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Dr Laura Turnbull-Lloyd's Outputs (3)

Biotic and Abiotic Changes in Ecosystem Structure over a Shrub-Encroachment Gradient in the Southwestern USA (2010)
Journal Article
Turnbull, L., Wainwright, J., Brazier, R., & Bol, R. (2010). Biotic and Abiotic Changes in Ecosystem Structure over a Shrub-Encroachment Gradient in the Southwestern USA. Ecosystems, 13(8), 1239-1255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-010-9384-8

In this study, we investigate changes in ecosystem structure that occur over a gradient of land-degradation in the southwestern USA, where shrubs are encroaching into native grassland. We evaluate a conceptual model which posits that the development... Read More about Biotic and Abiotic Changes in Ecosystem Structure over a Shrub-Encroachment Gradient in the Southwestern USA.

Hydrology, erosion and nutrient transfers over a transition from semi-arid grassland to shrubland in the South-Western USA: A modelling assessment (2010)
Journal Article
Turnbull, L., Wainwright, J., & Brazier, R. (2010). Hydrology, erosion and nutrient transfers over a transition from semi-arid grassland to shrubland in the South-Western USA: A modelling assessment. Journal of Hydrology, 388(3-4), 258-272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.05.005

Land degradation in arid and semi-arid areas, as a consequence of the invasion of grasslands by shrubs, is often associated with an increase in runoff and erosion and a change in nutrient transport. Modelling of nutrient transport during runoff event... Read More about Hydrology, erosion and nutrient transfers over a transition from semi-arid grassland to shrubland in the South-Western USA: A modelling assessment.

Changes in hydrology and erosion over a transition from grassland to shrubland (2010)
Journal Article
Turnbull, L., Wainwright, J., & Brazier, R. (2010). Changes in hydrology and erosion over a transition from grassland to shrubland. Hydrological Processes, 24(4), 393-414. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.7491

The degradation of grasslands is a common problem across semi-arid areas worldwide. Over the last 150 years, much of the south-western United States has experienced significant land degradation, with desert grasslands becoming dominated by shrubs and... Read More about Changes in hydrology and erosion over a transition from grassland to shrubland.