Six thousand years ago practically all the ground now covered by peat in the area investigated at Clonsast, County Offaly, was woodland. The main object of the research was to trace the disappearance of woodland due to ...

Summary: This research investigates the Post-glacial history of fire in the Killarney area, and describes how heathland burning practices have affected the present-day extent and species composition of the native oakwoods. ...

This thesis aims to provide a complete account of the tribe Ocimeae for Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Burma. In addition, the relevant generic problems of Ocimeae in continental South East Asia are outlined, and ...

The reported failure of regeneration in British oakwoods and some observations of a dearth of saplings and young trees in Irish woods has prompted concerns about the ability of Irish semi-natural woodland to self-perpetuate. ...

The studies described in this thesis were concerned with evaluating the salt tolerance mechanisms of Plantago maritima (L.). This species, a perennial herb, is found growing in various habitats including saline coastal ...

Increasing fuel costs and a depletion of the earth's natural energy resources have lead to a global search for alternative sources of renewable energy. In response, the "European Miscanthus network" funded by the European ...

The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationships between catchment characteristics and lake chemistry in the Republic of Ireland. Additional aims were to examine the seasonal variation in water chemistry and, ...

This study was concerned with the availability of soil organic phosphate (Po) to plants. To address this issue semi-natural Irish grassland soils and plants were used. Greenhouse experiments were carried out in which soil ...

During the last decade, the advances of molecular techniques have profoundly changed the way scientists build and use phylogenetic trees. Vast fields of research as different as ecology, evolution of development, genomics, ...