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1. 662. phelypaea boissieri

Author:
Cullen, James
Source:
Curtis's botanical magazine 2010 v.26 no.4 pp. 379-388
ISSN:
1355-4905
Subject:
plant cultural practices; taxonomic keys; botanical illustration; parasitic plants; England
Abstract:
... Phelypaea boissieri (Reuter) Stapf, a spectacular root-parasitic plant, is described and illustrated from plants cultivated near Cambridge. The history of the genus Phelypaea is described and a key to the species is provided. Instructions for its cultivation are given. ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8748.2009.01673.x

2. Aggregation in insect communities colonizing cattle-dung

Author:
Wall, R.; Lee, C.M.
Source:
Bulletin of entomological research 2010 v.100 no.4 pp. 481-487
ISSN:
0007-4853
Subject:
population ecology; microhabitats; cattle manure; interspecific competition; colonizing ability; insect sociobiology; aggregation behavior; insecticide residues; pastures; insect surveys; species diversity; Diptera; Coleoptera; developmental stages; insect communities; stochastic processes; simulation models; England
DOI:
10.1017/S0007485309990502
PubMed:
20003575

3. Agricultural land use and Skylark Alauda arvensis: a case study linking a habitat association model to spatially explicit change scenarios

Author:
BOATMAN, NIGEL D.; PIETRAVALLE, STÉPHANE; PARRY, HAZEL R.; CROCKER, JOE; IRVING, PAUL V.; TURLEY, DAVID B.; MILLS, JANE; DWYER, JANET C.
Source:
Ibis 2010 v.152 no.1 pp. 63-76
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Brassica napus; Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural land; breeding; breeds; case studies; climate change; coppicing; cropping systems; development policy; energy crops; energy policy; environmental impact; expert opinion; farms; geographic information systems; habitats; land use change; population density; statistical models; surveys; wheat; England
Abstract:
... The development of forward scenarios is a useful method of envisaging the environmental implications of potential changes in land use, as a tool for policy development. In this paper, a spatially explicit case study is used to provide insight into the environmental impacts of Common Agricultural Policy reform on Skylark Alauda arvensis, a species which is widespread on arable farmland, breeds in c ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.00969.x

4. Analysis of changes in organic carbon in mineral soils across England and Wales using a simple single-pool model

Author:
Kirk, G.J.D.; Bellamy, P.H.
Source:
European journal of soil science 2010 v.61 no.3 pp. 406-411
ISSN:
1351-0754
Subject:
land use change; inventories; soil organic carbon; mineral soils; models; climate change; soil water; mineral content; vegetation; England; Wales
Abstract:
... We use a simple single-pool model of soil carbon turnover to evaluate possible explanations for the widespread changes in the organic carbon contents of mineral soils across England and Wales, measured in the National Soil Inventory between 1978 and 2003. We provide a means of quantifying the changes in rates of soil organic carbon decomposition in relation to inputs from vegetation required to ex ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01242.x

5. Antimycobacterial, antiprotozoal and cytotoxic potential of twenty‐one brown algae (phaeophyceae) from British and Irish waters

Author:
Spavieri, Jasmine; Allmendinger, Andrea; Kaiser, Marcel; Casey, Rosalyn; Hingley‐Wilson, Suzie; Lalvani, Ajit; Guiry, Michael D.; Blunden, Gerald; Tasdemir, Deniz
Source:
Phytotherapy research 2010 v.24 no.11 pp. 1724-1729
ISSN:
0951-418X
Subject:
Leishmania donovani; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Sargassaceae; Trypanosoma rhodesiense; coasts; cytotoxicity; macroalgae; mammals; tuberculosis; England; Ireland
Abstract:
... In the continuation of our research on seaweeds, crude extracts of 21 brown algae collected from the south coast of England and the west coast of Ireland were screened for in vitro trypanocidal, leishmanicidal and antimycobacterial activities. Mammalian stages of a small set of parasitic protozoa; i.e. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, T. cruzi and Leishmania donovani, and the tubercle bacillus Myco ...
DOI:
10.1002/ptr.3208
PubMed:
20564461

6. Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic potential of some british green algae

Author:
Spavieri, Jasmine; Kaiser, Marcel; Casey, Rosalyn; Hingley-Wilson, Suzie; Lalvani, Ajit; Blunden, Gerald; Tasdemir, Deniz
Source:
Phytotherapy research 2010 v.24 no.7 pp. 1095-1098
ISSN:
0951-418X
Subject:
Cladophora; Codium; Leishmania donovani; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma rhodesiense; Ulva lactuca; antibacterial properties; cytotoxicity; plant extracts; England
Abstract:
... In the continuation of our search for natural sources for antiprotozoal and antitubercular molecules, we have screened the crude extracts of four green marine algae (Cladophora rupestris, Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, Ulva intestinalis and Ulva lactuca) collected from the Dorset area of England. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma cruzi, Leishmania donovani and Mycobacterium tuberculo ...
DOI:
10.1002/ptr.3072
PubMed:
19960429

7. Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic potential of twenty-three British and Irish red algae

Author:
Allmendinger, Andrea; Spavieri, Jasmine; Kaiser, Marcel; Casey, Rosalyn; Hingley-Wilson, Suzie; Lalvani, Ajit; Guiry, Michael; Blunden, Gerald; Tasdemir, Deniz
Source:
Phytotherapy research 2010 v.24 no.7 pp. 1099-1103
ISSN:
0951-418X
Subject:
Calliblepharis; Ceramium; Corallina; Leishmania donovani; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Porphyra; Trypanosoma rhodesiense; cytotoxicity; macroalgae; mammals; screening; England; Ireland
Abstract:
... As part of our continuing research on seaweeds, we have screened the crude extracts of 23 red marine algae collected from England and Ireland. The clinically important blood-stage life forms of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, T. cruzi, Leishmania donovani and Mycobacterium tuberculosis were used as test organisms in the in vitro assays. The selectivity of the extracts was determined by using mamma ...
DOI:
10.1002/ptr.3094
PubMed:
20077438

8. Application of an aerial catchment monitoring methodology to assist the development of drinking water safety plans

Author:
Andrew Lobley; Colin Hayes; Andy Cuthill
Source:
Water and environment journal 2010 v.24 no.3 pp. 223-227
ISSN:
1747-6585
Subject:
aerial photography; business enterprises; drinking water; helicopters; land use; monitoring; public water supply; risk; water pollution; water quality; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... Risk‐based management approaches for safeguarding the quality of public water supply, as strongly endorsed by the World Health Organisation and the Drinking Water Inspectorate, place greater emphasis on the importance of water companies knowing their catchments and their associated risks. Because of their often vast extent, and problems relating to access, it has always been a challenge for water ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1747-6593.2009.00181.x

9. Ashtead Common, the evolution of a cultural landscape: A spatially precise vegetation record for the last 2000 years from southeast England

Author:
Martyn Waller
Source:
Holocene 2010 v.20 no.5 pp. 733-746
ISSN:
0959-6836
Subject:
Quercus; clay; cultural landscape; fungal spores; grazing intensity; land use; natural resources conservation; paleoecology; pollarding; pollen; understory; wood; woodlands; England
Abstract:
... The results of palaeoecological (pollen and fungal spores) investigations of an abandoned clay pit on Ashtead Common, Surrey are presented and compared with archaeological and documentary evidence. The pit lies adjacent to a Roman industrial complex, with early Saxon activity recorded nearby. Prior to the early twentieth century AD the Common was managed as wood-pasture and it has a high nature co ...
DOI:
10.1177/0959683609358915

10. Assessing damaged road verges as a suspended sediment source in the Hampshire Avon catchment, southern United Kingdom

Author:
Collins, A.L.; Walling, D.E.; Stroud, R.W.; Robson, M.; Peet, L.M.
Source:
Hydrological processes 2010 v.24 no.9 pp. 1106-1122
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
sediments; limnology; large farms; water pollution; rivers; sediment contamination; water quality; roads; herds; samplers; livestock; watersheds; topsoil; floodplains; risk reduction; nutrients; agricultural machinery and equipment; England
Abstract:
... Diffuse sediment pollution impairs water quality, exerts a key control on the transfer and fate of nutrients and contaminants and causes deleterious impacts on freshwater ecology. A variety of catchment sediment sources can contribute to such problems. Sediment control strategies and effective targeting of mitigation options therefore require robust quantitative information on the key sources of t ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.7573

11. Assessing the impact of Entry Level Stewardship on lowland farmland birds in England

Author:
DAVEY, CATHERINE M.; VICKERY, JULIET A.; BOATMAN, NIGEL D.; CHAMBERLAIN, DAN E.; PARRY, HAZEL R.; SIRIWARDENA, GAVIN M.
Source:
Ibis 2010 v.152 no.3 pp. 459-474
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Emberiza calandra; Sturnus vulgaris; agricultural land; biodiversity; birds; environmental stewardship; farms; surveys; England
Abstract:
... Agri-environment schemes (AES) are central to the conservation of Europe's farmland biodiversity. The UK Government's Public Service Agreement target seeks to reverse the decline of farmland birds in England by 2020 through the use of AES. The Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) scheme, introduced in 2005, is the first non-competitive, broad-uptake stewardship scheme designed to deliver simple but effec ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2009.01001.x

12. Assessing the long-term impact of Ranavirus infection in wild common frog populations

Author:
Teacher, A.G.F.; Cunningham, A.A.; Garner, T.W.J.
Source:
Animal conservation 2010 v.13 no.5 pp. 514-522
ISSN:
1367-9430
Subject:
Rana temporaria; Ranavirus; adults; environmental quality; frogs; habitats; infectious diseases; linear models; long term effects; mortality; population dynamics; population size; viruses; Canada; England
Abstract:
... Amphibians are declining worldwide, and one cause of this is infectious disease emergence. Mass mortalities caused by a virus or a group of viruses belonging to the genus Ranavirus have occurred in wild common frogs Rana temporaria in England since the 1980s, and ranaviral disease is widespread in amphibians in North America and Canada, where it can also cause mass die-offs. Although there have be ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00373.x

