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Climate change adaptation in agriculture ex ante analysis of promising and alternative crop technologies using DSSAT and IMPACT.

Published online: 11 Nov 2015

Authors: Robinson, S. & Mason-D'Croz, D. & Islam, S. & Cenacchi, N. & Creamer, B. & Gueneau, A. & Hareau, G. & Kleinwechter, U. & Mottaleb, K. & Nedumaran, S. & Robertson, R. & Rosegrant, M. W. & Sika, G. & Sulser, T. B. & Wiebe, K.

Content type: Bulletin

Achieving and maintaining global food security is challenged by changes in population, income, and climate, among other drivers. Assessing these chall...

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Agriculture, gendered time use, and nutritional outcomes a systematic review.

Published online: 11 Nov 2015

Authors: Johnston, D. & Stevano, S. & Malapit, H. & Hull, E. & Suneetha Kadiyala

Content type: Bulletin

Existing reviews on agriculture and nutrition consider limited evidence and focus on impact size, rather than impact pathway. This review overcomes th...

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Agricultural adaptation and institutional responses to climate change vulnerability in Ethiopia.

Published online: 22 Apr 2015

Authors: Woldeamlak Bewket & Radeny, M. & Mungai, C.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate change is a major development challenge to Ethiopia. Climate change is expected to adversely affect all economic sectors, eco-regions, and soc...

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Economic determinants of biodiversity change over a 400-year period in the Scottish uplands.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Hanley, N. & Davies, A. & Angelopoulos, K. & Hamilton, A. & Ross, A. & Tinch, D. & Watson, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Economic forces are recognized as an important driving factor behind current biodiversity losses. This study investigates whether such factors have be...

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Making robust decisions for conservation with restricted money and knowledge.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: McDonald-Madden, E. & Baxter, P. W. J. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In conservation decision-making, we operate within the confines of limited funding. Furthermore, we often assume particular relationships between mana...

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Using expert knowledge to assess uncertainties in future polar bear populations under climate change.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: O'Neill, S. J. & Osborn, T. J. & Hulme, M. & Lorenzoni, I. & Watkinson, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Polar bear Ursus maritimus population dynamics under conditions of climate change has become a controversial topic. A survey of expert opinion based o...

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Resource selection by sympatric wild equids in the Mongolian Gobi.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Kaczensky, P. & Ganbaatar, O. & Wehrden, H. von & Walzer, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Historically, the overlap zones of wild equids were small in Africa but extensive for Przewalski's horses Equus ferus przewalskii and Asiatic wild ass...

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Importance of mowing and flood frequency in promoting species richness in restored floodplains.

Published online: 10 Dec 2008

Authors: Gerard, M. & El-Kahloun, M. & Rymen, J. & Beauchard, O. & Meire, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent years, European water management policies have promoted floodplain rehabilitation for flood mitigation purposes. This could provide opportun...

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Indirect effects of exotic grazers: livestock decreases the nutrient content of refuse dumps of leaf-cutting ants through vegetation impoverishment.

Published online: 19 Dec 2007

Authors: Tadey, M. & Farji-Brener, A. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

We present evidence of how exotic grazers can indirectly change the nutrient availability on the soil surface by affecting the quality of refuse dumps...

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More grazing, more damage? Assessed yield loss on agricultural grassland relates nonlinearly to goose grazing pressure.

Published online: 08 May 2023

Authors: Buitendijk, N. H. & Jager, M. de & Hornman, M. & Kruckenberg, H. & Kölzsch, A. & Moonen, S. & Nolet, B. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In recent decades, conflict between geese and agriculture has increased. Management practices to limit this conflict include concentrating geese in pr...

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