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Effects of shade cover and availability of midge breeding sites on pollinating midge populations and fruit set in two cocoa farms.

Published online: 27 Nov 1985

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rotten banana stems provide breeding sites for Forcipomyia spp.

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Annual report - CGIAR research program on roots, tubers and bananas (RTB), 2017.

Published online: 19 Dec 2018

Published by: CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas

Content type: Annual report

Evaluative and impact assessment studies document how the results obtained by RTB, its implementing centers and partners, contribute to the achievemen...

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Effects of shade cover and availability of midge breeding sites on pollinating midge populations and fruit set in two cocoa farms.

Published online: 01 Jan 1982

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The abundance of several species of Forcipomyia, known to be pollinators of cacao, increased markedly in 1 cacao farm in Costa Rica when discs of rott...

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Coffee-banana system-black and white-cropping guide low res.

Published online: 31 Jan 2020

Content type: Miscellaneous

This guide provides details of coffee-banana cropping methods focusing on good agricultural practices for coffee-banana production that promote integr...

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Temporal patterns of crop-raiding by primates: linking food availability in croplands and adjacent forest.

Published online: 19 Mar 1999

Authors: Naughton-Treves, L. & Treves, A. & Chapman, C. & Wrangham, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The temporal pattern of foraging on crops (the equivalent to mast fruiting of forest trees) by redtail monkeys Cercopithecus ascanius, olive baboons P...

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The impacts of tropical agriculture on biodiversity: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Oakley, J. L. & Bicknell, J. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biodiversity underpins all food production and strengthens agricultural resilience to crop failure. However, agricultural expansion is the primary dri...

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Seasonal differences in abundance and distribution of cocoa-pollinating midges in relation to flowering and fruit set between shaded and sunny habitats of the La Lola Cocoa Farm in Costa Rica.

Published online: 28 Jun 1988

Authors: Young, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The distribution and abundance of adults, larvae and pupae of ceratopogonid midges in shaded and sunny habitats was investigated in relation to phenol...

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Quantifying unintended effects of an agroecological research project on farmers' practices and social network in Papua New Guinea.

Published online: 04 Jan 2023

Authors: Hazenbosch, M. & Sui Shen & Isua, B. & Beauchamp, E. & Kik, A. & Luke, G. & Matouš, P. & Morris, R. J. & Paliau, J. & Milner-Gulland, E. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Agroecological researchers and advocates often make assumptions about the social impact and dissemination of their work: researchers may assume that t...

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A review of Uganda's national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: insights from Mount Elgon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Banana, A. Y. & Byakagaba, P. & Russell, A. J. M. & Waiswa, D. & Bomuhangi, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate change is expected to bring new challenges and opportunities for the livelihoods of rural communities in Uganda, where more than 80% of the po...

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Lessons learned for improving policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in Uganda's water tower communities.

Published online: 03 May 2017

Authors: Russell, A. J. M. & Banana, A. & Ongugo, P.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper establishes the lessons learned to improve policies affecting forest conservation and climate change adaptation in water tower communities ...

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