13. Assessment and mitigation processes for disease risks associated with wildlife management and conservation interventions

Author:
Hartley, M.; Gill, E.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.166 no.16 pp. 487-490
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
wildlife; wildlife diseases; risk assessment; wildlife management; algorithms; animal law; laws and regulations; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c2051

14. Assessment of lameness prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy herds in England and Wales

Author:
Barker, Z.E.; Leach, K.A.; Whay, H.R.; Bell, N.J.; Main, D.C.J.
Source:
Journal of dairy science 2010 v.93 no.3 pp. 932-941
ISSN:
0022-0302
Subject:
cattle diseases; dairy herds; disease prevalence; risk factors; lameness; dairy cattle; Holstein; dairy herd management; gait; England; Wales
Abstract:
... Visits were made to 205 dairy farms in England and Wales between October 2006 and May 2007 by 1 or more of 4 researchers. At each visit, all milking cows were locomotion scored (lameness scored) using a 4-point scale (0 = sound locomotion, 1 = imperfect locomotion, 2 = lame, 3 = severely lame). The mean prevalence of lameness (scores 2 and 3) across the study farms was 36.8% (range = 0–79.2%). On ...
DOI:
10.3168/jds.2009-2309
PubMed:
20172213

15. Assessment of welfare on 24 commercial UK dairy goat farms based on direct observations

Author:
Anzuino, K.; Bell, N.J.; Bazeley, K.J.; Nicol, C.J.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.167 no.20 pp. 774-780
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
skin lesions; livestock production; foot diseases; farmers; animal welfare; goats; dairy animals; animal health; lameness; pruritus; claws; udders; England; Wales
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c5892

16. Association between biosecurity and Salmonella species prevalence on English pig farms

Author:
Twomey, D.F.; Miller, A.J.; Snow, L.C.; Armstrong, J.D.; Davies, R.H.; Williamson, S.M.; Featherstone, C.A.; Reichel, R.; Cook, A.J.C.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.166 no.23 pp. 722-724
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
livestock biosecurity; swine; Salmonella; salmonellosis; swine diseases; disease prevention; farms; control methods; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.b4841

17. Avian population dynamics and human induced change in an urban environment

Author:
James, Philip; Norman, David; Clarke, Jeff J.
Source:
Urban ecosystems 2010 v.13 no.4 pp. 499-515
ISSN:
1083-8155
Subject:
agricultural land; air; birds of prey; breeding; ecosystems; habitats; humans; insectivores; invertebrates; land use change; lichens; manufacturing; nests; population dynamics; rivers; urban areas; water birds; water pollution; water quality; woodlands; England
Abstract:
... The predominantly urban boroughs of Warrington and Halton straddle the river Mersey in northwest England. Since the 1970s there has been a major change in land-use associated with both innovative town design and the decline of manufacturing and chemical industries in the boroughs. Also, co-ordinated programmes have directly addressed air and water pollution. The breeding birds of the two boroughs ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11252-010-0132-9

18. Barium toxicosis in a dog

Author:
Adam, Fiona H.; Noble, Peter J.M.; Swift, Simon T.; Higgins, Brent M.; Sieniawska, Christine E.
Source:
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 2010 v.237 no.5 pp. 547-550
ISSN:
0003-1488
Subject:
chemical concentration; urine; dogs; case studies; hypokalemia; toxicology; potassium; barium; poisoning; blood pH; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); disease diagnosis; England
DOI:
10.2460/javma.237.5.547

19. Behavior of a solitary sociable female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) off the coast of Kent, southeast England

Author:
Eisfeld, Sonja M.; Simmonds, Mark P.; Stansfield, Laura R.
Source:
Journal of applied animal welfare science 2010 v.13 no.1 pp. 31-45
ISSN:
1088-8705
Subject:
Tursiops truncatus; dolphins; females; animal behavior; social behavior; human-animal relations; animal welfare; coasts; England
DOI:
10.1080/10888700903369263
PubMed:
20017044

20. Biscuit (cookie) consumption: Cognitive suspension to experience moments of perfection in another world than this!

Author:
McIntyre, Charles; Schwanke, Benita
Source:
British food journal 2010 v.112 no.8-9 pp. 853-870
ISSN:
0007-070X
Subject:
crackers; food intake; snack foods; consumer preferences; adults; food choices; consumer attitudes; organic foods; perceptions (cognitive); cookies; England
Abstract:
... Purpose-The aim is to investigate the choice and experience attributes of core - sweet (cookie) and savoury (cracker) - biscuits of a high premium, luxury or indulgent nature to investigate the possible opportunity for organic or other more healthily perceived product option developments. Design/methodology/approach-The approach taken is a qualitative focus group study involving a series of core u ...
DOI:
10.1108/00070701011067460

21. Bluetongue virus serotype 8-associated hydranencephaly in two calves in south-eastern England

Author:
Williamson, S.M.; Scholes, S.F.E.; Welchman, D. de B.; Dennison, M.; Batten, C.A.; Williams, D.L.; Mertens, P.P.C.; Mellor, P.S.; Darpel, K.E.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.167 no.6 pp. 216-218
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
cattle diseases; lesions (animal); Bluetongue virus; serotypes; brain; hydrocephalus; congenital abnormalities; case studies; pregnancy; bluetongue; cows; calves; histopathology; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c3302

22. Calibration of the semi-distributed PDM rainfall-runoff model in the Upper Lee catchment, UK

Author:
Pechlivanidis, I.G.; McIntyre, N.R.; Wheater, H.S.
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2010 v.386 no.1-4 pp. 198-209
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
rain; runoff; watershed hydrology; watersheds; hydrologic models; model validation; vegetation cover; soil types; climatic factors; topography; England
Abstract:
... Distributed hydrological models have the capability to incorporate spatially variable inputs, to represent spatial heterogeneity of catchments and to generate outputs at interior locations. However calibrating a distributed model is challenging so much so that a less powerful lumped model is often preferred. This paper describes a method of calibrating a semi-distributed model based on regionalisa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.022

23. Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus abortion in alpacas (Vicugna pacos)

Author:
Bidewell, C.A.; Woodger, N.G.A.; Cook, A.J.C.; Carson, T.V.; Gale, S.L.; Chanter, J.I.; Williamson, S.M.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.167 no.12 pp. 457-458
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
alpacas; animal diseases; abortion (animals); fetus; Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus; campylobacteriosis; disease outbreaks; epidemiological studies; feces; disease transmission; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c4461

24. Can sediment data be used to predict alkalinity and base cation chemistry of surface waters

Author:
Begum, S.; McClean, C.J.; Cresser, M.S.; Breward, N.
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.409 no.2 pp. 404-411
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
alkalinity; hydrochemistry; land use; models; riparian areas; river water; rivers; sediments; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... We hypothesise that stream sediment elemental composition can predict mean and minimum concentrations of alkalinity, Ca and Mg in the river water throughout a river network. We tested this hypothesis for the River Derwent catchment in North Yorkshire, England, by using 6years of water chemistry data from the Environment Agency and a digital elevation model to flow path-weight British Geological Su ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.09.045
PubMed:
21051075

25. Can we characterise ‘openness’ in the Holocene palaeoenvironmental record? Modern analogue studies of insect faunas and pollen spectra from Dunham Massey deer park and Epping Forest, England

Author:
David Smith; Nicki Whitehouse; M. Jane Bunting; Henry Chapman
Source:
Holocene 2010 v.20 no.2 pp. 215-229
ISSN:
0959-6836
Subject:
Coleoptera; canopy; data collection; deer; fauna; forests; geographic information systems; grazing; insects; land use; paleoecology; pollen; pollen rain; ponds; woodlands; England
Abstract:
... This paper examines the degree to which tree-associated Coleoptera (beetles) and pollen could be used to predict the degree of ‘openness’ in woodland. The results from two modern insect and pollen analogue studies from ponds at Dunham Massey, Cheshire and Epping Forest, Greater London are presented. We explore the reliability of modern pollen rain and sub-fossil beetle assemblages to represent var ...
DOI:
10.1177/0959683609350392

26. Catchment Variability and Parameter Estimation in Multi-Objective Regionalisation of a Rainfall-Runoff Model

Author:
Deckers, Dave L. E. H.; Booij, Martijn J.; Rientjes, Tom H. M.; Krol, Maarten S.
Source:
Water resources management 2010 v.24 no.14 pp. 3961-3985
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
databases; hydrologic models; land use; model validation; rain; regression analysis; rivers; simulation models; statistical models; stream flow; watersheds; England; Wales
Abstract:
... This study attempts to examine if catchment variability favours regionalisation by principles of catchment similarity. Our work combines calibration of a simple conceptual model for multiple objectives and multi-regression analyses to establish a regional model between model sensitive parameters and physical catchment characteristics (PCCs). The objective is to test robustness of regionalisation b ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-010-9642-8

27. Cattle, weather and water: mapping Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in humans in England and Scotland

