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Spatio-temporal patterns of crop damage caused by geese, swans and cranes—Implications for crop damage prevention [PDF]

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2020
Abstract European populations of geese, swans and cranes have increased considerably since the 1970s raising conflicts between conservation and farming interests. Crop damage caused by geese, swans and cranes across the national scale needs a trans-boundary approach that captures the site-specific characteristics of crop damage at a more refined ...
TERESA Montràs-Janer, Jonas Knape, Marianne Stoessel   +2 more
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Patterns of Agricultural Crop Damage by Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in South-Western Poland [PDF]

Animals
Studies on agricultural crop damage inflicted by wild boar (Sus scrofa) were conducted in hunting districts located in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland.
Bogusław Bobek, Anna Chrzan, Jakub Furtek, Małgorzata Kłyś, Dorota Merta, Marta Wojciuch-Płoskonka   +5 more
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A Semi-Automated RGB-Based Method for Wildlife Crop Damage Detection Using QGIS-Integrated UAV Workflow [PDF]

Sensors
Monitoring crop damage caused by wildlife remains a significant challenge in agricultural management, particularly in the case of large-scale monocultures such as maize.
Sebastian Banaszek, Michał Szota
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The game damages on agricultural crops in Croatia [PDF]

Journal of Central European Agriculture, 2012
Conflicts between wildlife and humans have been reported from all over the world, but in Croatia the extent and intensity of the conflict is increasing.
Hrvoje Novosel, Marina Piria, Roman Safner, Hrvoje Kutnjak, Nikica Šprem   +4 more
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Direct and indirect effects of food, fear and management on crop damage by ungulates

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2023
Foraging on crops by wild ungulates may create human–wildlife conflicts through reducing crop production. Ungulates interact with and within complex socio‐ecological systems, making the reduction of crop damage a challenging task.
Anna Widén, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt, Sabrina Dressel, Annika M. Felton, Navinder J. Singh, Fredrik Widemo   +5 more
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Analyses and identifications of quantitative trait loci and candidate genes controlling mesocotyl elongation in rice

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2023
Rice direct seeding has the significant potential to save labor and water, conserve environmental resources, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions tremendously.
Xi-juan ZHANG, Yong-cai LAI, Ying MENG, Ao TANG, Wen-jun DONG, You-hong LIU, Kai LIU, Li-zhi WANG, Xian-li YANG, Wen-long WANG, Guo-hua DING, Hui JIANG, Yang REN, Shu-kun JIANG   +13 more
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of an early matured aromatic Japonica rice variety Qigeng10 to accelerate rice breeding for high grain quality in Northeast China

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
Early-matured aromatic japonica rice from the Northeast is the most popular rice commodity in the Chinese market. The Qigeng10 (QG10) was one of the varieties with the largest planting area in this region in recent years. It was an early-matured japonica
Shukun Jiang, Shukun Jiang, Shukun Jiang, Xijuan Zhang, Xijuan Zhang, Xijuan Zhang, Xianli Yang, Xianli Yang, Xianli Yang, Chuanzeng Liu, Chuanzeng Liu, Lizhi Wang, Lizhi Wang, Lizhi Wang, Bo Ma, Bo Ma, Yi Miao, Yi Miao, Jifang Hu, Jifang Hu, Kefei Tan, Kefei Tan, Yuxian Wang, Yuxian Wang, Hui Jiang, Junhe Wang, Junhe Wang   +26 more
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The extent of crop damage by elephants: Does the distance from the protected area matter?

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Studies on human–elephant conflicts have been conducted extensively in Africa and Asia. However, few of them have attempted to assess the variation in the area destroyed by elephants (Loxodonta africana) per farm with respect to their distance from ...
Abraham Eustace, Diana Chambi, Gideon Emmanuel, Meshack Saigilu   +3 more
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Mahakal Blessed My Crop: Community Dynamics and Religious Beliefs Influence Efficacy of a Wildlife Compensation Program

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021
Conservation conflicts or human-wildlife conflicts present one of the foremost challenges to wildlife conservation globally. The challenges of reconciling human safety and food security with the conservation of large-bodied wildlife are further ...
Aritra Kshettry, Aritra Kshettry, Aritra Kshettry, Aritra Kshettry, Aritra Kshettry, Nupur Bhave, Priyanka Das, Vidya Athreya   +7 more
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Biocultural salient birds: which biological and cultural factors define them?

Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2023
People’s interests and needs, as well as biological characteristics of species, determine human perception and interaction with biodiversity. Thus, both cultural and biological factors should be considered to understand biocultural salient species.
Rubén Ortega-Álvarez, Alejandro Casas
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