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A distributed large‐volume soil sampling approach to address spatial heterogeneity in eDNA data collection

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Soil sampling for eDNA is a useful approach to assess ecological communities in specific locations, such as comparing community composition across different site treatments. However, species' dispersal abilities and habitat selection, among many other factors, drive the uneven distribution of organisms across the landscape. Thus, to accurately
Karen Dyson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultura familiar. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
O programa para agricultura familiar quer fazer crescer o excedente que cada família produz para ser comercializado, como um dos caminhos para aumentar sua renda e bem-estar.
ALVES, E. R. de A.
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Politicas publicas para la agricultura familiar. Caracterizar para apoyar mejor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
El Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar ha mediatizado el papel económico y social que juega este tipo de agricultura, así como las ventajas que presenta para hacer frente a los retos globales.
Bonnal, Philippe   +5 more
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Comprehensive framework for assessing and optimizing existing research networks

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Conservation, monitoring, and research networks, or collections of ecological research sites unified under a common mission of data collection or a research mission, are essential infrastructure for understanding large landscapes. However, most networks developed opportunistically over decades rather than through systematic design, creating ...
Alyson East   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efectos del cambio climático sobre la polinización y la producción agrícola en América tropical

open access: yesIngeniería, 2016
Los organismos polinizadores desempe~nan un rol fundamental en la agricultura y consecuentemente en la seguridad alimentaria en America tropical. Debido a las alteraciones ambientales inducidas por el cambio climatico, una variedad de especies de ...
María Alejandra Maglianesi Sandoz
doaj   +1 more source

Short‐term effects of wildlife rehabilitation disappear over time in the wild: A case study on Spanish imperial eagles

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
We assessed the effectiveness of Wildlife Recovery Centers by comparing dispersal behavior of rehabilitated and wild Spanish imperial eagles using GPS tracking. Rehabilitated individuals initially moved shorter distances, rested more, and hunted less than wild controls, but these differences declined over time and ultimately disappeared.
Unai Ormazabal‐Santa Cruz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

O impacto da agricultura itinerante no bem-estar das populações rurais e nos ecossistemas naturais e semi-naturais de Timor-Leste [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Assiste-se todos os anos à destruição de milhares de hectares da floresta em consequência da prática de agricultura itinerante de “slush and burn”ou “desmatamento e queima”. Esta actividade causa alterações nos ecossistemas florestais devido à destruição
Henriques, Pedro   +3 more
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Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reptile assemblages across agricultural landscapes: where does biodiversity hide?

open access: yesAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation
Comunidades de reptiles en paisajes agrícolas: ¿dónde se esconde la biodiversidad? La transición de la agricultura tradicional a la intensiva, orientada a la producción a gran escala, ha alterado rápidamente los paisajes agrícolas, lo que ha conllevado ...
M. Biaggini, C. Corti
doaj   +1 more source

Sulfur in agriculture

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2012
Sulfur (S) deficiency in soils is becoming increasingly common in many areas of the world as a result of agronomic practices, high biomass exportation and reduced S emissions to the atmosphere. In this review, the incidence and commercial exploitation of
Adriano Reis Lucheta   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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