Author:
Money, P.; Kelly, A.F.; Gould, S.W.J.; Denholm-Price, J.; Threlfall, E.J.; Fielder, M.D.
Source:
Environmental microbiology 2010 v.12 no.10 pp. 2633-2644
ISSN:
1462-2912
Subject:
water supply; diarrhea; humans; cattle; farms; pathogens; weather; foodborne illness; patients; Escherichia coli O157; population size; bacteria; Scotland; England; Wales
Abstract:
... Entero-haemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a zoonotic pathogen, responsible for a relatively small number of food poisoning and illness outbreaks each year, when compared with other food-borne bacteria capable of causing infections in the population. Nevertheless, E. coli O157:H7 is a bacterial pathogen associated with severe human illnesses including bloody diarrhoea and haemolytic uremic sy ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02293.x
PubMed:
20642796

28. Causes for the recent changes in cold- and heat-related mortality in England and Wales

Author:
Christidis, Nikolaos; Donaldson, Gavin C.; Stott, Peter A.
Source:
Climatic change 2010 v.102 no.3-4 pp. 539-553
ISSN:
0165-0009
Subject:
anthropogenic activities; climate; cold; humans; mortality; people; temperature; England; Wales
Abstract:
... Cold related mortality among people aged over 50 in England and Wales has decreased at a rate of 85 deaths per million population per year over the period 1976-2005. This trend is two orders of magnitude higher than the increase in heat-related mortality observed after 1976. Long term changes in temperature-related mortality may be linked to human activity, natural climatic forcings, or to adaptat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10584-009-9774-0

29. Changes in breeding success and abundance of ground-nesting moorland birds in relation to the experimental deployment of legal predator control

Author:
Fletcher, Kathy; Aebischer, Nicholas J.; Baines, David; Foster, Robin; Hoodless, Andrew N.
Source:
Journal of applied ecology 2010 v.47 no.2 pp. 263-272
ISSN:
0021-8901
Subject:
Corvus; Lagopus lagopus scoticus; Mustela erminea; Numenius; Vanellus; Vulpes vulpes; breeding; crows; foxes; habitats; heathlands; predator control; predators; threatened species; England
Abstract:
... 1. An 8-year-field experiment on moorland in northern England manipulated the abundance of legally controllable predators whilst maintaining consistent habitat conditions. Subsequent changes in both the breeding success and abundance of five ground-nesting bird species were monitored: lapwing Vanellus vanellus, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, curlew Numenius arquata, red grouse Lagopus lagopus ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01793.x

30. Changes in fitness, body mass index and obesity in 9-10 year olds

Author:
Boddy, L.M.; Hackett, A.F.; Stratton, G.
Source:
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2010 v.23 no.3 pp. 254-259
ISSN:
0952-3871
Subject:
physical fitness; obesity; body mass index; children; child nutrition; nutrition assessment; disease prevalence; physical activity; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... The prevalence of obesity in children has increased substantially in recent years and, paediatric obesity and poor fitness are risk factors for disease. The present study aimed to assess changes in body mass index (BMI), the prevalence of obesity and changes in aerobic endurance over time in 9-10-year-old schoolchildren. Participants were recruited by the SportsLinx project from primary schools ac ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-277X.2009.01025.x
PubMed:
20163512

31. Changes in soil pH across England and Wales in response to decreased acid deposition

Author:
KIRK, GUY J.D.; BELLAMY, PAT H.; LARK, R. MURRAY
Source:
Global change biology 2010 v.16 no.11 pp. 3111-3119
ISSN:
1354-1013
Subject:
acid deposition; arable soils; carbon; data analysis; inventories; land use; liming; soil pH; sulfur; surveys; England; Wales
Abstract:
... Analysis of data from the National Soil Inventory of England and Wales obtained between 1978 and 2003 shows widespread increases in soil pH - i.e., soils became less acid - across both countries during the survey period. In general, soil pH increased under all land uses. At least part of the increase and its regional variation could be explained by decreased sulphur deposition from the atmosphere. ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02135.x

32. Changes in the Incidence of Lower Extremity Amputations in Individuals With and Without Diabetes in England Between 2004 and 2008

Author:
Vamos, Eszter P.; Bottle, Alex; Edmonds, Michael E.; Valabhji, Jonathan; Majeed, Azeem; Millett, Christopher
Source:
Diabetes care 2010 v.33 no.12 pp. 2592-2597
ISSN:
0149-5992
Subject:
amputation; at-risk population; hospitals; regression analysis; relative risk; national surveys; patients; diabetes; England
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: To describe recent trends in the incidence of nontraumatic amputations among individuals with and without diabetes and estimate the relative risk of amputations among individuals with diabetes in England. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We identified all patients aged >16 years who underwent any nontraumatic amputation in England between 2004 and 2008 using national hospital activity data ...
DOI:
10.2337/dc10-0989
PubMed:
20833865
PubMed Central:
PMC2992196

33. Changes in water colour between 1986 and 2006 in the headwaters of the River Nidd, Yorkshire, UK

Author:
Chapman, Pippa J.; McDonald, Adrian T.; Tyson, Rosa; Palmer, Sheila M.; Mitchell, Gordon; Irvine, Brian
Source:
Biogeochemistry 2010 v.101 no.1-3 pp. 281-294
ISSN:
0168-2563
Subject:
adsorption; biogeochemistry; color; dissolved organic carbon; hydrochemistry; mineral soils; pH; peat; rivers; runoff; silicon; soil horizons; statistical analysis; subwatersheds; sulfur; temporal variation; England
Abstract:
... This study compares the spatial and temporal variability of water colour for fifteen sub-catchments of the River Nidd, northeast England, in 1986 and 2006/2007. Between 1986 and 2006/2007, mean annual water colour increased in all the sub-catchments. However, there was considerable variation in the increase, which ranged from 22 to 155%. Statistical analysis revealed that the sub-catchments could ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10533-010-9474-x

34. Characteristics of woods used recently and historically by Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos minor in England

Author:
CHARMAN, ELISABETH C.; SMITH, KEN W.; GRUAR, DEREK J.; DODD, STEPHEN; GRICE, PHILIP V.
Source:
Ibis 2010 v.152 no.3 pp. 543-555
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Dendrocopos major; Dendrocopos minor; dead wood; habitat conservation; habitat preferences; habitats; landscapes; probability; surveys; trees; wood; woodlands; woodpeckers; England
Abstract:
... Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor numbers have declined greatly in England since the early 1980s for reasons that are not yet fully understood. It has been suggested that the species' decline may be linked to the increase in Great Spotted Woodpeckers Dendrocopos major, changes in woodland habitat quality (such as deadwood abundance) and landscape-scale changes in tree abundance. We teste ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01020.x

35. The Charr Problem Revisited: Exceptional Phenotypic Plasticity Promotes Ecological Speciation in Postglacial Lakes

Author:
Klemetsen Anders
Source:
Freshwater reviews 2010 v.3 no.1 pp. 49-74
ISSN:
1755-084X
Subject:
Salvelinus alpinus; adaptive radiation; autumn; diadromous fish; freshwater; lakes; life history; models; morphs; phenotypic plasticity; reproductive isolation; spawning; sympatry; Canada; England; Iceland; Norway; Russia; Scotland
Abstract:
... The salmonid arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus (L.) is one of the most widespread fishes in the world and is found farther north than any other freshwater or diadromous fish, but also in cool water farther south. It shows a strong phenotypic, ecological, and life history diversity throughout its circumpolar range. One particular side of this diversity is the frequent occurrence of two or more distin ...
DOI:
10.1608/FRJ-3.1.3

36. Chromosomal separation of difficult species of Copris Geoffroy, 1762 and Onthophagus Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae), with discussion of O. massai Baraud as a British Pleistocene fossil

Author:
Robert B Angus; Sarah L. Falahee
Source:
ZooKeys 2010 v.34 no. pp. 17-32
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Copris; Onthophagus; Pleistocene epoch; fossils; karyotyping; England
Abstract:
... Karyotype analysis shows that Copris hispanus cavolinii Petagna should be regarded as a separate species from C. hispanus Linnaeus, and that Onthophagus massai Baraud is a valid species, not a synonym of Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler. Chromosomal variation between populations of O. fracticornis is discussed, and Spanish material is shown to be the most distinct of the populations studied, but ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.34.256

37. Climate impacts on river flow: projections for the Medway catchment, UK, with UKCP09 and CATCHMOD

Author:
Cloke, H.L.; Jeffers, C.; Wetterhall, F.; Byrne, T.; Lowe, J.; Pappenberger, F.
Source:
Hydrological processes 2010 v.24 no.24 pp. 3476-3489
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
climate; climate change; climate models; decision making; hydrologic models; model uncertainty; model validation; prediction; rivers; uncertainty analysis; watersheds; England; Wales
Abstract:
... The potential impact of climate change on areas of strategic importance for water resources remains a concern. Here, river flow projections for the River Medway, above Teston in southeast England are presented, which is just such an area of strategic importance. The river flow projections use climate inputs from the Hadley Centre Regional Climate Model (HadRM3) for the time period 1960-2080 (a sub ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.7769

38. Comparative susceptibility of pine, spruce and larch to sapstain

Author:
Beal, E.; Webber, J.F.; Eaton, R.A.
Source:
Forest pathology 2010 v.40 no.2 pp. 116-128
ISSN:
1437-4781
Subject:
Ips sexdentatus; Larix kaempferi; Picea abies; Picea sitchensis; Pinus contorta var. latifolia; Pinus sylvestris; bark beetles; conifers; inoculum; nitrogen content; phenolic compounds; sapstain fungi; sapwood; softwood; water content; wood logs; England
Abstract:
... This study compared the susceptibility of five UK-grown conifer species to colonization by sapstain fungi in two trials carried out in consecutive years. The conifers consisted of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi), Norway spruce (Picea abies), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta). Freshly cut 1-m logs were exposed to the available inocul ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1439-0329.2009.00616.x

39. Comparison of the disinfection by-product formation potential of treated waters exposed to chlorine and monochloramine

