Subterranean environments contribute to three‐quarters of classified ecosystem services
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beneath the Earth's surface lies a network of interconnected caves, voids, and systems of fissures forming in rocks of sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic origin. Although largely inaccessible to humans, this hidden realm supports and regulates services critical to ecological health and human well‐being.
Stefano Mammola +30 more
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Organic production in the hills and uplands (OF0319) [PDF]
, 2005 It is Government policy to provide a framework in which organic farming can develop, promoting more sustainable and environmentally sound systems of livestock production.
Keatinge, R
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The influence of rivers on seabird foraging ecology
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rivers act as vital arteries to the world's oceans, delivering fresh water and nutrients that sustain marine ecosystems. Globally, river flow increasingly is being altered by climate change and anthropogenic pressures; yet the significance of rivers to predatory marine species, such as seabirds, and the extent to which river‐related changes ...
Julia B. Morais +2 more
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Adjustments to Changing Economic Conditions in Norwegian Dairy Farming [PDF]
LP models of Norwegian dairy farms are designed to evaluate the impact of changes in prices and subsidies on production systems and on profitability at the farm level.
Flaten, Ola
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Cattle fattening opportunities on the plain of jars, Xieng Khouang province, Laos [PDF]
, 2006 In the vicinity of Phonsavanh (provincial capital of Xieng Khouang, on the Plain of Jars) as in many other areas of Laos, livestock production remains one of the main components of farming systems.
Lienhard, Pascal +3 more
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Conservation Can Better Integrate Environmental Justice if We Consider People’s Needs
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Beck M. Swab
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Tick‐borne filarial nematodes are a complex and understudied group of parasites that rely on ticks for transmission in vertebrates. This review examines how intrinsic and extrinsic factors may influence the successful transmission of filarial nematodes in tick vectors, drawing insights from extensively studied haematophagous dipteran vector ...
Oluwaseun D. Ajileye +4 more
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Dinitrogen fixation and residue nitrogen of different managed legumes and nitrogen uptake of subsequent winter wheat [N2-Fixierung und residualer Stickstoff verschiedener Futterleguminosen sowie N-Aufnahme der Folgefrucht Winterweizen.] [PDF]
, 1999 Fixed nitrogen accumulated by legumes is the main nitrogen source for organic farming systems. Knowledge about the amount of fixed nitrogen, its pathways into forage yield, crop residues, soil-N and yield formation of the following crop is needed for ...
Kaske, A., Loges, Ralf, Taube, F.
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Symposium Review: Wild Animal Welfare is in Our Backyards
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Bonnie Fairbanks Flint +3 more
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A roadmap to key traits of invasive Drosophilidae
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Biological invasions have intensified in recent decades, mostly driven by international trade and travel, raising significant concerns, particularly regarding insect pests. Once non‐native species establish, they can disrupt natural ecosystem stability, undermine agroecosystem sustainability and cause substantial economic losses.
Gwenaëlle Deconninck +14 more
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