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Is Technological Heterogeneity the Key to Sustainable Coffee Production Efficiency?: A Latent Class Frontier Analysis in the Traditional Coffee Region of Colombia

Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coffee producers deal with uncertainty due to high volatility in coffee prices. To navigate these challenges, producers must balance the tradeoff between higher yield and better quality utilising heterogeneous technologies, such as intensive production methods and environmental management practices.
Orlando Rodríguez, Maria Vrachioli, Johannes Sauer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil Nutrient Availability Drives Fungal Community Structure and Function During the Transformation of Eucalypt Plantations Logging Sites in Southern China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Xu Y, Wang Z, Huang R, Zhu W, Du A, Li C.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The impact of oil palm expansion on environmental change: putting conservation research in context [PDF]

, 2011
Ewers, Robert M., Fayle, Tom M., Foster, William A., Snaddon, Jake L., Turner, Edgar C.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Understanding biological control function and trophic interaction dynamics of an artificially released predatory bug by DNA metabarcoding

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This study investigated the dietary composition of Sycanus bifidus, a generalist predator of the assassin bug that is artificially released into citrus orchards, and uncovered its trophic structure across various pest species using metabarcoding‐based molecular gut content analysis.
Weidong Huang, Suyi Chen, Zihua Zhao, Chunyan Yang, Anxian Shi, Hu Li, Yuange Duan, Fan Song, Hailin Yang, Wanzhi Cai   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stand structure mediates the process of nutrient resorption in Chinese fir plantations during different stand developments. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Ouyang Y, Chen M, Huang Q, Chen F, Zhang C, Bu W.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effect of forest conversion on species diversity [PDF]

, 2006
Carnol, M, Degrave, F, Geudens, Guy, Verheyen, Kris   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forest Age and Soil Depth Mediate the Effects of Soil and Root Traits on Soil Microbial Community in Plantations. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Chen Y, Liu Q, Chen Y, Ai C, Jiang P.
europepmc   +1 more source

Mission report for the Ulcos project - SP7, june 19-26, 2005 : pre-feasibility survey for the united Republic of Tanzania [PDF]

, 2005
Lescuyer, Guillaume
core  

Chinese Pangolin Changes Local Vertebrate Assemblages and Contributes to Their Interspecific Interactions by Burrowing and Revisitation

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun, Ruirui Mao, Hongliang Dou, Haiyang Gao, Ying Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Fei Wu, Yuanwen Kuang, Zhishu Xiao, Yan Hua   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source