Author:
Bougeard, Cynthia M.M.; Goslan, Emma H.; Jefferson, Bruce; Parsons, Simon A.
Source:
Water research 2010 v.44 no.3 pp. 729-740
ISSN:
0043-1354
Subject:
chemical concentration; chlorinated hydrocarbons; water quality; bromine; chlorine; bromination; byproducts; water treatment; chlorination; disinfection; drinking water; hydrochemistry
DOI:
10.1016/j.watres.2009.10.008
PubMed:
19910014

40. Compositional changes in soil water and runoff water following managed burning on a UK upland blanket bog

Author:
Clay, Gareth D.; Worrall, Fred; Fraser, Evan D.G.
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2010 v.380 no.1-2 pp. 135-145
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
peat; chemical elements; ions; principal component analysis; bogs; soil water; prescribed burning; hydrochemistry; runoff; England
Abstract:
... This study examines the effect managed rotational burning has on soil water and runoff water compositions at the end of a 10year burning cycle and into the year following a managed burn. This study includes aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, chloride, bromide, fluoride, phosphate and nitrate along with pH, conductivity and DOC. The main findings of this study are: 1. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.10.030

41. Compound-specific carbon isotopes from Earth's largest flood basalt eruptions directly linked to the end-Triassic mass extinction

Author:
Whiteside, Jessica H.; Olsen, Paul E.; Eglinton, Timothy; Brookfield, Michael E.; Sambrotto, Raymond N.
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2010 v.107 no.15 pp. 6721-6725
ISSN:
0027-8424
Subject:
aerosols; alkanes; basalt; carbon; carbon cycle; carbon dioxide; extinction; gases; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouses; isotopes; leaves; lipids; wood; England; Morocco; North America
Abstract:
... A leading hypothesis explaining Phanerozoic mass extinctions and associated carbon isotopic anomalies is the emission of greenhouse, other gases, and aerosols caused by eruptions of continental flood basalt provinces. However, the necessary serial relationship between these eruptions, isotopic excursions, and extinctions has never been tested in geological sections preserving all three records. Th ...
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.1001706107
PubMed:
20308590
PubMed Central:
PMC2872409

42. Confirmation of the chewing louse, Bovicola breviceps in a British llama (Lama glama ) herd

Author:
Twomey, D.F.; Cooley, W.A.; Wood, R.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.166 no.25 pp. 790-791
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
Bovicola breviceps; llamas; imagos; lice; lice infestations; new geographic records; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.b4866

43. Consumer body composition and community structure in a stream is altered by pH

Author:
LARRAÑAGA, A.; LAYER, K.; BASAGUREN, A.; POZO, J.; WOODWARD, G.
Source:
Freshwater biology 2010 v.55 no.3 pp. 670-680
ISSN:
0046-5070
Subject:
Leuctra; acid tolerance; acidity; bioenergy; biomass; body composition; community structure; energy flow; environmental impact; food quality; food webs; laboratory rearing; leaves; lipid content; macroinvertebrates; pH; protein content; streams; surveys; survival rate; tissues; England
Abstract:
... 1. Low pH inhibits microbial conditioning of leaf-litter, which forms the principal energy input to many headwater streams. This reduces food quality and availability for the shredder assemblage, thereby creating a potential bottleneck in the flux of energy and biomass through acidified food webs. 2. We explored the consequences of acidity on the well-characterised community of Broadstone Stream i ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02305.x

44. Consumer involvement in research using oral history: 'What are people's experiences of health and well-being in Halton?'

Author:
Reid, Gaynor; Kinsella, Evelyn; Cooke, Paul; Shotton, Doreen; Porcellato, Lorna
Source:
International journal of consumer studies 2010 v.34 no.5 pp. 540-546
ISSN:
1470-6423
Subject:
case studies; data collection; interviews; life history; people; England
Abstract:
... The purpose of this paper is to describe a qualitative oral history case study that involved consumers in research and followed a collaborative approach in the north-west of England. This study had two aims: (1) to increase local voluntary groups research capacity through active involvement in research; and (2) to explore the community's historical perceptions of health and well-being. The researc ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00902.x

45. Cumulative effects and predictive value of common obesity-susceptibility variants identified by genome-wide association studies

Author:
Li, Shengxu; Zhao, Jing Hua; Luan, Jian'an; Luben, Robert N.; Rodwell, Sheila A.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Ong, Ken K.; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Loos, Ruth JF
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2010 v.91 no.1 pp. 184-190
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
elderly; alleles; loci; risk factors; waist circumference; human genetics; height; genomics; obesity; disease resistance; abdominal fat; body mass index; single nucleotide polymorphism
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Large-scale genome-wide association studies have identified 12 genetic loci that are robustly associated with body mass index (BMI). OBJECTIVES: We examined associations and compared effect sizes of these newly identified obesity susceptibility loci with various anthropometric traits and assessed their cumulative effects and predictive value for obesity risk. DESIGN: We genotyped 12 si ...
DOI:
10.3945/ajcn.2009.28403
PubMed:
19812171

46. Daubenton's bat distribution along rivers - developing and testing a predictive model

Author:
Langton, Steve D.; Briggs, Philip A.; Haysom, Karen A.
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2010 v.20 no.S1 pp. S45
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Myotis; biodiversity; data collection; habitats; indicator species; models; rivers; surveys; trees; water quality; waterways; England
Abstract:
... 1.This study aimed to develop and test a predictive model of Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii distribution and abundance at waterway sites in England and Wales.2.A preliminary 'core' model to predict Daubenton's bat distribution, developed in 2003 and containing terms relating to biological water quality, waterway width, mean annual discharge and the presence of trees, was re-fitted to more comp ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.1077

47. Declines in phosphorus concentration in the upper River Thames (UK): Links to sewage effluent cleanup and extended end-member mixing analysis

Author:
Neal, Colin; Jarvie, Helen P.; Williams, Richard; Love, Alison; Neal, Margaret; Wickham, Heather; Harman, Sarah; Armstrong, Linda
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.408 no.6 pp. 1315-1330
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
base flow; boron; mixing; phosphorus; powders; rivers; sediments; sewage effluent; sewage treatment; sodium; surveys; washing; England
Abstract:
... Phosphorus concentrations in the upper River Thames Basin (southeastern England) are described and linked to sewage effluent sources. Weekly surveys between 1997 and 2007 of the Thames and two of its major tributaries, the Thame and the Kennet indicated that phosphorus was mainly in soluble reactive (SRP) form. Baseflow concentrations in the Thames reduced from 1584μg/l in 1998 to 376μg/l in 2006 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.055
PubMed:
19919876

48. Decreasing boron concentrations in UK rivers: Insights into reductions in detergent formulations since the 1990s and within-catchment storage issues

Author:
Neal, Colin; Williams, Richard J.; Bowes, Michael J.; Harrass, Michael C.; Neal, Margaret; Rowland, Philip; Wickham, Heather; Thacker, Sarah; Harman, Sarah; Vincent, Colin; Jarvie, Helen, P
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.408 no.6 pp. 1374-1385
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
boron; chemistry; rivers; sewage effluent; sewage treatment; sodium; surveys; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... The changing patterns of riverine boron concentration are examined for the Thames catchment in southern/southeastern England using data from 1997 to 2007. Boron concentrations are related to an independent marker for sewage effluent, sodium. The results show that boron concentrations in the main river channels have declined with time especially under baseflow conditions when sewage effluent diluti ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.074
PubMed:
19932654

49. Degradation of metalaxyl-M in contrasting soils is influenced more by differences in physicochemical characteristics than in microbial community composition after re-inoculation of sterilised soils

Author:
Baker, Kate L.; Marshall, Samantha; Nicol, Graeme W.; Campbell, Colin D.; Nicollier, Gilles; Ricketts, Dean; Killham, Kenneth; Prosser, James I.
Source:
Soil biology & biochemistry 2010 v.42 no.7 pp. 1123-1131
ISSN:
0038-0717
Subject:
soil inoculation; metalaxyl; soil sterilization; soil pH; pesticide residues; soil microorganisms; field experimentation; polluted soils; England
Abstract:
... Rates of degradation of pesticides by soil microorganisms are believed to depend on both microbial community composition and underlying soil physicochemical characteristics. The aim of this study was to determine which of these factors was more important in determining the rate of degradation of the fungicide metalaxyl-M in two soils. Soils exhibiting highly contrasting metalaxyl-M degradation rat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.03.016

50. Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in lambs via PCR screening and serological follow-up

Author:
Mason, Sam; Quinnell, Rupert J.; Smith, Judith E.
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2010 v.169 no.3-4 pp. 258-263
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
lambs; sheep diseases; Toxoplasma gondii; toxoplasmosis; disease detection; sheep breeds; polymerase chain reaction; immunology; disease prevalence; England
Abstract:
... Toxoplasma gondii in sheep is important as a cause of lambing losses and as a food hazard. We aimed to assess the prevalence of infection in lambs via development of a standardised PCR technique applied to neonates together with follow-up serology at age 4 months. We measured the sensitivity of PCR targeting the T. gondii sequences B1, SAG1, 5′SAG2, 3′SAG2 and SAG3 in the presence of abundant shee ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.021
PubMed:
20144507

51. Detection of squirrel poxvirus by nested and real-time PCR from red (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey (Sciurus carolinensis) squirrels

Author:
Janus W Atkin; Alan D Radford; Karen P Coyne; Jenny Stavisky; Julian Chantrey
Source:
BMC veterinary research 2010 v.6 no.1 pp. 213
ISSN:
1746-6148
Subject:
epidemiological studies; skin lesions; squirrels; genome; polymerase chain reaction; extinction; Squirrelpox virus; viral load; Sciurus carolinensis; England; Wales
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Squirrel poxvirus (SQPV) is highly pathogenic to red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), and is a significant contributing factor to the local extinction of the species in most parts of England and Wales, where infection is endemic in Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) populations. Although a nested PCR assay has been used successfully to study the epidemiology of SQPV, samples hav ...
DOI:
10.1186/1746-6148-6-33
PubMed:
20529323
PubMed Central:
PMC2887832

