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Remote Sensing, 2019 Egypt has one of the largest and fastest growing populations in the world. However, nearly 96% of the total land area is uninhabited desert and 96% of the population is concentrated around the River Nile valley and the Delta. This unbalanced distribution
Taher M. Radwan +3 more
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BiocharCrop residues and their derived biochar are frequently used for their potential to improve grain yield, soil fertility and carbon (C) sequestration. However, the effects of root are often overlooked, and the effects of chemical fertilizer (NPK) combined ...
Zonglin Lu +6 more
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Soil characteristics and ecological thresholds of Suaeda salsa wetlands
Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 2021 Suaeda salsa is an annual euhalophyte, with a wide ecological amplitude and strong adaptability to environmental stresses, that is commonly found in estuarine wetlands. Soil properties of wetlands have an important influence on S. salsa growth. Therefore,
Fengkui Qian +6 more
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Converting oak woodland or savanna to vineyards may stress groundwater supply in summer
California Agriculture, 2012 Water resources are important to land-use planning, especially in regions where converting native oak woodlands or savannas to wine grape vineyards may affect the amount of water available for restoring salmon runs.
Mark Grismer, Caitlin Asato
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Net Buyers, Net Sellers, and Agricultural Landowner Support for Agricultural Zoning [PDF]
Agricultural zoning and land use restrictions are long-standing approaches for controlling non-agricultural development. Agricultural landowners may contest agricultural zoning if they expect zoning to reduce land prices on restricted land.
Deaton, Brady J., Jr. +2 more
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Agricultural land-uses consistently exacerbate infectious disease risks in Southeast Asia
Nature Communications, 2019 Agriculture has been implicated as a potential driver of human infectious diseases. However, the generality of disease-agriculture relationships has not been systematically assessed, hindering efforts to incorporate human health considerations into land ...
H. Shah +3 more
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Carbon dioxide emissions from global land cover mapping are projected to increase by 2050
Communications Earth & EnvironmentGlobal land cover mapping is essential for environmental monitoring and earth system modeling, but the high production costs lead to considerable carbon dioxide emissions that are rarely considered.
Hengbin Wang +5 more
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Evaluation of the Pollen Production Potential of Local Honeybee Races in Waghimra, Ethiopia
International Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural ResourcesBee pollen is an essential protein source for honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies and a valuable nutritionally rich product for human consumption. This study evaluated the pollen production potential of local honeybee races and examined the effects of ...
Ertiban Desale +7 more
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Analysis reveals potential rangeland impacts if Williamson Act eliminated
California Agriculture, 2012 California budget cuts have resulted in dramatic reductions in state funding for the Williamson Act, a land protection program that reduces property taxes for the owners of 15 million acres of California farms and rangeland.
William C. Wetzel +4 more
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Institutional Factors Affecting Agricultural Land Markets [PDF]
This paper analyses the main institutional factors affecting the rental and sales markets for agricultural land. Particular attention is paid to the effects of the common agricultural policy on land markets, and more specifically the underlying mechanism
Ciaian, Pavel, +4 more
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