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Drought risk reduction in agriculture: a review of adaptive strategies in East Africa and the Indo-Gangetic Plain of South Asia.

Published online: 23 Dec 2014

Authors: Cenacchi, N.

Content type: Bulletin

This report is a component of the Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) - funded project "Impacts of Climate Extr...

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Spreading agricultural good practices: multidimensional benefits observed in Kampong Thom, Cambodia.

Published online: 17 Oct 2018

Authors: Meunier, F. & Heylen, C. & Peeters, A. & Ek, S. & Neang, M. & Hean, S. & Peanh, S.

Content type: Bulletin article; Conference paper

Agriculture is the traditional mainstay of the Cambodian economy, accounting for almost 90% of GDP and employing around 85% of the work force. Agricul...

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Landscape heterogeneity can partially offset negative effects of habitat loss on mammalian biodiversity in agroecosystems.

Published online: 27 Apr 2024

Authors: Pônzio, M. do C. & Pasqualotto, N. & Zanin, M. & Chiarello, A. G. & Pardini, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Intensive, large-scale agriculture promotes the conversion of natural habitats and diversified crops into monocultures, decreasing both native vegetat...

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Genotypically diverse cultivar mixtures for insect pest management and increased crop yields.

Published online: 10 Oct 2012

Authors: Tooker, J. F. & Frank, S. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In modern crop production, each plant is often nearly genetically identical to its neighbours, allowing insect pests and pathogens to move easily from...

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National climate-smart agriculture and food security action plan of Ghana (2016-2020).

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Essegbey, G. O. & Nutsukpo, D. & Karbo, N. & Zougmoré, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The policy document - National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020) - provides the implementation framework fo...

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Bright spots in agricultural landscapes: identifying areas exceeding expectations for multifunctionality and biodiversity.

Published online: 29 May 2019

Authors: Frei, B. & Renard, D. & Mitchell, M. G. E. & Seufert, V. & Chaplin-Kramer, R. & Rhemtulla, J. M. & Bennett, E. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Agriculture's influence on humanity is a dichotomy of promise and peril. Research on the food-environment dilemma has highlighted the environmental co...

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Identifying plant mixes for multiple ecosystem service provision in agricultural systems using ecological networks.

Published online: 24 Dec 2021

Authors: Windsor, F. M. & Tavella, J. & Rother, D. C. & Raimundo, R. L. G. & Devoto, M. & Guimarães, P. R., Jr. & Evans, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Managing agricultural environments in a way that maximises the provision of multiple ecosystem services is a significant challenge in the development ...

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Selection of a diversionary field and other habitats by large grazing birds in a landscape managed for agriculture and wetland biodiversity.

Published online: 02 May 2024

Authors: Nilsson, L. & Månsson, J. & Elmberg, J. & Liljebäck, N. & Tombre, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Several populations of cranes, geese, and swans are thriving and increasing in modern agricultural landscapes. Abundant populations are causing conser...

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A cross-taxonomic index for quantifying the health of farmland biodiversity.

Published online: 06 Jan 2010

Authors: Butler, S. J. & Brooks, D. & Feber, R. E. & Storkey, J. & Vickery, J. A. & Norris, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of sustainable, multi-functional agricultural systems involves reconciling the needs of agricultural production with the objectives fo...

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Changes in the abundance of farmland birds in relation to the timing of agricultural intensification in England and Wales.

Published online: 03 Jan 2001

Authors: Chamberlain, D. E. & Fuller, R. J. & Bunce, R. G. H. & Duckworth, J. C. & Shrubb, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Over the past three decades changes in agricultural management have resulted in increased crop and grass production. This intensification has been acc...

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