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ASSESSING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FROM A SUSTAINABILITY PERSPECTIVE: SOME FINDINGS FROM AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES OF AFRICA [PDF]

Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2016
The paper assessed agricultural production systems from a sustainability perspective defined in terms of relatively homogeneous agro-ecological zones of Africa, using the framework of a production function. Data used were drawn from FAOSTAT, the National
Kalu Ukpai IFEGWU
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Future ocean biomass losses may widen socioeconomic equity gaps

Nature Communications, 2020
Numerous marine ecosystem models are used to project animal biomass over time but integrating them can be challenging. Here the authors develop a test for statistical significance in multi-model ensemble trends, and thus relate future biomass trends to ...
Daniel G. Boyce, Heike K. Lotze, Derek P. Tittensor, David A. Carozza, Boris Worm   +4 more
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Ecology of contemporary childhood: priorities for research perspectivesin foreign studies [PDF]

Современная зарубежная психология, 2016
Core Collection database of Web of Scienceresource investigated the poorly developed problem of addictivebehaviour of children as a part of the ecological environment of modern childhood.
Florova N.B.
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Ostrich population densities and temporal dynamics in coupled social-ecological systems: Suitable indicators for the ecological effectiveness of protected areas?

Ecological Indicators, 2021
Assessing the ecological effectiveness of protected areas is a high priority in conservation biology and requires suitable indicators. Instead of using multiple species, single species can potentially be used as indicators to assess if conservation ...
Alisha N. Griffin, John Kioko, Ole Theisinger, Christian Kiffner   +3 more
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Long-term regional groundwater responses and their ecological impacts under agricultural water saving in an arid irrigation district, upper Yellow River basin

Agricultural Water Management, 2023
Under long-term agricultural water saving strategy implemented in the Yellow River basin (YRB), this study analyzed long-term regional groundwater responses and their ecological impacts in an arid irrigation district (Hetao) in the upper YRB.
Lvyang Xiong, Yao Jiang, Xinyi Li, Dongyang Ren, Guanhua Huang   +4 more
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Ecological drought patterns and drivers in Inner Mongolia using a modified temperature vegetation drought index

Ecosphere
Inner Mongolia, situated in an arid and semiarid region, is characterized by a fragile ecological environment heavily impacted by frequent and intense droughts.
Jiapei Zhao, Enliang Guo, Yongfang Wang, Yao Kang, Jisiguleng Wu, Yaodong Zhang, Mengmeng Zhang   +6 more
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Analyzing Ecological Environmental Quality Trends in Dhaka Through Remote Sensing Based Ecological Index (RSEI)

Land
Assessing the ecological environmental quality (EEQ) is crucial for protecting the environment. Dhaka’s rapid, unplanned urbanization, driven by economic and social growth, poses significant eco-environmental challenges.
Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Md Tasim Ferdous, Md. Talha, Pratik Mojumder, Sujit Kumar Roy, Md. Nasim Fardous Zim, Most. Mitu Akter, N M Refat Nasher, Fahdah Falah Ben Hasher, Martin Boltižiar, Mohamed Zhran   +10 more
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Integrating local ecological knowledge, ecological monitoring, and computer simulation to evaluate conservation outcomes

Conservation Letters, 2022
Successful conservation of long‐lived species requires reliable understanding of long‐term trends and historical baselines. We present a framework for evaluating abundance trends and conservation outcomes for long‐lived marine species by integrating ...
Michelle María Early‐Capistrán, Elena Solana‐Arellano, F. Alberto Abreu‐Grobois, Gerardo Garibay‐Melo, Jeffrey A. Seminoff, Andrea Sáenz‐Arroyo, Nemer E. Narchi   +6 more
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Harmonised biological indicators for rivers and lakes: Towards European assessment of temporal trends in ecological quality

Ecological Indicators
Freshwater biological indicators are essential and required by the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) to assess ecological impacts of human pressures and measures to restore degraded rivers and lakes.
Anne Lyche Solheim, Jan-Erik Thrane, Sophie Mentzel, S. Jannicke Moe   +3 more
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Coupling study on ecological resilience and urban-rural integrated development in China

Frontiers in Environmental Science
Scientific understanding of China’s ecological resilience and urban-rural dynamics supports comprehensive environmental and socio-economic advancement. This research utilizes an integrated coupling coordination framework to examine the relationship among
Yue Wang, Mengfei Song, Siyan Zhu, Zhihui Jiang, Zhen Zhang   +4 more
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