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Assessing land use and carbon stock dynamics coupled with the PLUS-InVEST-OMGD model: a multi-scenario simulation in Sichuan Province, China. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Zhong L, Ma Y, Meng F, Liu D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Assessing Government Subsidies for Reducing Pesticide Use: A Meta‐Analysis

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the efforts being made by governments to reduce pesticide use, subsidies are an important instrument to encourage farmers to adopt more sustainable practices. Yet, their effectiveness remains uncertain due to diverse designs and contexts.
Gaëlle Leduc, Douadia Bougherara, Thi Thanh Mai Ha, Laure Latruffe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resource use and associated energy expenditure of African crowned eagles (<i>Stephanoaetus coronatus</i>) in an urban-forest mosaic landscape. [PDF]

Conserv Physiol
Howard L, Jain V, Sumasgutner SC, Bautista J, Buij R, Downs CT, Cunningham SJ, Sumasgutner P.   +7 more
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Ex‐Ante Assessment of Farm Resilience to Institutional Shocks: A Modeling Approach

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the agent‐based model SWISSland, we simulate farm‐level responses and interactions under two institutional shocks: tariff reductions and direct payment reductions. Using a framework we developed, we assess resilience capacities, resilience attributes, and the provision of private and public goods, following the shock.
Nadja El Benni, Gabriele Mack
wiley   +1 more source

Regime shifts and climate responses of alpine grasslands in Gannan Prefecture, China. [PDF]

Front Plant Sci
Hou Q, Tan Y, Ma Q, Zhu L, Chen W, Bing D, Wang B, Wu G.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Complementary or Competitive? Emerging Interactions Between Restoration and Protection in the Conservation Reserve Program

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The USDA's Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) delivers environmental benefits to society by enrolling cropland and grasslands to reestablish or safeguard long‐term vegetative cover. In recent years, the CRP has dramatically increased grassland enrollment while cropland enrollment has been in steady decline. This paper uses descriptive analysis,
Wesley Zebrowski, Tyler Lark, Rich Iovanna   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retrospective GIS-based spatial analysis of dengue case distribution across housing typologies in Malaysia. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Yahya MSH, Salleh SA, Naharudin N, Sadek ESSM, Dapari R, Ngesom AMM, Fisal ZAM, Dom NC.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Cow or the Credit: Causal Relationship Between California Dairy Herd Consolidation and Anaerobic Digesters

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The California dairy industry has experienced considerable consolidation over the past 30 years. During this period, there has also been substantial technological innovation, implementation of the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program, and rapid adoption of anaerobic digesters.
Michael McCullough, Jarrett Hart
wiley   +1 more source

Interaction Effects Do Not Consistently Improve the Transferability of Species Distribution Models. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Viana DS, Cardador L, Clavero M.
europepmc   +1 more source

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source