52. Developing integrated rural tourism: Actor practices in the English/Welsh border

Author:
Saxena, Gunjan; Ilbery, Brian
Source:
Journal of rural studies 2010 v.26 no.3 pp. 260-271
ISSN:
0743-0167
Subject:
tourism; attitudes and opinions; decision making; managers; rural population; interviews; marketing; resource management; rural areas; government agencies; rural sociology; sectoral development; England; Wales
Abstract:
... This paper examines community attitudes and distinctive practices that shape local responses to integrated rural tourism (IRT) development in the lagging rural region of the English/Welsh border area. The focus is on how actors acquire attributes as a result of their relations with others and how these assumed identities are performed in, by and through these relations. The location of this laggin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jrurstud.2009.12.001

53. Development of New Demi-Span Equations from a Nationally Representative Sample of Adults to Estimate Maximal Adult Height

Author:
Hirani, Vasant; Tabassum, Faiza; Aresu, Maria; Mindell, Jennifer
Source:
Journal of nutrition 2010 v.140 no.8 pp. 1475-1480
ISSN:
0022-3166
Subject:
estimation; mathematical models; elderly; men; anthropometric measurements; women; equations; gender differences; height; accuracy; England
Abstract:
... Various measures have been used to estimate height when assessing nutritional status. Current equations to obtain demi-span equivalent height (DEHBassey) are based on a small sample from a single study. The objectives of this study were to develop more robust DEH equations from a large number of men (n = 591) and women (n = 830) aged 25-45 y from a nationally representative cross-sectional sample ...
DOI:
10.3945/jn.109.118430
PubMed:
20554901

54. Development of a quantitative Real-Time TaqMan PCR assay for determination of the minimal dose of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain 116 required to induce pneumonia in SPF pigs

Author:
Marois, C.; Dory, D.; Fablet, C.; Madec, F.; Kobisch, M.
Source:
Journal of applied microbiology 2010 v.108 no.5 pp. 1523-1533
ISSN:
1364-5072
Subject:
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae; farms; genes; lungs; nasal cavity; pneumonia; proteins; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; specific pathogen-free animals; swine; tonsils; England; France; Switzerland
Abstract:
... A triplex real-time PCR assay to quantify Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in specimens from live and dead pigs was developed and validated. The minimal dose of Myc. hyopneumoniae required to induce pneumonia in specific pathogen-free pigs was determined. This TaqMan test simultaneously detected three genes encoding the proteins P46, P97 and P102. All Myc. hyopneumoniae strains analysed were detected, inc ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04556.x
PubMed:
19811567

55. Development of a water-use strategy for horticulture in England and Wales – a case study

Author:
J.W. Knox; J.A. Rodriguez-Diaz; E.K. Weatherhead; M.G. Kay
Source:
Journal of horticultural science & biotechnology 2010 v.85 no.2 pp. 89-93
ISSN:
2380-4084
Subject:
biotechnology; case studies; crop production; horticulture; industry; interviews; irrigation; leaching; nitrates; nonpoint source pollution; pesticides; phosphates; profitability; surveys; water supply; water use efficiency; England; Wales
Abstract:
... We describe the development of a water strategy for horticulture in England and Wales. Data were gathered from a literature review as well as from industry and grower surveys, and combined with information from interviews with key informants, in order to assess current practices and underlying trends in water-use within seven horticultural sectors. The spatial distribution of horticultural holding ...
DOI:
10.1080/14620316.2010.11512636

56. Diabetes as a Determinant of Mortality in Cystic Fibrosis

Author:
Chamnan, Parinya; Shine, Brian S.F.; Haworth, Charles S.; Bilton, Diana; Adler, Amanda I.
Source:
Diabetes care 2010 v.33 no.2 pp. 311-316
ISSN:
0149-5992
Subject:
Staphylococcus aureus; diabetes; organ transplantation; liver; Burkholderia cepacia; lung function; aspergillosis; cohort studies; models; risk factors; cystic fibrosis; patients; death; body mass index; mortality; England; Wales
Abstract:
... OBJECTIVE: Diabetes is increasingly common in cystic fibrosis, but little information describing its influence on mortality exists. Using national U.K. data, in this study we document diabetes-specific mortality rates, estimate the impact of diabetes on survival, and estimate population-attributable fractions. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This retrospective cohort study identified 8,029 individual ...
DOI:
10.2337/dc09-1215
PubMed:
19918014
PubMed Central:
PMC2809272

57. Differential uptake and oxidative stress response in zebrafish fed a single dose of the principal copper and zinc enriched sub-cellular fractions of Gammarus pulex

Author:
Khan, Farhan R.; Bury, Nicolas R.; Hogstrand, Christer
Source:
Aquatic toxicology 2010 v.99 no.4 pp. 466-472
ISSN:
0166-445X
Subject:
Danio rerio; Gammarus pulex; bioavailability; centrifugation; copper; cytosol; cytotoxicity; feeds; fish; food chain; gelatin; heat stability; intestines; isotopes; lipid peroxidation; oxidative stress; stress response; zinc
Abstract:
... The sub-cellular compartmentalisation of trace metals and its effect on trophic transfer and toxicity in the aquatic food chain has been a subject of growing interest. In the present study, the crustacean Gammarus pulex was exposed to either 11μgCul⁻¹, added solely as the enriched stable isotope ⁶⁵Cu, or 660μgZnl⁻¹, radiolabeled with 2MBq ⁶⁵Zn, for 16 days. Post-exposure the heat stable cytosol co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.06.007
PubMed:
20638736

58. Diversity or Solidarity? Making Sense of the “New” Social Democracy

Author:
Nick Johns; Mark Hyde; Adrian Barton
Source:
Diversity 2010 v.2 no.6 pp. 897-909
ISSN:
1424-2818
Subject:
politics; social anthropology; species diversity; England
Abstract:
... One of the key discussions emerging from within the centre and centre-left of British politics is the means of combining a commitment to diversity with the aim of achieving social solidarity. While there has been a populist strand to this debate recently with the contribution of writers such as Goodhart who has argued that diversity specifically undermines the willingness of the majority (white An ...
DOI:
10.3390/d2060897

59. Do Bats Forage Over Cattle Dung or Over Cattle?

Author:
Nick C. Downs; Laura J. Sanderson
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2010 v.12 no.2 pp. 349-358
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Eptesicus; Myotis; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; cattle manure; feces; forage; pastures; t-test; woodlands; England
Abstract:
... Although the importance of cattle grazed pasture to foraging bats has already been well documented, the relative importance of cattle dung compared with the cattle themselves is largely unknown. This was investigated by comparing two adjacent fields: a current and a recent area of organic cattle-grazed pasture in England. The cattle were exchanged between fields during each of two separate observa ...
DOI:
10.3161/150811010X537936

60. Do maternal ratings of appetite in infants predict later Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire scores and body mass index

Author:
Parkinson, Kathryn N.; Drewett, Robert F.; Le Couteur, Ann S.; Adamson, Ashley J.
Source:
Appetite 2010 v.54 no.1 pp. 186-190
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
body mass index; questionnaires; school children; mothers; emotions; cohort studies; appetite; age; longitudinal studies; overeating; satiety; infants; perceptions (cognitive); prediction
Abstract:
... In a longitudinal birth cohort maternal ratings of children's appetites made at 6 weeks, 12 months and 5-6 years were correlated with one another and with subscales from the Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) at 5-6 years, and body mass index (BMI) at 6-8 years. Statistically significant correlations were found between the children's appetite ratings. Appetite ratings in infancy were also ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2009.10.007
PubMed:
19887093

61. Does food supplementation really enhance productivity of breeding birds

Author:
Harrison, Timothy J. E.; Smith, Jennifer A.; Martin, Graham R.; Chamberlain, Dan E.; Bearhop, Stuart; Robb, Gillian N.; Reynolds, S. James
Source:
Oecologia 2010 v.164 no.2 pp. 311-320
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
endangered species; reproductive performance; Parus major; phenology; breeding; Cyanistes caeruleus; food availability; hatching; woodlands; dietary supplements; chicks; habitats; England
Abstract:
... Food availability influences multiple stages of the breeding cycle of birds, and supplementary feeding has helped in its understanding. Most supplementation studies have reported advancements of laying, whilst others, albeit less numerous, have also demonstrated fitness benefits such as larger clutches, shorter incubation periods, and greater hatching success. Relatively few studies, however, have ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-010-1645-x
PubMed:
20473622

62. Dynamic modelling of atmospherically-deposited Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb in Pennine catchments (northern England)

Author:
Tipping, E.; Rothwell, J.J.; Shotbolt, L.; Lawlor, A.J.
Source:
Environmental pollution 2010 v.158 no.5 pp. 1521-1529
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
cadmium; chemical interactions; copper; dissolved organic matter; dynamic models; heathlands; heavy metals; lead; mineral soils; nickel; pollution; simulation models; solutes; surface water; watersheds; weathering; zinc; England
Abstract:
... Simulation modelling with CHUM-AM was carried out to investigate the accumulation and release of atmospherically-deposited heavy metals (Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in six moorland catchments, five with organic-rich soils, one with calcareous brown earths, in the Pennine chain of northern England. The model considers two soil layers and a third layer of weathering mineral matter, and operates on a year ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2009.12.026
PubMed:
20045236

