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Integrating perennial staple food crops in agroforestry systems: A case study of chestnut (Castanea sp.) in Germany

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People
In a time of multiple global challenges, trees gain more and more attention as an important component of sustainable land use systems, as they can produce food and provide multiple other ecosystem services at the same time.
Franziska Gaede (b. Wolpert)   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chestnut blight in the Minho region. Population structure and genetic variability of Cryphonectria parasitica

open access: yes, 2015
O cancro do castanheiro (Cryphonectria parasitica) é considerado um dos principais fatores de mortalidade de Castanea sativa. Introduzido em Portugal e com desenvolvimento epidémico conhecido a partir da década de 90, manifestou elevada agressividade e ...
Moura, Luísa   +4 more
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Are the ecological and human dimensions of a national park reconcilable? Addressing visitors' preferences for conservation programs

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
The human dimension must be considered in conservation actions. This article presents a discrete choice experiment that analyses the preferences of visitors for the conservation programs being developed in a National Park. The experiment allows identifying certain conflicts between the ecological and social dimensions, and the conclusion is that there ...
Mario Soliño, Vicente Piorno
wiley   +1 more source

The tree‐parasitic fungus Cryphonectria carpinicola discovered on European chestnut and European hornbeam in Azerbaijan

open access: yesEPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The ascomycetous fungus Cryphonectria carpinicola is typically found in its asexual form on the European hornbeam, and its sexual state has only recently been discovered in deadwood of different Carpinus species in Japan. Recently, this fungus has been added to the EPPO Alert List due to its increasing incidence in the EPPO region and a ...
Carolina Cornejo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic aspects of the chestnut market in Italy

open access: yes, 2010
According to the latest available data, the chestnut area in Italy is nearly 800 thousands hectares out of a total forested area of 8.8 million of hectares.
CASTELLINI, ALESSANDRA   +2 more
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Hermit beetle (Osmoderma barnabita) habitat selection and movement are shaped by tree microhabitat availability in Eastern Romanian Carpathians

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
We conducted the first radio‐tracking study on Osmoderma barnabita to examine the movement ecology and habitat selection in the Eastern Carpathians. A female recorded the longest movement distance and had larger home ranges than males. It showed a preference for Quercus petraea, with wood mould cavities and DBH as key predictors.
Marian D. Mirea   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability and quality of traditional and innovative chestnut based

open access: yes, 2005
In the present paper the traditional and innovative chestnut based products available in Italian (and European) market are classified according to the technology used for their stabilization.
Pittia P.   +3 more
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To Grandmother's House We Go: Informal Childcare and Female Labor Mobility

open access: yesInternational Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We document how childcare costs and the location of extended family influence the labor supply and mobility of US women. Women return to their home locations immediately before fertility events, suggesting that informal childcare needs may motivate home migration. Women who live near their parents have lower child earnings penalties.
Garrett Anstreicher, Joanna Venator
wiley   +1 more source

How to Demonstrate Trustworthy Use of AI in Public Services: A Case Study

open access: yesInformation Systems Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Government leaders across the globe are grappling with how to harness and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance public service delivery and efficiency. Yet, a key challenge faced is how to build and maintain the trust of stakeholders. Trust is critical for the acceptance and sustained adoption of AI technologies, as well as to gain
Natalie Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ANALYSIS OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF "LOVRAN MARRON" (Castanea sativa Mill.) USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS

open access: yes, 2012
Maruni (maroni) su sorte europskog pitomog kestena (Castanea sativa Mill.) dobivene selekcijom, koje se od davnina uzgajaju radi proizvodnje krupnih i kvalitetnih plodova.
Marko Zebec   +9 more
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