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DeepVerge: Classification of Roadside Verge Biodiversity and Conservation Potential [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Open space grassland is being increasingly farmed or built upon, leading to a ramping up of conservation efforts targeting roadside verges. Approximately half of all UK grassland species can be found along the country's 500,000 km of roads, with some 91 species either threatened or near threatened.
arxiv  

Topographic thresholds for gully head formation in badlands

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Volume 47, Issue 15, Page 3558-3587, December 2022., 2022
Gully topographic threshold model was extended to badlands, on the basis of data collected in the Mediterranean environment in Italy and Spain, characterized by diversified climatic, lithological, geological and anthropogenic settings. Criteria for the attribution of curve number values has been more objectively defined in order to reduce arbitrariness
Mauro Rossi, Dino Torri, Sofie De Geeter, Cati Cremer, Jean Poesen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unifying deterministic and stochastic ecological dynamics via a landscape-flux approach [PDF]

, 2021
We develop a landscape-flux framework to investigate observed frequency distributions of vegetation and the stability of these ecological systems under fluctuations. The frequency distributions can characterize the population-potential landscape related to the stability of ecological states.
arxiv   +1 more source

The role of intrinsic motivation and continuous enhancement on the intention to implement animal welfare practices in dairy farming

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Animal welfare programs alone are insufficient to ensure better welfare for farm animals. Effective farm management, driven by dairy farmers' intrinsic motivation, plays a pivotal role. This study examines the factors influencing dairy farmers' intention to implement animal welfare practices and their commitment to continuously enhancing ...
Henrike Grotsch, Marcus Mergenthaler, Sarah Kühl, Holger Schulze   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability and purity of selected ryegrass Epichloë endophytes in New Zealand dairy pastures

Grassland Research
Background Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) in New Zealand pastures is typically infected with the mutualist Epichloë fungal endophyte. This endophyte assists the plant in resisting biotic and abiotic stresses, but the standard strain of endophyte is ...
David E. Hume, Dongwen Luo, Grant M. Rennie, Warren M. King, Anna L. Taylor, Marty J. Faville, Katherine N. Tozer   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genotype × environment interaction patterns of dry matter yield in meadow brome, orchardgrass, tall fescue, and timothy evaluated at harsh winter sites

Grassland Research
Background Genotype × environment interaction (GEI) slows genetic gains and complicates selection decisions in plant breeding programs. Forage breeding program seed sales often encompass large geographic regions to which the cultivars may not be adapted.
Joseph G. Robins, Bill Biligetu, Annie Claessens, Nityananda Khanal, Sean R. Asselin, Michael P. Schellenberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geoarchaeological characterisation of a Younger Dryas site in the Alpine uplands: Cornafessa rock shelter (Italy)

Geoarchaeology, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 35-56, January/February 2023., 2023
Abstract The effects of the Younger Dryas (YD) fluctuation on Late Pleistocene hunter‐gatherers' settlement and subsistence systems in the southern Alps are poorly known. This is primarily due to the scarcity of archaeological sites dating from the YD, in contrast with the extensive evidence available from the lateglacial interstadial and the early ...
Diego E. Angelucci, Erica Patauner, Rossella Duches   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergent structure and dynamics of tropical forest-grassland landscapes [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Previous work indicates that tropical forest can exist as an alternative stable state to savanna. Therefore, perturbation by climate change or human impact may lead to crossing of a tipping point beyond which there is rapid forest dieback that is not easily reversed.
arxiv  

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels, Cord‐Friedrich von Hobe, Miryam Sarah Merk, Thomas Kneib, Oliver Musshoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source