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Vulnerability and adaptation strategies of dairy farming systems to extreme climate events in southwest Uganda: results of CSA-PRA workshops.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Vries, M. de

Content type: Bulletin

Prolonged droughts and excess rainfall are expected to increase in frequency and intensity in southwest Uganda as a result of climate change. The aim ...

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Quantities of plant nutrients in heather ecosystems.

Published online: 18 Jan 1965

Authors: Robertson, R. A. & Davies, G. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Yields of heather herbage ranged from 3238 to 29, 261 kg DM/ha. The latter stand contained 39, 56, 17, 8 and 192 kg/ha of Ca, K, Mg, P and N, respecti...

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Assessing the production impacts of a large-scale conversion to organic farming in England and Wales.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Smith, L. & Jones, P. & Williams, A. & Kirk, G.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

This paper explores the implications for food production and land use of a 100% conversion to organic farming in England and Wales. The analysis uses ...

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Modelling carcass disposal practices: implications for the management of an ecological service provided by vultures.

Published online: 18 Apr 2012

Authors: Dupont, H. & Mihoub, J. B. & Bobbé, S. & Sarrazin, F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In many European countries, private companies are in charge of livestock carcass disposal. In agro-pastoral systems, however, scavengers such as vultu...

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Livestock in diverse cropping systems improve weed management and sustain yields whilst reducing inputs.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: MacLaren, C. & Storkey, J. & Strauss, J. & Swanepoel, P. & Dehnen-Schmutz, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive cropping systems select for a low diversity of weeds tolerant of chemical control, leading to persistent weed-crop competition and declining...

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Are eurasian badgers responsible for lamb predation? An investigation using farmer interviews, post-mortem examination and molecular tools.

Published online: 04 Nov 2024

Authors: George, S. & Campbell, S. & Martineau, H. & Hale, C. & Kaden, J. & Webster, L. M. I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

This study investigates farmers' reports of lamb predation by badgers on Scottish sheep farms. Differentiating between predation and scavenging, and i...

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Livestock grazing alters multiple ecosystem properties and services in salt marshes: a meta-analysis.

Published online: 22 Nov 2017

Authors: Davidson, K. E. & Fowler, M. S. & Skov, M. W. & Doerr, S. H. & Beaumont, N. & Griffin, J. N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The far-reaching impacts of livestock grazing in terrestrial grasslands are widely appreciated, but how livestock affect the structure and functions o...

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Factors affecting the adoption of forage technologies in smallholder dairy production systems in Lushoto, Tanzania.

Published online: 05 Dec 2018

Authors: Ndah, H. T. & Schuler, J. & Nkwain, V. N. & Nzogela, B. & Mangesho, W. & Mollel, R. & Loina, R. & Paul, B. K.

Content type: Miscellaneous

Despite population pressure and the urgent need for dairy production to be doubled by 2050, there is still a significant deficit in milk production in...

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Collapse of Asian vulture populations: risk of mortality from residues of the veterinary drug diclofenac in carcasses of treated cattle.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Green, R. E. & Taggart, M. A. & Devojit Das & Pain, D. J. & Kumar, C. S. & Cunningham, A. A. & Cuthbert, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The populations of three species of South Asian vultures (Gyps bengalensis, Gyps indicus and Gyps tenuirostris) have declined rapidly within the last ...

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The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources.

Published online: 10 Oct 2001

Authors: Vickery, J. A. & Tallowin, J. R. & Feber, R. E. & Asteraki, E. J. & Atkinson, P. W. & Fuller, R. J. & Brown, V. K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity in arable systems of western Europe have received a great deal of attention. However, the ...

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