63. Early-Holocene temperature variability inferred from chironomid assemblages at Hawes Water, northwest England

Author:
Barbara Lang; Alan Bedford; Stephen J. Brooks; Richard T. Jones; Nigel Richardson; H. John B. Birks; Jim D. Marshall
Source:
Holocene 2010 v.20 no.6 pp. 943-954
ISSN:
0959-6836
Subject:
Chironomidae; Holocene epoch; air temperature; carbonates; climate; ice; lakes; snowmelt; water hardness; England; Greenland
Abstract:
... This paper presents the first high-resolution chironomid-inferred mean July air temperature (C-IT) reconstruction for the early Holocene from England. The reconstruction is based on a core recovered from a terrestrialised carbonate bench at Hawes Water, a small hard-water lake in northwest England. The record shows that temperatures rose rapidly after the Younger Dryas with temperatures reaching 1 ...
DOI:
10.1177/0959683610366157

64. Eating disorder symptoms and parenting styles

Author:
Haycraft, Emma; Blissett, Jackie
Source:
Appetite 2010 v.54 no.1 pp. 221-224
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
parental role; eating disorders; mothers; child nutrition; psychosocial factors; children; signs and symptoms (animals and humans)
Abstract:
... This study aimed to examine associations between symptoms of eating disorders and parenting style, in a non-clinical sample. One hundred and five mothers completed self-report measures of eating disorder symptoms and parenting style. Higher levels of eating disorder symptoms were associated with more authoritarian and permissive parenting styles. Authoritative parenting was not significantly relat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2009.11.009
PubMed:
19932143

65. Effect of changing the amount and type of fat and carbohydrate on insulin sensitivity and cardiovascular risk: the RISCK (Reading, Imperial, Surrey, Cambridge, and Kings) trial

Author:
Jebb, Susan A.; Lovegrove, Julie A.; Griffin, Bruce A.; Frost, Gary S.; Moore, Carmel S.; Chatfield, Mark D.; Bluck, Les J.; Williams, Christine M.; Sanders, Thomas AB
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2010 v.92 no.4 pp. 748-758
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
diet-related diseases; dietary fat; at-risk population; dietary carbohydrate; fat intake; apolipoproteins; women; insulin resistance; saturated fatty acids; metabolic syndrome; blood lipids; men; glycemic index; nutritional intervention; triacylglycerols; human nutrition; lipid metabolism; low fat diet; high density lipoprotein; cardiovascular diseases; experimental diets; cholesterol; low density lipoprotein; monounsaturated fatty acids; randomized clinical trials; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Insulin sensitivity (Si) is improved by weight loss and exercise, but the effects of the replacement of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) with monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) or carbohydrates of high glycemic index (HGI) or low glycemic index (LGI) are uncertain. OBJECTIVE: We conducted a dietary intervention trial to study these effects in participants at risk of developing metabolic s ...
DOI:
10.3945/ajcn.2009.29096
PubMed:
20739418
PubMed Central:
PMC3594881

66. Effect of multiple-micronutrient supplementation on maternal nutrient status, infant birth weight and gestational age at birth in a low-income, multi-ethnic population

Author:
Brough, Louise; Rees, Gail A.; Crawford, Michael A.; Morton, R. Hugh; Dorman, Edgar K.
Source:
British journal of nutrition 2010 v.104 no.3 pp. 437-445
ISSN:
0007-1145
Subject:
ferritin; pregnant women; folic acid; nationalities and ethnic groups; small for gestational age; iron; fetal development; infant nutrition; 25-hydroxycholecalciferol; ethnic differences; pregnancy; low income households; maternal nutrition; vitamin-mineral supplements; vitamin deficiencies; infants; nutritional status; erythrocytes; gestational age; randomized clinical trials; dietary minerals; birth weight; England
Abstract:
... Poor nutrient intake during pregnancy can adversely affect both infant and maternal health. The aim was to investigate the efficacy of multiple-micronutrient supplementation during pregnancy in a socially deprived population in the developed world. We conducted a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of multiple-micronutrient supplementation including 20 mg Fe and 400 μg folic acid, f ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0007114510000747
PubMed:
20412605

67. Effects of a Chemically Polluted Discharge on the Relationship Between Fecundity and Parasitic Infections in the Chub (Leuciscus cephalus) from a River in Southern England

Author:
Morley, N. J.; Costa, H. H.; Lewis, J. W.
Source:
Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 2010 v.58 no.3 pp. 783-792
ISSN:
0090-4341
Subject:
Diplostomum; Proteocephalus; Squalius cephalus; bromides; eyes; fecundity; females; fish; gills; gonadosomatic index; helminths; hosts; males; nitrogen; parasitism; parasitoses; pollution; rivers; seasonal variation; species diversity; zinc; England
Abstract:
... In fish there is a close association between endocrine and immune function that during seasonal changes in reproductive status can affect the fishes susceptibility to parasitic infection. The effects of endocrine-disrupting pollution on this association are not known. The present study investigates the effects of a chemically polluted (ammoniacal nitrogen, zinc, bromide) discharge in Cranleigh Wat ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00244-009-9386-8
PubMed:
19756842

68. Effects of plastic bits on the condition and behaviour of captive-reared pheasants

Author:
Butler, D.A.; Davis, C.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.166 no.13 pp. 398-401
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
game birds; drug therapy; abnormal behavior; animal injuries; Phasianus colchicus; pecking; captive animals; animal physiology; pheasants; feed intake; mortality; England; Wales
DOI:
10.1136/vr.b4804

69. Effects of site preparation for afforestation on methane fluxes at Harwood Forest, NE England

Author:
Mojeremane, Witness; Rees, Robert M.; Mencuccini, Maurizio
Source:
Biogeochemistry 2010 v.97 no.1 pp. 89-107
ISSN:
0168-2563
Subject:
afforestation; drainage; emissions; environmental factors; field experimentation; forests; grasslands; methane; methane production; site preparation; soil temperature; soil water content; water table; England
Abstract:
... A field experiment was established at Harwood Forest to investigate the effects of three forest management practises (drainage, mounding and fertilisation) on methane (CH₄) emissions and environmental variables (soil temperature, soil moisture content, water table depth) from 2006 to 2008. The relationship between CH₄ emissions and environmental variables was also evaluated. The experiment was lai ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10533-009-9322-z

70. Embedding a strategic approach to river restoration in operational management processes -- experiences in England

Author:
Mainstone, Chris P.; Holmes, Nigel T.H.
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2010 v.20 no.S1 pp. S82
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
biodiversity; developed countries; ecosystems; environmental protection; floodplains; government agencies; habitats; humans; planning; risk management; rivers; vision; wildlife; England
Abstract:
... 1. The restoration of riverine habitats that have been physically modified by man has gained momentum over the past two decades, driven by a number of objectives. Formalizing the planning and implementation of such activity, however, so that it demonstrably meets national and local environmental objectives without compromising essential societal needs such as flood risk management, has proved prob ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.1095

71. Emotional and uncontrolled eating styles and chocolate chip cookie consumption. A controlled trial of the effects of positive mood enhancement

Author:
Turner, Sally Ann; Luszczynska, Aleksandra; Warner, Lisa; Schwarzer, Ralf
Source:
Appetite 2010 v.54 no.1 pp. 143-149
ISSN:
0195-6663
Subject:
emotions; food intake; energy intake; cookies; human nutrition; human behavior; psychosocial factors
Abstract:
... The study tested the effects of positive mood enhancement on chocolate chip cookie consumption in the context of emotional and uncontrolled eating styles. The relationship between emotional eating style and chocolate chip cookie intake was assumed to be mediated by uncontrolled eating style. Further, it was hypothesized that the effectiveness of the positive mood enhancement may be more salient am ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2009.09.020
PubMed:
19815044

72. English field samples of Thrips tabaci show strong and ubiquitous resistance to deltamethrin

Author:
Foster, Stephen P.; Gorman, Kevin; Denholm, Ian
Source:
Pest management science 2010 v.66 no.8 pp. 861-864
ISSN:
1526-498X
Subject:
Thrips tabaci; insect pests; deltamethrin; insecticide resistance; geographical distribution; selection intensity; Allium porrum; leeks; Allium sativum; onions; prevalence; England
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Onion thrips, Thrips tabaci Lindeman, is a prevalent pest of glasshouse and field vegetables, such as leeks and salad onions. Pesticides are the main option for control, but this approach risks the evolution and spread of insecticide resistance. In the light of anecdotal reports in the United Kingdom of poor efficacy of pyrethroids against T. tabaci, thought to be primarily a consequen ...
DOI:
10.1002/ps.1953
PubMed:
20603874

73. Environmental implications of water efficient microcomponents in residential buildings

Author:
Fidar, A.; Memon, F.A.; Butler, D.
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.408 no.23 pp. 5828-5835
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
carbon; dishwashers; emissions; energy; environmental impact; environmental performance; households; residential housing; washing; England
Abstract:
... The Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) in England sets out various water efficiency targets/levels, which form part of environmental performance criteria against which the sustainability of a building is measured. The code is performance based and requires reduction in per capita water consumption in households. The water efficiency related targets can be met using a range of water efficient microco ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.08.006
PubMed:
20825980

74. Ephemerella readeri Müll. Hal. (Physcomitrella readeri (Müll. Hal.) I.G. Stone & G.A.M. Scott, Funariidae, Bryophyta): a genus and species new to Europe

