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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar, Laura Meriluoto, Richard Watt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What homeostasis leaves out: Kinorhesis, a physiological principle of transformation. [PDF]

J Physiol
Horseman ND.
europepmc   +1 more source

Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou, Joshua Berning, Alessandro Bonanno, Jude Bayham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of learned societies in the biological sciences: benefits, threats, and futures. [PDF]

BMC Biol
Montagnes DJS, Dacks JB, Dolan JR, Edgcomb V, Foster R, Nisbet RER, Tsaousis AD.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The role of venture‐financed startups in innovation for US agriculture

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract To evaluate the role played by startup companies in the innovation ecosystem of US agriculture, we compile a unique dataset of 6024 new entrants founded 1987–2019 that details their financing lifecycles, annual economic performance, and patenting activities.
Gregory D. Graff, Charles A. W. de Grazia, Nicholas E. Rada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate models exaggerate greenhouse gas impact on recent interhemispheric temperature patterns and tropical climate. [PDF]

Nat Commun
He C, Clement AC, Cane MA, Gonzalez A, Kwon YO, Shi JR, Klavans JM, Murphy LN.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

High‐elevation endemic plants predicted to lose habitat from changing climate in Washington State

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise High‐elevation plants face unique challenges from potential climate change impacts that will likely require upslope migration into increasingly smaller suitable habitat. This situation is particularly acute for endemic species that by definition occupy small geographic ranges.
Nicholas L. Gjording, Erik W. Ertsgaard, David E. Giblin, Iris H. Dimpsey, Owen B. Bard   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dramatic decline of <i>Sargassum</i> in the north Sargasso Sea since 2015. [PDF]

Nat Geosci
Zhang Y, Barnes BB, Goodwin DS, Siuda ANS, Schell JM, McGillicuddy DJ, Lapointe BE, Qi L, Hu C.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert plant assemblages of southern California

American Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Abstract Premise Desert plant assemblages in southern California provide an opportunity to link patterns of community structure with climate‐driven vulnerability in a rapidly changing environment. California sustains an exceptionally diverse flora of approximately 4300 plant species, with 31% identified as endemic.
Hector Zumbado‐Ulate, Luis E. Barrios, Danelle A. Baronia, G. Darrel Jenerette, Lynn C. Sweet   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The accelerating loss and shifting dynamics of US tidal wetlands. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Yang X, Qiu S, Kroeger KD, Zhu Z, Covington S, Murray NJ, Zhu Z.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source