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Comparative effects of isolated trees on their undercanopy environments in high- and low-rainfall savannas.

Published online: 20 Mar 1993

Authors: Belsky, A. J. & Mwonga, S. M. & Amundson, R. G. & Duxbury, J. M. & Ali, A. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To determine whether agroforestry and silvopastoralism might be introduced more successfully into xeric or into mesic environments, the effects of iso...

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Plant biodiversity declines with increasing coffee yield in Ethiopia's coffee agroforests.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Zewdie, B. & Tack, A. J. M. & Ayalew, B. & Melaku Wondafrash & Sileshi Nemomissa & Hylander, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Tropical agroforestry systems provide farmers with resources for their livelihoods, but are also well-recognized as refuges for biodiversity. However,...

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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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Local-scale tree and shrub diversity improves pollination services to shea trees in tropical west African parklands.

Published online: 22 Nov 2020

Authors: Delaney, A. & Dembele, A. & Nombré, I. & Lirasse, F. G. & Marshall, E. & Nana, A. & Vickery, J. & Tayleur, C. & Stout, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shea Vitellaria paradoxa trees bear fruit and seeds of considerable economic, nutritional and cultural value in the African Sudano-Sahelian zone. In m...

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The spatial configuration of vegetation as an indicator of landscape degradation due to livestock enterprises in Argentina.

Published online: 14 Mar 1996

Authors: Pietri, D. E. de

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The spatial configuration characteristics of vegetation were studied in the Los Alerces National Park (LANP) in order to develop ecological indicators...

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Ecology meets archaeology: past, present and future vegetation-derived ecosystems services from the Nuragic Sardinia (1700-580 BCE).

Published online: 11 Sep 2023

Authors: Malavasi, M. & Bazzichetto, M. & Bagella, S. & Barták, V. & Depalmas, A. & Gregorini, A. & Sperandii, M. G. & Acosta, A. T. R. & Bagella, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Incorporating archaeology within the ecosystem services (ES) framework can offer decision-makers lessons from the past and a broader sustainability pe...

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Review: plant functional traits in agroecosystems: a blueprint for research.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Martin, A. R. & Isaac, M. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Functional trait-based ecological research has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of natural plant community dynamics. However, to date,...

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Uncertainties in the value and opportunity costs of pollination services.

Published online: 05 Sep 2020

Authors: Magrach, A. & Champetier, A. & Smitha Krishnan & Boreux, V. & Ghazoul, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination is an ecosystem service that directly contributes to agricultural production, and can therefore provide a strong incentive to conserve nat...

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A review of Uganda's national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: insights from Mount Elgon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Banana, A. Y. & Byakagaba, P. & Russell, A. J. M. & Waiswa, D. & Bomuhangi, A.

Content type: Bulletin

Climate change is expected to bring new challenges and opportunities for the livelihoods of rural communities in Uganda, where more than 80% of the po...

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Climate-change vulnerability in rural Zambia: the impact of an El Niño-induced shock on income and productivity.

Published online: 03 Apr 2019

Authors: Alfani, F. & Arslan, A. & McCarthy, N. & Cavatassi, R. & Sitko, N.

Content type: Bulletin

This paper examines the impacts of the El Niño during the 2015/2016 season on maize productivity and income in rural Zambia. The analysis aims at iden...

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