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Studies on polyphagous predators of cereal aphids.

Published online: 01 Jan 1980

Authors: Edwards, C. A. & Sunderland, K. D. & George, K. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were done in England in fields of winter wheat at North Farm, West Sussex, and at Rothamsted in 1978 to investigate the effect of predatio...

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Spreading agricultural good practices: multidimensional benefits observed in Kampong Thom, Cambodia.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Meunier, F. & Heylen, C. & Peeters, A. & Ek, S. & Neang, M. & Hean, S. & Peanh, S.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Agriculture is the traditional mainstay of the Cambodian economy, accounting for almost 90% of GDP and employing around 85% of the work force. Agricul...

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Evaluating the economic benefits and costs of antimicrobial use in food-producing animals.

Published online: 03 Oct 2019

Authors: Ryan, M.

Content type: Bulletin

Antimicrobial drugs are used in food animal production for several purposes: to treat a disease outbreak, to prevent disease, and to enhance feed effi...

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Has Danish agriculture maintained farmland bird populations?

Published online: 14 Jul 2004

Authors: Fox, A. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Rapid agricultural change in western Europe has occurred in the last three decades, at cost to farmland biodiversity, particularly birds. This study r...

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Providing foraging resources for solitary bees on farmland: current schemes for pollinators benefit a limited suite of species.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Wood, T. J. & Holland, J. M. & Goulson, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Changes in agricultural practice across Europe and North America have been associated with range contractions and a decline in the abundance of wild b...

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Participatory prioritization of climate-smart agriculture techniques: case study of processes and outcomes from the Tra Hat Climate-Smart Village in Vietnam.

Published online: 16 Oct 2019

Authors: Ngo Dang Phong & Tran Nhat Lam Duyen & Le Minh Duong & Wassmann, R. & Sander, B. O.

Content type: Bulletin

Participatory research allows groups and individuals to reflect and decide on their societal issues together. Such research was employed in Tra Hat Cl...

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CCAFS baseline study at household level in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Diagnostic phase of the study: "Contribution of tree diversity to livelihoods for climate change adaptation and mitigation".

Published online: 21 Aug 2019

Authors: Hidalgo, E. J. L. & Rapidel, B. & Somarriba, E. & Ordoñez, J. C.

Content type: Bulletin

The combinations of trees, crops and animals in agroforestry systems are supposed to play a positive role in adapting to climate change at the farm, h...

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Using molecular and observational techniques to estimate the number and raiding patterns of crop-raiding elephants.

Published online: 15 Jun 2011

Authors: Chiyo, P. I. & Moss, C. J. & Archie, E. A. & Hollister-Smith, J. A. & Alberts, S. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conflict between humans and animals, generated by behaviours like crop raiding, can represent a major threat to the survival and conservation of prote...

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Impact assessment of a local seventeen-year initiative on cassava-based soil conservation measure on sloping land as a climate-smart agriculture practice in Van Yen District, Yen Bai Province, Vietnam.

Published online: 16 Jul 2020

Authors: Bui Le Vinh & Nguyen Hai Nui & Nguyen Tuan Cuong & Nguyen Duc Trung & Trieu Hong Lua & Doan Thanh Thuy & Nguyen Duc Tung & Vu Thanh Bien & Nguyen Thu Ha

Content type: Bulletin

Van Yen District in Yen Bai Province represents the general terrain conditions and farming systems of the northern mountainous region of Vietnam. It h...

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Impacts of irrigation on fisheries in rain-fed rice-farming landscapes.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Nguyen Khoa, S. & Lorenzen, K. & Garaway, C. & Chamsinhg, B. & Siebert, D. & Randone, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Expanding irrigation development threatens the productive and diverse fisheries of rain-fed rice-farming landscapes. Environmental management of irrig...

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