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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2021 Increasing plant diversity in agricultural systems is a promising way to balance food production and biodiversity conservation. Biological pest control, a crucial ecosystem service delivered by natural enemies, could particularly benefit from increased ...
Léa Beaumelle +5 more
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ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.This study investigates Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) as a renewable source for electrospun composite membranes in sustainable water purification. MCC and biochar were functionalized with eco‐friendly precursors and nanomaterials (i.e., HNT, β‐CDs) to develop hybrid PVA nanofiber composites.
Giulia Rando +7 more
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The effect of multiple natural enemies on a shared herbivore prey
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Natural enemy diversity is thought to be important for effective suppression of herbivores in production systems. Studies investigating the importance of the diversity and composition of the natural enemy complex often use within‐year empirical studies ...
Maartje J. Klapwijk
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The international conservation and natural resources communities have increasingly embraced the principle of community participation. This rhetoric around participation has gained power and influence in setting countries' agendas for natural resources governance, largely without a sound understanding of public opinion on the issues.
Rachel S. Friedman +3 more
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Exploring the searching efficacy of Macrolophus pygmaeus and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Hemiptera, Miridae) on different Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) egg densities and distribution patterns [PDF]
Bulletin of InsectologyTuta absoluta is a notorious pest causing serious economic damages in tomato crops, worldwide. Macrolophus pygmaeus (Mp) and Nesidiocoris tenuis (Nt) are the most important natural enemies of this pest.
Sofia Dervisoglou +2 more
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Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water governance is increasingly influenced by a paradox at the nexus of environmental scarcity and food security. Escalating water scarcity crises coincide with geopolitical disruptions that have exposed the fragility of global food supply chains, prompting states to expand domestic food production at the expense of water conservation ...
Alireza Raisi
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Spatial distribution of the natural enemies of the cotton aphid, and the comparison of its estimating procedures in cotton fields of Gorgan, Iran [PDF]
نامه انجمن حشرهشناسی ایران, 2008 Spatial distribution of different natural enemies of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, was determined by fitting data to either Poisson (random) or negative binomial (aggregated) distributions and calculating dispersion indices, during 2002 and ...
A. Afshari +8 more
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Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013 By using pollution model and impulsive delay differential equation, we formulate a pest control model with stage structure for natural enemy in a polluted environment by introducing a constant periodic pollutant input and killing pest at different fixed ...
Bing Liu, Ling Xu, Baolin Kang
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Artificial intelligence and liquidation: Reality, destiny and fantasy
International Insolvency Review, EarlyView.Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping the administration of corporate liquidation. Beyond its established role in financial prediction and data analytics, AI is now assisting insolvency practitioners in identifying the onset of financial distress, managing creditor communications, tracing and valuing assets and enhancing ...
Kai Zhang, Jingchen Zhao
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Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2021 In this work, the wasp Brachymeria podagrica is recorded for the first time for Colombia, a solitary parasitoid of larvae of the Peckia collusor fly. Third instar larvae of P.
MANUEL ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ MORA +1 more
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