Author:
E. J. Hooper; J. G. Duckett; A. C. Cuming; W. E. Kunin; S. Pressel
Source:
Journal of bryology 2010 v.32 no.4 pp. 256-264
ISSN:
1743-2820
Subject:
Ephemerella; Funaria hygrometrica; Japan; Physcomitrium; bryology; gametophytes; sporophytes; taxonomy; Australasian region; England
Abstract:
... A morphological and molecular analysis of a Physcomitrella, collected from a reservoir margin in the north of England, revealed this to be P. readeri, a species new to Europe. The present study clarifies previous confusion over the taxonomy of P. readeri showing it to be clearly distinct in both sporophytic and gametophytic characters from P. patens and uniform across its world range from England ...
DOI:
10.1179/037366810X12814321877589

75. Epidemiological study of pasture-associated laminitis and concurrent risk factors in the South of England

Author:
Menzies-Gow, N.J.; Katz, L.M.; Barker, K.J.; Elliott, J.; De Brauwere, M.N.; Jarvis, N.; Marr, C.M.; Pfeiffer, D.U.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.167 no.18 pp. 690-694
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
laminitis; risk factors; horses; epidemiological studies; pastures; disease incidence; seasonal variation; disease prevalence; temperature; rain; solar radiation; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c5177

76. Error propagation associated with benefits transfer-based mapping of ecosystem services

Author:
Eigenbrod, Felix; Armsworth, Paul R.; Anderson, Barbara J.; Heinemeyer, Andreas; Gillings, Simon; Roy, David B.; Thomas, Chris D.; Gaston, Kevin J.
Source:
Biological conservation 2010 v.143 no.11 pp. 2487-2493
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
assets; ecosystem services; land cover; England
Abstract:
... An increasing number of studies are taking the important first step in global efforts to conserve key ecosystem services by mapping their spatial distributions. However, a lack of primary data for most services in most places has largely forced such mapping exercises to be based on proxies. The common way of producing these proxies is through benefits transfer-based mapping, in which estimates of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2010.06.015

77. Estimating Green Water Footprints in a Temperate Environment

Author:
Tim Hess
Source:
Water 2010 v.2 no.3 pp. 351-362
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
crop production; evapotranspiration; forest products; meteorological data; models; opportunity costs; pastures; rain; soil water; summer; water footprint; England
Abstract:
... The “green” water footprint (GWF) of a product is often considered less important than the “blue” water footprint (BWF) as “green” water generally has a low, or even negligible, opportunity cost. However, when considering food, fibre and tree products, is not only a useful indicator of the total appropriation of a natural resource, but from a methodological perspective, blue water footprints are f ...
DOI:
10.3390/w2030351

78. Estimating Levels of Micropollutants in Municipal Wastewater

Author:
Rowsell, Victoria F.; Tangney, Peter; Hunt, Claire; Voulvoulis, Nikolaos
Source:
Water, air, and soil pollution 2010 v.206 no.1-4 pp. 357-368
ISSN:
0049-6979
Subject:
heavy metals; sewage effluent; wastewater; England
Abstract:
... Exposure to micropollutants can pose a serious risk to both the environment and human health. Although sewage treatment works (STWs) aim to reduce levels of pollutants in municipal wastewater discharges, they have become a significant point source of dangerous substances to the aquatic environment. With increasing regulation on pollution prevention, it has become essential to assess STW source inp ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11270-009-0112-y

79. Estimating reference evapotranspiration using numerical weather modelling

Author:
Ishak, Asnor Muizan; Bray, Michaela; Remesan, Renji; Han, Dawei
Source:
Hydrological processes 2010 v.24 no.24 pp. 3490-3509
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
Food and Agriculture Organization; air temperature; atmospheric pressure; equations; evapotranspiration; hydrologic data; mathematical models; meteorological data; relative humidity; rivers; runoff; space and time; watersheds; weather stations; wind speed; England
Abstract:
... Evapotranspiration is an important hydrological process and its estimation usually needs measurements of many weather variables such as atmospheric pressure, wind speed, air temperature, net radiation and relative humidity. Those weather variables are not easily obtainable from in situ measurements in practical water resources projects. This study explored a potential application of downscaled glo ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.7770

80. Estimating the impact of rural land management changes on catchment runoff generation in England and Wales

Author:
Hess, T.M.; Holman, I.P.; Rose, S.C.; Rosolova, Z.; Parrott, A.
Source:
Hydrological processes 2010 v.24 no.10 pp. 1357-1368
ISSN:
0885-6087
Subject:
climate change; floods; grasslands; issues and policy; land use; rain; risk; risk management; runoff; soil quality; watershed management; England; Wales
Abstract:
... Although reviews of the scientific literature have failed to demonstrate conclusive evidence for the impact of rural land management on peak runoff rates, increasing emphasis is being placed by policy makers on its role in catchment-scale flood risk management. Poor soil and field conditions can lead to higher rates of runoff from extreme rainfall events; however, the improvement of land condition ...
DOI:
10.1002/hyp.7598

81. Estimating the supply of biomass from short-rotation coppice in England, given social, economic and environmental constraints to land availability

Author:
Matthew J Aylott; Eric Casella; Kate Farrall; Gail Taylor
Source:
Biofuels 2010 v.1 no.5 pp. 719-727
ISSN:
1759-7277
Subject:
biomass; coppicing; ecosystem services; energy crops; environmental sustainability; food production; models; renewable energy sources; spatial data; England
Abstract:
... Background: Biomass has been identified as an important source of renewable energy. However, growing demand for dedicated energy crops could lead to conflicts with food production and ecosystem services. This study uses a geographic information systems-embedded modeling approach to assess the spatial supply of short-rotation coppice, taking into account social, economic and environmental constrain ...
DOI:
10.4155/bfs.10.30

82. Ethnic differences in blood lipids and dietary intake between UK children of black African, black Caribbean, South Asian, and white European origin: the Child Heart and Health Study in England (CHASE)

Author:
Donin, Angela S.; Nightingale, Claire M.; Owen, Christopher G.; Rudnicka, Alicja R.; McNamara, Mary C.; Prynne, Celia J.; Stephen, Alison M.; Cook, Derek G.; Whincup, Peter H.
Source:
American journal of clinical nutrition 2010 v.92 no.4 pp. 776-783
ISSN:
0002-9165
Subject:
dietary fat; Whites; fat intake; Blacks; child nutrition; eating habits; saturated fatty acids; epidemiological studies; blood lipids; ethnic differences; triacylglycerols; children; Asians; food intake; high density lipoprotein; cholesterol; low density lipoprotein; monounsaturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; England
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Ischemic heart disease (IHD) rates are lower in UK black Africans and black Caribbeans and higher in South Asians when compared with white Europeans. Ethnic differences in lipid concentrations may play a part in these differences. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to investigate blood lipid and dietary patterns in UK children from different ethnic groups. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional ...
DOI:
10.3945/ajcn.2010.29533
PubMed:
20739425

83. European field study of the efficacy and safety of the novel anthelmintic monepantel in sheep

Author:
Jones, M.D.; Hunter, R.P.; Dobson, D.P.; Reymond, N.; Strehlau, G.A.; Kubacki, P; Tranchard, E.S.N.; Walters, M.E.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.167 no.16 pp. 610-613
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
product safety; sheep; drug evaluation; nematode infections; dosage; fecal egg count; sheep diseases; anthelmintics; gastrointestinal nematodes; field experimentation; oral administration; Scotland; France; England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c4477

84. Evaluating the urban consumer with regard to sourcing local food: a Heart of England study

Author:
Khan, Faiza; Prior, Caroline
Source:
International journal of consumer studies 2010 v.34 no.2 pp. 161-168
ISSN:
1470-6423
Subject:
consumer attitudes; food industry; food purchasing; local food systems; purchasing; questionnaires; urban areas; England
Abstract:
... This paper critically explores consumer perceptions and trends regarding purchasing locally produced food. Until recently, much of the research in this area largely focused on regional consumers where rural consumers had reasonable access to locally produced food and were usually in close proximity to the producers within, or close to, their immediate community. Here, the objectives of the primary ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00836.x

85. Evaluation of Some Pre-Plant Soil Treatments and Chemical Disinfectants for Control of Fusarium Wilt Diseases in Protected Cut Flowers

Author:
O'Neill, T.M.; Green, K.R.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2010 v. no.883 pp. 215-222
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
soil temperature; steam; soil depth; metam; sand; disinfestation; greenhouses; Matthiola incana; irrigation; disinfectants; chloropicrin; Fusarium wilt; formalin; steaming; nylon; mycelium; greenhouse soils; spores; dazomet; cut flowers; crops; hygiene; Fusarium; plant tissues; wilting; bags; calcium cyanamide; plows; Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum; fungi; England
Abstract:
... In the UK Fusarium wilt diseases have recently caused significant losses in cut flower crops of column stock (Matthiola incana) and lisianthus (Eustoma grandiflorum) grown intensively in the soil in greenhouses. A series of experiments was done to evaluate some pre-plant treatments for disinfesting soil and some chemicals for disinfecting surfaces against F. oxysporum. The effect of pre-plant soil ...

