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  • 1
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    Cultivation and drainage performance on former opencast coal mining land (1986)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Soil use and management 2 (1986), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1475-2743
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract. The effect of various cultivation sequences on the performance of field drainage systems was investigated in a number of case studies carried out on former opencast coal mining land. Comparisons of drain flow patterns before and after cultivation indicated marked deteriorations in performance following preparation of the final seedbed. Neither mouldboard ploughing nor discing alone affected drain flow.Soil moisture, hydraulic conductivity and drain flow data suggested that drainage performance may have deteriorated as a result, initially, of secondary drainage channels being blocked with fine materials translocated from the seedbed. A subsequent collapse of tilth to form a surface pan reinforced this adverse effect. It was not clear to what extent the failure of secondary drainage channels contributed to this collapse.Implications for the management of former opencast land and the advantages of various cultivation techniques are discussed.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1986.tb00686.x
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    Soil development on restored opencast coal sites with particular reference to organic matter and aggregate stability (1998)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Soil use and management 14 (1998), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1475-2743
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract. Organic indices and aggregate stability were measured in soils of similar texture on two restored opencast coal sites and on adjacent, undisturbed land in South Wales, UK. The aim was to assess rates of soil change over time, to relate these changes to conditions in undisturbed land and to evaluate organic-aggregation relationships across these range of soils. Several management factors were included in the comparisons.Organic matter accumulated at the surface (0–7.5 cm) of restored soils, contents being greater than undisturbed soils after 21 years. However, this increase in total organic matter did not result in proportionate increases in carbohydrates and microbial biomass, nor did aggregate stability increase to the degree expected. Between 7.5 and 15 cm depth, rates of change were slower. Microbial metabolic quotient and respiration relative to total soil C were highest in recently (9 years) restored soils, intermediate in 21 year old restored soils and least for undisturbed soils.Sewage (100t/ha) applied at reinstatement improved clay stability but had little effect on other parameters when measured 9 years later. Drainage of soils restored in 1972 reduced total organic content but its influence on other organic indices was more complex. Carbohydrate contents had the closest association with aggregate stability and microbial biomass.Although the productivity of restored land may recover more quickly, findings suggest that rehabilitation of normal soil processes following surface mining may take much longer than the normal five year aftercare period.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1998.tb00158.x
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    Comparisons of earthworm populations and cast properties in conventional and organic arable rotations (2002)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Soil use and management 18 (2002), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1475-2743
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract. Earthworms influence a wide range of soil properties. They are affected by practices that perturb the soil or change organic inputs. This study compared populations in UK organic and conventional rotations differing in such practices. Three farm pairs, ranging from stockless to arable-grassland systems, were sampled on three occasions in each of two crop years. Additional farm pairs were sampled on a single occasion. Nine common earthworm species were grouped into three classes based on the depth ranges from which they were recovered. Cast and soil samples were taken from leys to compare aggregate stability, organic and nutrient content, and microbial biomass.  For similar rotation stages, populations of surface and shallow species classes were often larger in organic systems. In some comparisons the reverse was the case, particularly as the proportion of ley within each pair increased. System differences in biomass, but not abundance, could be attributed to the proportion of leys in rotations; individual earthworm weights were larger in conventional systems. Casts from both systems had markedly higher organic contents, stability, available P and K concentrations, and microbial biomass than underlying soil. This trend was more pronounced in conventional sites for nutrients and microbial biomass. Differences in populations and cast properties may have implications for soil fertility and wider ecosystem function.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.2002.tb00271.x
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    Principles of managing man-made soils (1989)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Soil use and management 5 (1989), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1475-2743
