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Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
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Pollution of camel milk by heavy metals in Kazakhstan [PDF]

, 2009
Environmental contamination by heavy metals is a common fact in Central Asia. In the present study two sampling procedures were achieved: (i) Sampling of fodder, camel raw milk and shubat (fermented camel milk) in 8 farms closed to pollution sources from
Akhmetsadykova, Shynar, Diacono, Emilie, Faye, Bernard, Konuspayeva, Gaukhar, Loiseau, Gérard   +4 more
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The extension of the taxon cycle model to island plants: insights from the Canarian vascular flora

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Taxon cycle models describe eco‐evolutionary patterns of lineage colonization, diversification, and decline across archipelagos, inferring an important role for competition amongst ecologically similar taxa in driving concurrent niche changes.
José María Fernández‐Palacios, Rüdiger Otto, Robert J. Whittaker   +2 more
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Effect of inoculation and nitrogen top-dressing on yield and fodder value of winter pea in wheat mixture

Mljekarstvo, 2005
Two year field trials (1999-2001) were carried out to determin the effect of seed winter pea inoculation and nitrogen top-dressing on number and activity of pea root nodules and also on the green mass and dry matter yield of winter pea cv.
Darko Uher, Zvonimir Štafa, Mihaela Blažinkov   +2 more
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A model for fossil energy use in Danish agriculture used to compare organic and conventional farming [PDF]

, 2001
Knowledge about fossil energy use in agricultural systems is needed, because it can improve the understanding of how to reduce the unsustainable use of limited energy resources and the following greenhouse gas emissions.
Dalgaard, T., Halberg, N., Porter, J.R.
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Assessment of fodder resources in Ethiopia: Biomass production and nutritional value

Agronomy Journal, 2021
AbstractFodders are the major feed resource in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to assess biomass production and nutritive value of fodder resources in Ethiopia. A total of 34 scientific papers and 30 Central Statistical Agency (CSA) (Ethiopia) reports for biomass production, and 249 scientific papers for nutritive value were used for this study. The
Tesfaye Feyisa, Adugna Tolera, Ajebu Nurfeta, Mulubrhan Balehegn, Sintayehu Yigrem, Misaye Bedaso, Morkata Boneya, A.T. Adesogan   +7 more
openaire   +1 more source

The collision of feminisms, sexuality, and trafficking in persons in the Caribbean—A place for Kempadoo

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract The existence and development of feminist scholarship and practice have been revisited by feminist anthropologists and sociologists exploring it among the gendered cultural and historical dynamics of the Caribbean. Feminist Caribbeanists’ pioneering efforts that fit within this theoretical family have challenged the Global North status quo to ...
Cherisse Francis
wiley   +1 more source

The biochemical composition of the biomass of the oat cultivar 'Sorin' grown under the conditions of the Republic of Moldova and its possible uses

Acta et Commentationes: Ştiinţe Exacte şi ale Naturii
We investigated the quality indices of the biomass from common oat Avena sativa, romanian cultivar 'Sorin' which was grown in the experimental plot of the ``Alexandru Ciubotaru'' National Botanical Garden (Institute), Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
Victor Țîței, Nicolae Marinel Harablaga, Sergiu Coșman, Veaceslav Mazăre, Valentina Coșman, Andrei Armaș, Ana Guțu, Veaceslav Doroftei, Alexei Ababii   +8 more
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Mineral composition of ash leaves (Fraxinus excelsior L.) used as fodder for the ruminants in summer [PDF]

, 2018
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Mahieu, S.
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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source