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Climate Change and Geographic Ranges: The Implications for Russian Forests

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Forest ecosystems of the Russian Federation are expected to face high risks under environmental dynamics related to climate change. Analyzing the likely impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems is crucial in order to understand the potential ...
Sergio Noce, Luca Caporaso, Monia Santini, Monia Santini   +3 more
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Does landscape-scale conservation management enhance the provision of ecosystem services? [PDF]

, 2014
Biodiversity conservation approaches are increasingly being implemented at the landscape-scale to support the maintenance of metapopulations and metacommunities.
Brenman S, Edwards PN, Egoh B, Fuller RM, Galetti M, Gilman K, Greenaway TE, Hanski I, Hodder KH, Hodder KH, Jackson S, Janes M, Jerram R, Jerram R, Jerram R, Jones B, Kettunen M, Lawton JH, Lindenmayer D, Mountford JO, Nelson EJ, O’Gorman S, Pascual U, Sanderson H, Taylor P, Tinch R   +25 more
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Attribution of net carbon change by disturbance type across forest lands of the conterminous United States

Carbon Balance and Management, 2016
Background Locating terrestrial sources and sinks of carbon (C) will be critical to developing strategies that contribute to the climate change mitigation goals of the Paris Agreement.
N. L. Harris, S. C. Hagen, S. S. Saatchi, T. R. H. Pearson, C. W. Woodall, G. M. Domke, B. H. Braswell, B. F. Walters, S. Brown, W. Salas, A. Fore, Y. Yu   +11 more
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Habitat-Dependency of Transect Walk and Pan Trap Methods for Bee Sampling in Farmlands

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2019
Bees are the most important group of flower visitors providing an essential ecosystem service, namely pollination. Due to the worldwide decline of bees, there should be standardized sampling methods in place to ensure consistent and comparable results ...
Templ Barbara, Mózes Edina, Templ Matthias, Földesi Rita, Szirák Ádám, Báldi András, Kovács-Hostyánszki Anikó   +6 more
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A summary of ecosystem service economic valuation methods and recommendations for future studies [PDF]

, 2010
This short working paper summarizes ecosystem service economic valuation methods. The paper begins with an introduction to ecosystem services, and then describes the various methods that can be used to value them.
Kaval, Pamela
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Spatial analysis of the benefits and burdens of ecological focus areas for water-related ecosystem services vulnerable to climate change in Europe [PDF]

, 2019
There are many concerns regarding the effects of climate change including threats to ecosystem services. Rural land use can influence these services and there is scope for associated policies to steer decisions towards maximising benefits and minimising ...
Green, Andrew, Lewis, Kathleen, Tzilivakis, John, Warner, Douglas   +3 more
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Contrasting Patterns of Plants, Bees, Hoverflies and Spiders in Different Habitats in a Central European Agricultural Landscape

Ecology and Evolution
Semi‐natural grasslands and their biodiversity decline rapidly, although they are key elements of agricultural landscapes. Therefore, there is a need for the re‐establishment of semi‐natural grasslands in intensively managed farmlands (e.g., via sowing ...
Flóra Vajna, Raoul Pellaton, Csaba Molnár, Zoltán Soltész, Nikolett Gallé‐Szpisjak, Áron Domonkos Bihaly, András Báldi   +6 more
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Effects of Partial Harvesting on Napier Grass: Reduced Seasonal Variability in Feedstock Supply and Increased Biomass Yield

Plant Production Science, 2015
The production of cellulosic bioethanol from non-edible plants is receiving increasing attention for its potential to avoid food–fuel competition.
Nobuhito Sekiya, Jun Abe, Fumitaka Shiotsu, Shigenori Morita   +3 more
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Energy and land use in the Pamir-Alai Mountains [PDF]

, 2011
In a comparative study of energy resources and energy consumption patterns in the Pamir-Alai Mountains of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, the relations between energy consumption, land use, and livelihoods were investigated.
Förster, Heidi, Pachova, Nevelina I., Renaud, Fabrice G.   +2 more
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Understanding farmer preferences and trade-offs for adopting sustainable crop production: a systematic review

Discover Sustainability
Despite the potential benefits of sustainable agricultural practices and their positive effects on the environment and sustainable food systems, adoption levels have remained relatively low. To better understand the underlying issues, this study conducts
Philip K. Miriti, Fatima Lambarraa-Lehnhardt   +1 more
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