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract. Assuming that there is no major chemical toxicity or deficiency, the major limitation in man-made soil is the loss of its natural structure, which, in turn, controls the air-water balance. Where such a soil has 〈 70% sand content this loss may adversely affect potential for use.Examples of man-made soils - sports turf and replaced opencast coal mining land - are used to illustrate principles of management. Two strategies exist: to encourage earthworms, thereby promoting effective site drainage by infiltration or, to limit their activity and rely mainly on surface shed. The implications of each of these soil options for wider management and use are discussed.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-2743.1989.tb00770.x
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    The effects of coal industry pollutants on the macroinvertebrate fauna of a small river in the South Wales coalfield (1980)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Freshwater biology 10 (1980), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2427
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: SUMMARY. The effects of pollutants from the coal industry on the macroinvertebrate fauna of a small river in the South Wales coalfield were investigated during 1972 and 1973.Three major types of pollution, each spatially separate, affected the river and its tributaries. The upper reaches received acidic drainage from coal stockpiles. The lower reaches received a discharge from a drift mine, bearing high loads of suspended coal particles which caused siltation of the river bed downstream to its confluence with the R. Taff (3.5 km). The largest tributary was subjected, under neutral pH, to siltation by ferric hydroxide, derived from seepage from an abandoned mine.In the upper reaches, a few acid-tolerant invertebrate species survived in low numbers. Downstream recovery was not complete before the discharge of coal particles. In the reaches silted by ferric hydroxide or coal there was a pronounced reduction (80–90%) in faunal abundance. Clear differences in sensitivity of invertebrate groups to these types of siltation were apparent.The data are used to assess the various methods of biological surveillance involving invertebrates.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1980.tb01189.x
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    Comparison of benthic macroinvertebrate fauna and substratum composition in riffles and pools in the impounded River Elan and the unregulated River Wye, mid-Wales (1982)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Freshwater biology 12 (1982), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1365-2427
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: SUMMARY. The macro-invertebrate fauna and substrate were studied in a riffle and pool from a regulated (Elan) and an unregulated (Wye) river in summer. There were some differences in the substrate particle size distribution of the two rivers and between the riffle and the pool on the Wye. There was more detritus in pools than in riffles in both rivers and generally more in the Elan than the Wye. Deposits on the bed of the Elan were rich in iron and manganese.On the Wye. there was a greater density of invertebrates in the riffle than in the pool, but species richness was similar. Most species showed some preferences for either the riffle or the pool. The riffle contained a substantial number of Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera, Plecoptera and Simuliidae (52%) whilst the pool was dominated by chironomids (71%). Compared with the Wye, total invertebrate density and species richness were reduced in the Elan. Some species characteristic of riffles were reduced or absent on the Elan. Invertebrate density on the Elan was similar in the riffle and pool; species richness was greater in the riffle. The distribution and abundance of invertebrates is discussed in relation to such environmental factors as water velocity through the substrate and dissolved oxygen supply in interstitial habitats.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2427.1982.tb00650.x
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    The movement of hatchery-reared rainbow and brown trout in a polluted river in the South Wales coalfield (1979)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Journal of fish biology 14 (1979), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1095-8649
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Hatchery reared rainbow and brown trout (length 20 cm) were released in March 1974 and April 1975 respectively into the Taff Bargoed, a small river in South Wales, polluted by coal wastes and containing a low resident population of brown trout. From subsequent electro-fishing surveys and catch returns from anglers, extensive downstream movements occurred in both species. About 50% had either been caught or had moved out of the river, a distance of about 5 km, after two weeks and after two months only some 10 % remained. Within the fishing season it was estimated that 3 and 22% of brown and rainbow trout respectively were caught.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1979.tb03507.x
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    Microbial activity in grassland soil amended with sewage sludge containing varying rates and combinations of Cu, Ni and Zn (1999)
    Springer
    Biology and fertility of soils 30 (1999), S. 202-209 
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    ISSN: 1432-0789
    Keywords: Key words Sewage sludge metals ; Microbial respiration ; Metabolic quotient ; Extractable Cu ; Ni ; Zn ; Grassland soil
