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Comparison of ecosystem processes in a woodland and prairie pond with different hydroperiods [PDF]

, 2017
Shallow lakes and ponds constitute a significant number of water bodies worldwide. Many are heterotrophic, indicating that they are likely net contributors to global carbon cycling. Climate change is likely to have important impacts on these waterbodies.
Ensley-Field, Mira W., Glasenapp, Matthew R., Goodbar, Ian A., Harman, J. Douglas, Hornbach, Daniel J., Hove, Mark C., Huber, Benjamin D., Kangas, Emily A., Liu, Kira X., Stark-Ragsdale, Molly, Tran, Long K.   +10 more
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surface Resistance Controls Differences in Evapotranspiration Between Croplands and Prairies in U.S. Corn Belt Sites

Water Resources Research
Water returned to the atmosphere as evapotranspiration (ET) is approximately 1.6x global river discharge and has wide‐reaching impacts on groundwater and streamflow. In the U.S.
Adam P. Schreiner‐McGraw, John M. Baker, Jeffrey D. Wood, Michael Abraha, Jiquan Chen, Timothy J. Griffis, G. Phillip Robertson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Out of the Ashes: Ecological Resilience to Extreme Wildfire, Prescribed Burns, and Indigenous Burning in Ecosystems

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Until Euro-American colonization, Indigenous people used fire to modify eco-cultural systems, developing robust Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). Since 1980, wildfire activity has increased due to fire suppression and climate change.
Cristina Eisenberg, Christopher L. Anderson, Adam Collingwood, Robert Sissons, Christopher J. Dunn, Garrett W. Meigs, Dave E. Hibbs, Scott Murphy, Sierra Dakin Kuiper, Julian SpearChief-Morris, Leroy Little Bear, Barb Johnston, Curtis B. Edson   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

From the Ground Up: Prairies on Reclaimed Mine Land—Impacts on Soil and Vegetation

Land, 2020
After strip mining, soils typically suffer from compaction, low nutrient availability, loss of soil organic carbon, and a compromised soil microbial community.
Rebecca M. Swab, Nicola Lorenz, Nathan R. Lee, Steven W. Culman, Richard P. Dick   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Notes on the Biology of \u3ci\u3eMelanocanthon Nigricornis\u3c/i\u3e (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) [PDF]

, 2018
Melanocanthon nigricornis was observed to break up, bundle up, roll away, and bury pieces of the cap of a gill mushroom growing in sandy prairie in Wisconsin.
Kriska, Nadine L, Williams, Andrew H
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Access to Finance and Innovation in the Canadian Food Processing

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Innovation is a presumed channel through which finance affects productivity, yet there is limited research testing the relationship between finance and innovation in the food manufacturing sector. The purpose of the paper is to explore the determinants (e.g., financing, R&D, firm size, expenditure on innovation) of the adoption of innovation ...
Getu Hailu, Deepananda Herath
wiley   +1 more source

Regional Differences in U.S. Consumer Preferences for Native Woody Shrubs With Varying Aesthetic Characteristics

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Native plants offer a variety of aesthetic (e.g., fall colour, fruit, flowers) and functional benefits (e.g., pollinator friendly, wildlife friendly, water management). How these benefits influence consumer choice and perceived value of native versus introduced plants is not well understood.
Alicia Rihn, Ariana P. Torres, Sue Barton, Bridget K. Behe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contrasting Foraging Patterns: Testing Resource-Concentration and Dilution Effects with Pollinators and Seed Predators

Insects, 2016
Resource concentration effects occur when high resource density patches attract and support more foragers than low density patches. In contrast, resource dilution effects can occur if high density patches support fewer consumers.
Alexandria Wenninger, Tania N. Kim, Brian J. Spiesman, Claudio Gratton   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coleoptera (Cerambycidae, Cleridae, Languriidae) Overwintering in Stems of Wisconsin Prairie Plants [PDF]

, 2018
Stem samples of 20 native species of prairie plants were collected in late September, caged separately and kept outdoors over the Wisconsin winter. The samples were then brought into the lab and animals produced from each plant species were inventoried ...
Williams, Andrew H
core   +3 more sources