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Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental DNA from pumped deep-sea water enables monitoring of deep-sea fish diversity

Scientific Reports
Monitoring deep-sea biodiversity is challenging because conventional methods, such as net-sampling and visual surveys, require substantial logistical effort.
Takao Yoshida, Masaru Kawato, Shinji Tsuchida, Aya Yamazaki, Yoshihiro Fujiwara, Yuriko Nagano, Akinori Yabuki   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of whole genome sequencing performance from fish swabs and fin clips

BMC Research Notes
Objective Fin clipping is the standard DNA sampling technique for whole genome sequencing (WGS) of small fish. The collection of fin clips requires anaesthesia or even euthanisation of the individual.
Annabell Macphee, Temitope Opeyemi Oriowo, Nils Sternberg, Madlen Stange   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biodiversity Quality: a paradigm for biodiversity [PDF]

, 2009
The internationally accepted definition of biodiversity creates difficulty in measuring difference and change. The authors suggest that well-sampled data can be used to generate a range of numerical indices reflecting species group characteristics ...
Jedamzik, K, Aldred, TD, Alan Feest, Timothy Aldred, Feest, A, Katrin Jedamzik   +5 more
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Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consequences of climate-driven biodiversity changes for ecosystem functioning of North European rocky shores [PDF]

, 2009
We review how intertidal biodiversity is responding to globally driven climate change, focusing on long-term data from rocky shores in the British Isles.
Herbert, R.J.H., Southward, Alan, Burrows, M.T., Sugden, H.E., Leaper, R., Genner, M.J., Jenkins, S.R., Burrows, Michael T., Moschella, P.S., Poloczanska, Elvira, Mieszkowska, N., Jenkins, Stuart, Genner, Martin, Moore, Philippa, Mieszkowska, Nova, Burrows, Michael, Poloczanska, E., Hawkins, Stephen, Southward, A.J., Hawkins, S.J., Leaper, Rebecca, Thompson, Richard, Moore, P.J., Herbert, Roger, Herbert, Roger J.H., Moschella, Paula, Thompson, R.C., Sugden, Heather   +27 more
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Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann, Ching‐Hua Yeh, Matthew Gorton, Barbara Tocco, Áron Török   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source