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Soil carbon under current and improved land management in Kenya, Ethiopia and India: dynamics and sequestration potentials.

Published online: 20 Feb 2019

Authors: Sommer, R. & Silva, M. da & Nyawira, S. & Abera, W. & Tamene, L. & Yaekob, T. & Kihara, J. & Piikki, K. & Söderström, M. & Margenot, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Agriculture is a major contributor to climate change, emitting the three major greenhouse gases (GHGs) - carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxi...

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Spatial relationships between intensive land cover and residual plant species diversity in temperate farmed landscapes.

Published online: 11 Apr 2007

Authors: Smart, S. M. & Marrs, R. H. & Duc, M. G. le & Thompson, K. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Firbank, L. G. & Rossall, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In temperate farmed landscapes conservation policies increasingly emphasize large-scale reductions in land-use intensity. Yet despite a managed revers...

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Scientific response to a cluster of shark bites.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Barnett, A. & Fitzpatrick, R. & Bradley, M. & Miller, I. & Sheaves, M. & Chin, A. & Smith, B. & Diedrich, A. & Yick, J. L. & Lubitz, N. & Crook, K. & Mattone, C. & Bennett, M. B. & Wojtach, L. & Abrantes, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Shark bites are of high public concern globally. Information on shark occurrence and behaviour, and of the effects of human behaviours, can help under...

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Exploring the ecological constraints to multiple ecosystem service delivery and biodiversity.

Published online: 12 Jun 2013

Authors: Maskell, L. C. & Crowe, A. & Dunbar, M. J. & Emmett, B. & Henrys, P. & Keith, A. M. & Norton, L. R. & Scholefield, P. & Clark, D. B. & Simpson, I. C. & Smart, S. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding and quantifying constraints to multiple ecosystem service delivery and biodiversity is vital for developing management strategies for cu...

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Quantifying changes in abundance of food plants for butterfly larvae and farmland birds.

Published online: 28 Jul 2000

Authors: Smart, S. M. & Firbank, L. G. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Watkins, J. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Recent changes in population size of butterflies and farmland birds across north-west European landscapes have been linked to the effects of agricultu...

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Calculations of gaseous and particulate emissions from German agriculture 1990-2017 report on methods and data (RMD) submission 2019.

Published online: 17 Jul 2019

Authors: Rösemann, C. & Haenel, H. D. & Dämmgen, U. & Döring, U. & Wulf, S. & Eurich-Menden, B. & Freibauer, A. & Döhler, H. & Schreiner, C. & Osterburg, B. & Fuss, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The report at hand (including a comprehensive annex of data) serves as additional document to the National Inventory Report (NIR) on the German green ...

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Review of climate screening approaches and tools for agricultural investment: areas for action and opportunities to add value.

Published online: 06 Dec 2017

Authors: Brown, D. R.

Content type: Bulletin

The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Climate Risk Management Flagship aims to enable the transition tow...

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Climate change mitigation potential of agricultural practices supported by IFAD investments: an ex ante analysis.

Published online: 03 Apr 2019

Authors: Richards, M. & Arslan, A. & Cavatassi, R. & Rosenstock, T.

Content type: Bulletin

International discussions on climate change increasingly recognize the importance of agriculture in adaptation and mitigation efforts. Adaptation has ...

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Earlier flowering of winter oilseed rape compensates for higher pest pressure in warmer climates.

Published online: 17 Sep 2023

Authors: Fricke, U. & Redlich, S. & Zhang Jie & Benjamin, C. S. & Englmeier, J. & Ganuza, C. & Haensel, M. & Riebl, R. & Rojas-Botero, S. & Tobisch, C. & Uhler, J. & Uphus, L. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Global warming can increase insect pest pressure by enhancing reproductive rates. Whether this translates into yield losses depends on phenological sy...

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