grounds, walkways and car parks which fall under the jurisdiction of local authorities. The study relates to the assertions by Bernatzky ( 1978), Poynton (1983), Dixon (1985), and Fairall (1970) that . there is a heightened …
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Monkey beetles on the beat: urban monkey beetles reveal opportunities for pollinator habitat management in a South African city
… the management of Public Open Space (POS) and road verges can better support the connectivity of habitats containing endemic geophytes and spring annuals were considered. These flower populations provide breeding and foraging resources to Hopliini and other pollinators. They are an especially …
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Carbon in urban, brownfield and heavy metal contaminated soils
… A city-wide topsoil survey of parkland and road verges in Liverpool showed that carbon storage ranged from < 3 to> 10 kg total organic carbon m-2 whilst physico-chemical characteristics and heavy metal and arsenic concentrations also varied considerably. The abundance oftechnogenic material …
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Sustainable Land-Use Management for the Conservation of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel: Sediment Flux and Provenance
… from extensive areas to improved grassland and road verges. Results are discussed in the context of potential management implications for conservation of the freshwater pearl mussel.<br/><br/>In the third and final part of this study, the River Habitat Survey method was applied to representative …