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Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada, Giacomo Falcone, Salvatore Praticò, Maria Carmela Benedetto, Giovanni Gulisano, Nathalie Iofrida, Anna Irene De Luca   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutritive value of green forage and crop by-products of Cyn&ra cardunculus [PDF]

, 2012
The nutritive value of cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.) green forage (GF), dry leaves (DL) and straw (S) was studied from chemical composition analyses and from voluntary intake, digestibility and rumen degradability estimations obtained using adult ...
Cajarville, Cecilia, González, Javier, Martínez, Adela, Repetto, J.L. (José), Rodríguez, C.A. (Carlos)   +4 more
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Does Palsa Thaw in Northern Finland Contribute to Remobilisation of Metals Accumulated in Peat Into Surface Waters?

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Permafrost is rapidly degrading in the sporadic zone, including palsa mires in Scandinavia. Peatlands in the area have likely accumulated heavy metals from atmospheric deposition of industrial contaminants in the wider region. As the palsa mire chemical composition is not well known, and in other permafrost regions the permafrost thaw may ...
Joanna Katarzyna Jóźwik, Krystyna Kozioł, Marcin Frankowski, Marta Jakubiak, Kamil Nowiński, Mariusz Jędrysek, Danuta Szumińska, Żaneta Polkowska   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimation of genetic parameters and selection of Brachiaria humidicola progenies using a selection index

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2012
The objectives of this study were to estimate genetic parameters for agronomic and nutritive value traits for leaves and stems of Brachiaria humidicola progenies and to compare the selection using an additive index considering the agronomic traits alone ...
Ulisses José de Figueiredo, José Airton Rodrigues Nunes, Cacilda Borges do Valle   +2 more
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Assessment of Soil Erosion Over Six Decades in a Long‐Term Experiment Using Fallout 137Cs and RUSLE: A South American Case Study

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil erosion remains a major global concern affecting agricultural productivity and land sustainability. This study investigates the magnitude and variability of soil erosion in a long‐term experiment (LTE) established in 1963 in Colonia, Uruguay, aiming to compare the performance of the 137Cs tracer technique and the RUSLE model across ...
Marcos Tassano, Mirel Cabrera, Joan Gonzalez, Mario Perez‐Bidegain, Olivier Evrard, Kathrin Grahmann, J. Andrés Quincke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Sugarcane Management Practices and Time Periods on Soil Organic Carbon and δ13C Signature After Paddy Rice Conversion

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Land use change (LUC) from paddy rice to sugarcane cultivation strongly influences soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, with the extent and direction of change depending on residue management and time since conversion. This study aimed to (i) evaluate SOC stock changes under different residue management practices and conversion periods following ...
Nipon Mawan, Nuttapon Khongdee, Chunling Luo, Wanwisa Pansak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biochar‐Induced Shifts in Fungal Community Structure and Their Association With Soil Physical Properties in Degraded Soil From the Brazilian Semiarid

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil degradation compromises ecosystem functioning. Biochar, a carbon‐rich amendment, has gained attention as a promising strategy to enhance soil structure and restore microbial balance. This study investigated the effects of two biochars, cashew bagasse biochar (CBB) and a co‐pyrolyzed biochar produced from sewage sludge and cashew pruning ...
João Marcos Rodrigues dos Santos, Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira, Kaio Gráculo Vieira Garcia, Ícaro Vasconcelos do Nascimento, Francisco Luan Almeida Barbosa, Tiago da Costa Dantas Moniz, Gilvanete da Silva Henrique, Murilo de Sousa Almeida, Vania Maria Maciel Melo, Mirian Cristina Gomes Costa, Helon Hébano de Freitas Sousa, Adriana Guirado Artur, Christiana de Fátima Bruce da Silva, Odair Pastor Ferreira, Antônio Gomes de Souza Filho, Erika Valente de Medeiros, Ademir Sergio Ferreira Araujo, Rafael Santiago da Costa, Jaedson Cláudio Anunciato Mota   +18 more
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Estimating Soil Compaction Risk at Regional Scales Using Meteorological Data and Soil Spectroscopy

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil compaction is a significant form of soil degradation in Europe, reducing agricultural productivity, limiting carbon sequestration and increasing greenhouse gases emissions. In response, the forthcoming European Union Soil Monitoring and Resilience Law requires spatial assessment of topsoil and subsoil compaction risk at district, that is,
Felipe Bachion de Santana, Rebecca. L. Hall, Longnan Shi, Owen Fenton, Victoria Lowe, Giulia Bondi, Lilian O'Sullivan, Karen Daly   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reclaimed Well Sites on Salt Affected Soils: Electrical Conductivity and Sodium Adsorption Ratio as Plant Community Response Indicators

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Salt affected soils are common worldwide, resulting from natural causes and anthropogenic activities. Saline and sodic soils often occur in association with oil and gas production, impacting soil properties which can impede vegetation growth and development.
Laura Bony, Amalesh Dhar, Sarah R. Wilkinson, M. Anne Naeth   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ruminant Nutrition and Production in the Tropics and Subtropics [PDF]

Livestock Production/Industries,
Bakrie, B., Hogan, J., Liang, J.B., Tareque, A.M.M., Upadhyay, R.C.   +4 more
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