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Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest

Journal Article
Huxham, M., Langat, J., Tamooh, F., Kennedy, H., Mencuccini, M., Skov, M. W., & Kairo, J. (2010)
Decomposition of mangrove roots: Effects of location, nutrients, species identity and mix in a Kenyan forest. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 88(1), 135-142. doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2010.03.021
Mangrove trees may allocate >50% of their biomass to roots. Dead roots often form peat, which can make mangroves significant carbon sinks and allow them to raise the soil surf...

Parasite fauna of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus from a man-made waterway and a freshwater habitat in northern Germany

Journal Article
Rückert, S., Klimpel, S., & Palm, H. (2007)
Parasite fauna of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus from a man-made waterway and a freshwater habitat in northern Germany. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 74, (225-233). doi:10.3354/dao074225. ISSN 0177-5103
Fifty specimens each of bream Abramis brama and roach Rutilus rutilus were examined for metazoan parasite fauna and trichodinid ciliates; 25 specimens of each species were col...

The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health?

Journal Article
Pollard, P., & Huxham, M. (1998)
The European Water Framework Directive: a new era in the management of aquatic ecosystem health?. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 8(6), 773-792. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291099-0755%281998110%298%3A63.0.CO%3B2-R
1. The forthcoming European Commission Water Framework Directive will introduce catchment management throughout Europe, and could have major impacts on the conservation and re...

Some problems for food web theory illustrated with a mixed predator/prey/parasite web

Conference Proceeding
Huxham, M. (1997)
Some problems for food web theory illustrated with a mixed predator/prey/parasite web. In Proceedings of the Third Scientific Symposium of the North Sea Task Force
Some problems for food web theory illustrated with a mixed predator/prey/parasite web