86. Examining changes in participation in recreational fisheries in England and Wales

Author:
APRAHAMIAN, M.W.; HICKLEY, P.; SHIELDS, B.A.; MAWLE, G.W.
Source:
Fisheries management and ecology 2010 v.17 no.2 pp. 93-105
ISSN:
0969-997X
Subject:
capital; freshwater fisheries; migratory behavior; rivers; salmon; social benefit; sport fishing; England; Wales
Abstract:
... Inland fisheries in England and Wales have high economic and social values. Managing participation to maximise fishery performance is key to maintaining this status. The capital value of fishing rights for migratory salmonid fisheries is [Euro Sign]165 million. Coarse fisheries contribute [Euro Sign]1030 million to the economy. The central tenet to increasing participation in recreational salmonid ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00667.x

87. Expanded view of the local-regional richness relationship by incorporating functional richness and time: a large-scale perspective

Author:
Canning-Clode, João; Maloney, Kelly O.; McMahon, Sean M.; Wahl, Martin
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2010 v.19 no.6 pp. 875-885
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
biogeography; poly(vinyl chloride); Australia; Brazil; Chile; England; Italy; Japan; Portugal; Sweden
Abstract:
... We investigate the relationship between local and regional richness in marine fouling assemblages using an expanded and globally replicated approach by incorporating two dimensions of diversity (taxonomic and functional) and different successional stages. Global. In eight different biogeographic regions (Australia, Brazil, Chile, England, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Sweden) 68 polyvinylchloride (PV ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00560.x

88. Experimental evidence that deer browsing reduces habitat suitability for breeding Common Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos

Author:
HOLT, CHAS A.; FULLER, ROBERT J.; DOLMAN, PAUL M.
Source:
Ibis 2010 v.152 no.2 pp. 335-346
ISSN:
0019-1019
Subject:
Cervidae; birds; breeding; browsing; coppicing; deer; environmental impact; fences; habitats; males; radio telemetry; regrowth; understory; vegetation; England
Abstract:
... The ecological impacts of increasing populations of deer (Cervidae) in Europe and North America are becoming more widespread and pronounced. Within Britain, it has been suggested that declines in several woodland bird species, particularly those dependent on dense understorey vegetation, may be at least partly due to these effects. Here we present experimental evidence of the effects of deer brows ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01012.x

89. Exposure of birds to radionuclides and other contaminants in Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in North-West England

Author:
Marshall, K.; Watson, S.; McDonald, P.; Copplestone, D.; Watts, S.J.
Source:
Science of the total environment 2010 v.408 no.12 pp. 2567-2575
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
birds; conservation areas; feathers; food contamination; fuels; metals; organic compounds; pollutants; population dynamics; radionuclides; screening; vegetation; England
Abstract:
... There has been a decline in the population of some bird species at Morecambe Bay and the Solway Firth Special Protected Areas in North-West England during the last fifty years. It was suggested that the declines were caused, in part, by contaminants in the food and environment, primarily from the radioactive effluent discharge from the Sellafield Ltd nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Cumbria. Thi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.02.035
PubMed:
20334902

90. Factors determining species richness of soil seed banks in lowland ancient woodlands

Author:
Erenler, Hilary E.; Ashton, Paul A.; Gillman, Michael P.; Ollerton, Jeff
Source:
Biodiversity and conservation 2010 v.19 no.6 pp. 1631-1648
ISSN:
0960-3115
Subject:
Juncus effusus; Lysimachia nummularia; Potentilla; buried seeds; conifers; coppicing; environmental factors; environmental management; flora; germination; models; planting; seedlings; soil pH; species diversity; variance; woodlands; England
Abstract:
... The demise of coppicing in UK ancient woodlands, combined with the planting of non-native, fast-growing conifers in the twentieth century, heightens the potential recharge value of ground flora seed banks. Soil cores from adjoining semi-natural and conifer-containing stands in four lowland ancient woods in central England were removed to establish seed bank species richness. During a fourteen-mont ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10531-010-9793-1

91. First-choice therapy for dogs presenting with diarrhoea in clinical practice

Author:
German, A.J.; Halladay, L.J.; Noble, P.J.M.
Source:
Veterinary record 2010 v.167 no.21 pp. 810-814
ISSN:
0042-4900
Subject:
dogs; dog diseases; diarrhea; veterinary medicine; dog breeds; animal age; gender differences; breed differences; males; females; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); England
DOI:
10.1136/vr.c4090

92. Fish movements: the introduction pathway for topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva and other non-native fishes in the UK

Author:
Copp, G.H.; Vilizzi, L.; Gozlan, R.E.
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2010 v.20 no.3 pp. 269-273
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Ctenopharyngodon idella; Leuciscus idus; Pseudorasbora parva; Salmo salar; Silurus glanis; carp; imports; introduced species; ornamental fish; England; Romania
Abstract:
... 1.The contamination of fish consignments (for stocking or aquaculture) is a major pathway by which non-native organisms, including fish, are introduced to new areas. One of the best examples of this is the topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva, which was accidentally imported into Romania and then throughout Europe in consignments of Asian carp species.2.The introduction and spread of topmouth gudg ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.1092

93. Flow cytometry and GISH reveal mixed ploidy populations and Spartina nonaploids with genomes of S. alterniflora and S. maritima origin

Author:
Renny-Byfield, Simon; Ainouche, Malika; Leitch, Ilia J.; Lim, K. Yoong; Le Comber, Steven C.; Leitch, Andrew R.
Source:
Annals of botany 2010 v.105 no.4 pp. 527-533
ISSN:
0305-7364
Subject:
Spartina; allopolyploidy; chromosomes; flow cytometry; genome; hexaploidy; hybrids; in situ hybridization; introgression; species diversity; England
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The genus Spartina exhibits extensive hybridization and includes classic examples of recent speciation by allopolyploidy. In the UK there are two hexaploid species, S. maritima and S. alterniflora, as well as the homoploid hybrid S. x townsendii (2n = 60) and a derived allododecaploid S. anglica (2n = 120, 122, 124); the latter two are considered to have originated in Hythe, southern E ...
DOI:
10.1093/aob/mcq008
PubMed:
20150197
PubMed Central:
PMC2850792

94. Flow pathways in the Slapton Wood catchment using temperature as a tracer

Author:
Birkinshaw, Stephen J.; Webb, Bruce
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2010 v.383 no.3-4 pp. 269-279
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
forested watersheds; forest hydrology; watershed hydrology; water temperature; surface water; streams; soil temperature; air temperature; stream flow; stormwater; subsurface flow; England
Abstract:
... This study investigates the potential of temperature as a tracer to provide insights into flow pathways. The approach couples fieldwork and modelling experiments for the Eastergrounds Hollow within the Slapton Wood catchment, South Devon, UK. Measurements in the Eastergrounds Hollow were carried out for soil temperature, spring temperature, and the stream temperature and use was made of an existin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.12.042

95. Folate status of Ghanaian populations in London and Accra

Author:
Owusu, Matilda; Thomas, Jane; Wiredu, Edwin; Pufulete, Maria
Source:
British journal of nutrition 2010 v.103 no.3 pp. 437-444
ISSN:
0007-1145
Subject:
folic acid; homocysteine; nutrient intake; women; blood plasma; immigration; chemical concentration; men; methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase; vitamin supplements; human nutrition; prediction; single nucleotide polymorphism; nutritional status; gender differences; erythrocytes; urban population; disease incidence; England; Ghana
Abstract:
... Migration to the UK is associated with higher incidence of stroke in African populations. A low folate status has been associated with increased risk of stroke, likely to be mediated through raised plasma homocysteine concentrations. We conducted a cross-sectional study to compare blood folate and homocysteine concentrations in eighty healthy Ghanaian migrants living in London matched by sex, age ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0007114509991838
PubMed:
19825217

96. Food in Schools Primary Training

Author:
Gordon, P.
Source:
Nutrition bulletin 2010 v.35 no.1 pp. 45-48
ISSN:
1471-9827
Subject:
nutrition education; elementary students; nutrition science; education programs; health promotion; family and consumer science; elementary schools; food safety education; England
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-3010.2009.01801.x

97. Food, Drink and The Cultures of Work: Consumption in the Life and Death of an English Factory

Author:
Strangleman, Tim
Source:
Food, culture, & society 2010 v.13 no.2 pp. 257-278
ISSN:
1552-8014
Subject:
foodways; beverages; working conditions; factories; food consumption; cultural heritage; interviews; England
Abstract:
... This paper looks at the consumption of food and drink in the context of the workplace. It examines a variety of ways in which work culture and identity are constructed and reproduced across time and space. The paper is based on the author's research into the former Guinness brewery at Park Royal, London, which closed in the summer of 2005 after nearly seventy years of production. The paper reflect ...

98. Football fans and food: a case study of a football club in the English Premier League

Author:
Ireland, Robin; Watkins, Francine
Source:
Public health nutrition 2010 v.13 no.5 pp. 682-687
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
diet; men; women; gender differences; consumer attitudes; food service; restaurant foods; case studies; focus groups; England
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980009991765
PubMed:
20018135

99. Footrot and interdigital dermatitis in sheep: Farmer satisfaction with current management, their ideal management and sources used to adopt new strategies

Author:
Wassink, G.J.; George, T.R.N.; Kaler, J.; Green, L.E.
Source:
Preventive veterinary medicine 2010 v.96 no.1-2 pp. 65-73
ISSN:
0167-5877
Subject:
sheep; sheep diseases; Dichelobacter nodosus; footrot; disease control; lameness; farmers' attitudes; questionnaires
Abstract:
... The aims of this research were to identify management practices that sheep farmers currently use to treat and prevent footrot in sheep and whether they consider that these are successful management tools and to find out how sheep farmers would ideally like to manage footrot in their flock. Over 90% of lameness in sheep in the UK is caused by Dichelobacter nodosus, which presents clinically as inte ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.06.002
PubMed:
20594602

100. Former distribution and decline of the burbot (Lota lota) in the UK

Author:
Worthington, T.; Kemp, P.; Osborne, P.E.; Howes, C.; Easton, K.
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2010 v.20 no.4 pp. 371-377
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
Lota lota; extinction; fens; models; population dynamics; rivers; watersheds; England
Abstract:
... 1.Species reintroductions are an increasingly fashionable tool among conservation practitioners for restoring locally and nationally extinct populations. For a reintroduction programme to be successful, an understanding of the causes of the decline of a species is required. This, however, proves challenging when baseline data on the distribution and abundance of the species are limited.2.This pape ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.1113