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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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Improving the spatial inland wetland data for National Wetland Map 5 in South Africa to inform policy and decision-making.

Published online: 04 Sep 2019

Authors: Mbona, N. & Rivers-Moore, N. & Deventer, H. van & Skowno, A. & Kotze, D. & Dinala, K.

Content type: Bulletin

It is widely agreed that it is a high priority to achieve an accurate map of South Africa's wetlands. Such a map will provide a critical baseline into...

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A brief survey of the effects of biotic factors on populations of the desert locust.

Published online: 02 Jul 1969

Authors: Greathead, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The following is based largely on the author's summary of this review of information on natural mortality in Schistocerca gregaria (Forsk.). Little qu...

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An assessment of integrated watershed management in Ethiopia.

Published online: 01 Feb 2017

Authors: Gebrehaweria Gebregziabher & Dereje Assefa Abera & Girmay Gebresamuel & Giordano, M. & Langan, S.

Content type: Bulletin

In Ethiopia, watershed management programs commenced in a formal way in the 1970s. From that time up to the late 1990s, implementation was typically a...

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Soil seed bank composition in relation to the above-ground vegetation in fertilized and unfertilized hay meadows on a Somerset peat moor.

Published online: 17 Sep 1997

Authors: Kirkham, F. W. & Kent, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In a study on a peat moor in Somerset (SW England, 51°12′N, 2°49′W) in 1991, assessments were made of the soil seed bank in March, and of the abovegro...

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A simulation model for the population dynamics of rice leaf-folders (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and their interactions with rice.

Published online: 24 Mar 1995

Authors: Graf, B. & Lamb, R. & Heong, K. L. & Fabellar, L. F.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A simulation model for the population dynamics of rice leaf-folders (Pyralidae) interacting with rice is described. It was designed to improve the und...

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'Traditional peoples' and the struggle for inclusive land governance in Brazil.

Published online: 07 Sep 2016

Authors: Shankland, A. & Sullivan, Z. & Dayrell, C. A. & Alvarenga, A. C. & Rocha, D. F. B.

Content type: Bulletin

In recent decades, Brazil has attracted international interest both for the intensity of its land conflicts and for the extent of its land governance ...

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Towards effectively restoring agricultural landscapes in East African drylands: linking plant functional traits with soil hydrology.

Published online: 06 Jul 2023

Authors: Mens, L. P. & Bargués-Tobella, A. & Sterck, F. & Vågen, T. G. & Winowiecki, L. A. & Lohbeck, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Land degradation is a major threat to food security in Sub Saharan Africa. Low infiltration rates in degraded soils increase the risk of surface runof...

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Managing risk of non-indigenous species establishment associated with ballast water discharges from ships with bypassed or inoperable ballast water management systems.

Published online: 07 Jul 2023

Authors: Bradie, J. & Rolla, M. & Bailey, S. A. & MacIsaac, H. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ballast water is recognized as a leading pathway for the introduction of aquatic non-indigenous species which have caused substantial ecological damag...

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On the ground or in the air? : A methodological experiment on crop residue cover measurement in Ethiopia.

Published online: 19 Oct 2016

Authors: Kosmowski, F. & Stevenson, J. & Campbell, J. & Ambel, A. & Tsegay, A. H.

Content type: Bulletin

Maintaining permanent coverage of the soil using crop residues is an important and commonly recommended practice in conservation agriculture. Measurin...

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