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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"calluna vulgaris"”.
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Calluna vulgaris regeneration on upland moorland post-wildfire.
… fertilising and seeding with grass species and Calluna vulgaris (ling heather), in addition to natural regeneration, often fails to fully re-vegetate the bare burnt peat, leading to erosion and degraded sites. Here, two sites were under investigation: Darwen Moor that suffered a severe fire in …
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Aspects of phosphorus nutrition in endomycorrhizal fungi of the Ericaceae
… macrocarpon, Aiton, Rhododendron ponticum L., Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull, Erica hispidula L., and E. mauritanica L.
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Post-management vegetation change in upland heather moorland, with particular reference to the nutrient status of soils : Lake Vyrnwy Estate, Powys, Mid Wales
… ground-nesting moorland birds. Common heather - Calluna vulgaris (L) Hull - is typically the dominant species of this semi-natural habitat, providing both nutrition and cover for these bird populations.<br/><br/>Much heather-dominated vegetation is in a successional stage and management is …
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Remote sensing to characterise vegetation fuel moisture content in the UK uplands
… the relationships between reflectance and FMC. Calluna vulgaris samples were collected from a test site in the UK Peak District, and their FMC determined. Near-coincident multi-temporal satellite imagery was acquired for the test site and maps of FMC generated using relationships tested through …
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Spatial ecology of an insect host-parasitoid-virus interaction: the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) and its natural enemies in Orkney
… Both species feed on the same hostplant, Calluna vulgaris, in the Orkney isles, Northeast Scotland. Natural enemy prevalence was rarely related to host density of either species at any scale. Significant host density dependence in infection was detected only among horizontally transmitted …
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Heathland Restoration after Mineral Extraction
… and organic matter (compost) on the growth of Calluna vulgaris. The highest survival of plants was observed in the stored topsoil, followed by stored topsoil with commercial ErM. DNA analysis confirmed the presence of ErM fungi in the order Heliotales on root hairs of plants grown in the ErM …
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The effects of rehabilitation management on the vegetation of Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses National Nature Reserve – a cut-over lowland raised mire
… was preceded by a fluctuating water table with a Calluna vulgaris- Molinia caerulea vegetation. A new survey related water table residence time calculated from hydrology data with vegetation for each quadrat. Analysis identified a mire pool vegetation type correlated with shallow, above surface …
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Land use and vegetation change on the Long Mynd
… of the target species, generally heather (Calluna vulgaris), for its success. However, changes in post WW2 stocking practice; the loss of ponies followed by an increase in the numbers of sheep and a change to them being overwintered on the hill, led to excessive grazing and damage to the …
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Changes in soil invertebrate decomposer communities during regeneration of Scots Pine within the Abernethy Forest Reserve, Scotland
… mature woodland (pine-dominated) and moorland (Calluna vulgaris-dominated) sites were chosen on the three soil types present; an iron podzol, humus-iron podzol and peat. Three intermediate regeneration sites, upon two of the soil types, were also selected based on tree density and diameter at …
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Recuperación de la calidad de Ultisoles mediterráneos degradados, mediante la aplicación de enmiendas y formas alternativas de uso
… L.; Halimium occimoides (Lam) Wilk) y brezos (Calluna vulgaris L., Erica umbellata L., Erica arborea L.) hasta que se instala un matorral, en algunos casos predominado por el Cistus ladaníferus L., por lo general alejado de los matorrales evolucionados próximos al alcornocal, con mayor riqueza …
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Etude de l’évolution et caractérisation des milieux semi-naturels des versants du Brabant sablo-limoneux dans le bassin amont de la Dyle : Propositions de mesures de restauration de la lande sèche : Cas de la Grande Bruyère de Rixensart
Au sein du district phytogéographique brabançon, le Brabant sablo-limoneux est caractérisé par une grande diversité de conditions stationnelles. Les versants sont occupés par d’importants affleurements de sables du tertiaire, alternant avec des placages limoneux du quaternaire. Les activités …