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The IFOAM principle of health - how do organic farmers apply it in practice?

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Vieweger, A. & Döring, T. F. & Bloch, R. & Bachinger, J. & Klimek, M. & Paxton, R. & Woodward, L.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

The project 'Developing best practice networks of health in organic agricultural systems' aimed to create an international network of farmers and scie...

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Food production vs. biodiversity: comparing organic and conventional agriculture.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Gabriel, D. & Sait, S. M. & Kunin, W. E. & Benton, T. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A substantial proportion of the global land surface is used for agricultural production. Agricultural land serves multiple societal purposes; it provi...

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Science to support climate-smart agricultural development: concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa.

Published online: 10 Dec 2014

Authors: Rosenstock, T. S. & Mpanda, M. & Kimaro, A. & Luedeling, E. & Kuyah, S. & Anyekulu, E. & Freeman, O. E. & Thiong'o, M. & Abwanda, S. & Mutuo, P. & Mativo, J. & Shaba, S. & Kirui, J. & Franzel, S. & Neufeldt, H. & Shepherd, K. & Neely, C.

Content type: Bulletin

This document reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of FAO's Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture Programme's (MICCA) pilot...

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Carcass decay inhibits denitrification indirectly by regulating the microbiota and physicochemical properties in a model water system.

Published online: 27 Nov 2024

Authors: Yang JiaWei & Yu QiaoLing & Su WangHong & Wang SiJie & Wang XiaoChen & Han Qian & Li Huan

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Animal carcass decomposition is involved in nitrogen (N) cycle in the aquatic ecosystems, for example denitrification, volatilization and leaching. Th...

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Integrating climate change into agroforestry conservation: a case study on native plant species in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.

Published online: 23 Jan 2024

Authors: Lima, V. P. & Lima, R. A. F. de & Joner, F. & D'Orangeville, L. & Raes, N. & Siddique, I. & Steege, H. ter

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Designing multispecies systems with suitable climatic affinity and identifying species' vulnerability under human-driven climate change are current ch...

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Improving private land conservation with outcome-based biodiversity payments.

Published online: 21 Nov 2018

Authors: McDonald, J. A. & Helmstedt, K. J. & Bode, M. & Coutts, S. & McDonald-Madden, E. & Possingham, H. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Payments to private landholders for providing biodiversity land can improve conservation outside protected areas. Input-based payments are widely used...

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Monetary impacts should be considered in biological invasion risk assessments.

Published online: 05 Mar 2024

Authors: Soto, I. & Haubrock, P. J. & Cuthbert, R. N. & Renault, D. & Probert, A. F. & Tarkan, A. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Biological invasions pose a significant threat to biodiversity, planetary health and socio-economies worldwide. Prioritizing invasive species for mana...

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LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES Behaviour Change Project: understanding the behavioural context.

Published online: 10 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Twigger-Ross, C. & Morse-Jones, S. & Orr, P. & Jones, R. & Andrade, J. & Gabe-Thomas, E.

Content type: Reports

The main aim of the LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES Behaviour Change Project is to help Natural England and partners develop evidence-based interventions to ...

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Rapid response of macroinvertebrates to drainage management of shallow connected lakes.

Published online: 03 May 2006

Authors: Meutter, F. van de & Stoks, R. & Meester, L. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shallow lakes throughout the world are subject to drainage, either for fish harvesting or lake restoration. Lake drainage of fish lakes is known to im...

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Locusts and grasshoppers as pests of crops and pasture-a preliminary economic approach.

Published online: 03 Jul 1967

Authors: Bullen, F. T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary. The amount of damage caused by locusts and grasshoppers is a function of a number of complex v...

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