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Accounting for animal health in efficiency analysis: An application to Swedish dairy farms

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Poor animal health is a central concern in modern livestock production. Despite the necessity to incorporate animal health in efficiency analysis, the theoretical and empirical developments are limited on this subject. This article appropriately characterizes the axiomatic properties of animal health within a production framework.
Frederic Ang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Weaving for action: Transformative change in biodiversity monitoring

open access: yesPeople and Nature
The Post‐2020 Kunming‐Montreal Biodiversity Framework aims to drive transformative change to halt biodiversity loss. To track progress toward its goals and targets, a dedicated monitoring framework has been established.
Carol X. Garzon‐Lopez   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agri-Environmental Schemes and Grassland Biodiversity: Another Side of the Coin [PDF]

open access: yes
In this paper part of the existing Agri-Environmental Schemes (AES) of the European Union are evaluated by using data on county level instead of applying field studies.
Angela Münch
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Unlocking the Potential of Biodiversity Data : Managing and Sharing Data from Biodiversity Surveys

open access: yes, 2023
Biodiversity surveys conducted by consulting firms generate valuable biodiversity data. However, the full potential of this data remains untapped without proper structuring and integration into a collaborative network of shared data. This thesis addresses the lack of studies exploring data management in biodiversity surveys and the specific ...
Karlsson, Tom, Rådberg, Anton
openaire   +1 more source

Choice experiments on land managers' participation in environmental programs: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of estimate validity

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to estimate land managers' willingness to accept participation in incentive‐based environmental programs. This is a specific application of discrete choice experiments: the estimation of willingness to accept for a private good (program participation) where respondents have to make trade ...
Anastasio J. Villanueva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

TreeHub: a comprehensive dataset of phylogenetic trees

open access: yesScientific Data
Phylogenetic relationships are crucial for solving various biological questions, serving as a fundamental knowledge in biology. However, the application of phylogenetic trees has been limited by inadequate coverage of updated published phylogenies and ...
Ping Wu, Yawei Cao, Jiajie Yang, Hui Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Show Me The Data: An Evaluation Of Data Access In The JRS Grant Portfolio [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
In order to be useful for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development, biodiversity information must be not only available, but also accessible.The JRS Biodiversity Foundation contracted an independent study to assess the level to which data ...
John Wieczorek, Paula Zermoglio
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Evaluating the African arid corridor hypothesis: A meta‐analysis including the phylogenetic and biogeographical history of Sesamothamnus

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise We examined the African arid corridor (AAC) disjunction pattern of vascular plants between northeastern and southwestern Africa in the context of geological and climatic events since the late Miocene. We developed a phylogenetic and biogeographical framework for the arid‐adapted genus Sesamothamnus (Pedaliaceae), a classic example of ...
John G. Zaborsky   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Large-Scale Plant Classification with Deep Neural Networks

open access: yes, 2017
This paper discusses the potential of applying deep learning techniques for plant classification and its usage for citizen science in large-scale biodiversity monitoring. We show that plant classification using near state-of-the-art convolutional network
Alexis Joly   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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