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract  Cu, Ni and Zn were added at different rates (low and±25% of current limits) and combinations to sewage sludges and the effects on soil microorganisms were monitored in laboratory incubations. Respiration was measured frequently during weeks 1–7, whilst extractable metals (with EDTA and CaCl2), microbial biomass C and metabolic quotient were recorded at 3 and 7 weeks. Inputs of one metal affected extractable concentrations of that metal and of the second metal tested in each experiment. Cu behaved differently from Ni and Zn, with little extractable by CaCl2. Whereas CaCl2-Ni and -Zn increased markedly between weeks 3 and 7, Cu concentrations did not change. Respiration was reduced at 1 week by Ni inputs and by Cu in combination with Ni. Zinc inputs at 1 week, and all metal inputs after 3 weeks, increased respiration. Biomass C was lower at higher metal inputs and with Zn the exception occurred at 3 weeks when biomass C was higher. Metal inputs generally increased metabolic quotient, although responses to Zn were often non-significant. Not all metal responses were additive, with effects of one metal frequently more pronounced with high levels of another. For Cu, the organic bound fraction was a better predictor of microbial response than the exchangeable fraction. For Ni the reverse was the case in one experiment, whilst extractable Zn was not closely correlated with microbial indices. Metal inputs close to permitted levels, in particular Cu, affected microbial processes but responses varied with time after sludge application.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003740050609
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    Factors affecting surface casting behaviour in several species of earthworm (1988)
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    Biology and fertility of soils 7 (1988), S. 39-45 
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    ISSN: 1432-0789
    Keywords: Earthworm species ; Surface casting ; Allolobophora chlorotica ; Aporrectodea caliginosa ; Aporrectodea longa ; Lumbricus spp.
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Geosciences , Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Summary Surface cast production was investigated for several species of earthworms, including some not normally considered to produce surface casts. In single-species culture, the amount of cast material deposited on the surface by different species varied, with Allolobophora chlorotica 〈 Lumbricus rubellus 〈 Aporrectodea caliginosa 〈 Aporrectodea longa. In field communities, results indicated that a single species dominated surface casting activity. The order of species dominance was consistent with the above findings from single-species cultures, if Lumbricus terrestris was considered to be equivalent to Ap. longa. Surface casting is an essential function within earthworm communities which maintains their living space. However, it involves an energy cost and carries a risk of predation. Therefore, there are disadvantages associated with this activity. All of the species studied produced surface casts unless other, usually larger, species were present.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00260730
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    The effectivity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from high input conventional and organic grassland and grass-arable rotations (1998)
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    Plant and soil 204 (1998), S. 243-254 
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    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: arable rotations ; arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi ; grasslands ; organic conversions
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract The effectivity of arbuscular mycorrhizal spores in promoting growth of Allium ameloprasum L. cv. Musselburgh and Trifolium repens L. cv. Menna was tested for inocula from three soil series under long term organic or intensive, conventional grass and grass-arable rotations. For two soil series, Allium responses to inocula from soils recently converted to organic fanning were also assessed. Finally, Trifolium root fragments were used to inoculate Allium so as to evaluate responses to this inoculation procedure. Plants were sown into previously sterilised, matched soils from organic farms with no nutrient input. Mycorrhizal treatments generally increased growth for Allium. However, for Trifolium, infection decreased growth in the most fertile soil and gave an increase only in the least fertile. In the least fertile soil, inocula from organic farms were more effective than those from conventional farms. For Trifolium (all soils) and for Allium (least fertile soil), there was evidence of more efficient uptake of phosphorus in plants inoculated with spores from organic farms. The pattern of Allium response to inoculation with spores from conventional, conversion and organic sources was not consistent between soil type, but there was evidence of lower root infection for conversion compared with organic inocula and of a trend towards higher infectivity as the time period under organic management increased. Inoculating Allium with AMF root fragments produced a plant response similar to that obtained when spores were used, confirming that spore viability was not the sole factor influencing AMF effectivity in earlier experiments. Intensive farming practices may reduce the effectiveness of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal populations, particularly where fertiliser inputs are high and inherent fertility is low. This could have practical implications where high input farms are converted to organic management.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1004319325290
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