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Drosanthemum globosum is an erect, much-branched, succulent shrublet with brown branches that bear spherical leaves densely covered with …
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Conventional agriculture has been suggested to promote less mutualistic arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). The main aim of this study was to test this assumption by a detailed functional analysis of the plant mycorrhizal benefits and costs. A cross-inoculation experiment was established with Plantago lanceolata as a host plant and inocula of AMF sourced from four pairs of conventionally managed arable fields and neighbouring grasslands. Mycorrhizal effects were determined for a range of plant parameters including fluxes of isotopically labelled phosphorus (P), nitrogen (N) and carbon (C), and related to root colonization and composition of the different AMF communities.
The association of P. lanceolata with arable-field inocula was less beneficial in terms of plant growth promotion and it also led to more pronounced P accumulation in plant biomass, as compared to grassland inocula. Furthermore, arable-field AMF increased 15N depletion in soil and 15N transfer to shoots, and induced higher 13C drain to soil. These differential functional parameters were related to consistent compositional differences between arable-soil and grassland AMF communities in the roots. Differential effects of the AMF inocula on N and C partitioning in the soil–plant system suggest faster foraging for nutrients by arable-soil AMF and higher demand for C, which are characteristics associated with ruderal AMF. This implies that arable-soil AMF may be less beneficial in conditions of plant growth limitation by C than the grassland AMF.
Researchers are suggesting a more comprehensive approach for identifying at-risk wildlife populations — such as caribou — based on individual movement patterns. The article uses a long-term dataset of caribou wearing GPS collars across Western Canada. It identifies six distinct behavioral groups that would each deserve their own conservation actions.
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Researchers are suggesting a more comprehensive approach for identifying at-risk wildlife populations — such as caribou — based on individual movement patterns. The article uses a long-term dataset of caribou wearing GPS collars across Western Canada. It identifies six distinct behavioral groups that would each deserve their own conservation actions.
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New research reveals drought-stressed wildflowers produce smaller flowers with less nectar, causing bees to avoid them.
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Tasmanian senator says she is ‘pro-salmon’ but the farms should move on to land or offshore
Independent senator Jacqui Lambie has called on Tasmania’s salmon industry to stop farming in Macquarie Harbour on the state’s remote west coast, marking a dramatic intervention into a polarised debate with implications for the federal election.
“Macquarie Harbour has been a very hot, hot spud when it comes to the salmon industry for many, many years,” Senator Lambie told the Tasmanian Inquirer, “and it’s getting worse.”
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“Go and put them on land. Go and put your fish somewhere else. I’ve had a gutful. You’ve made more than enough money off the arse of Tasmania. Move it on.”
Senator Jacqui Lambie
The Wilderness Society launches legal action in hope of helping animals on brink of extinction
One of Australia’s largest conservation organisations has launched legal action alleging that successive federal environment ministers failed to meet their obligation to create recovery plans for native species threatened with extinction.
The Wilderness Society (TWS) filed the proceedings in the federal court on Monday.
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We all know mushrooms are super healthy for us and the soil. They’re also really easy to grow, and can possibly be sourced for free near you. These are growing from spent mushroom blocks I got free from a local mushroom farm.
If you have a spot with good shade and moisture, it’s worth looking into. It’s one way to address the challenge of producing protein for those of us who don’t raise animals.
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I have an extremely steep (45° or thereabouts) rammed earth bank north of my annual vegetable garden, circa 1.2-1.5 m tall, currently covered in grasses. I have noticed that when we have a frost, it sits longest in the veg garden location – I sense that the cold air is flowing down the hill so I am trying to think of some plants I could plant to might be able to give a yield but also act as a shelter from that cold, frosty air. Sadly, I cannot amend the bank profile (it’s part of a flood defence), nor can I terrace it – it isn’t wide enough. It is an ugly feature in my garden that I have to endlessly work around.
Any plant needs to be compact (very much shrub and not tree), happy in the cold and able to live in such a steep location (which in turn means it is almost impossible for me to mulch the plant meaningfully). On the upside, it faces south/southeast, so it gets a solid amount of sun in the summer.
I wondered if anyone had any ideas. The soil there is poor, and stony, and we’re SW UK, circa zone 9.
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