Rainfall or Price Variability: What Determines Rangeland Management Decisions? A Simulation-Optimization Approach to South African Savannas [PDF]
Savannas cover the greater part of Africa and Australia and almost half of South America and contribute to the livelihoods of more than 350 million people.
Borner, Jan +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The societal and biophysical permeability across human‐demarcated jurisdictions within watersheds necessitates collaboration among administrative regions. The effectiveness of such collaboration is partly determined by the degree to which institutional arrangements align with underlying social and ecological interdependencies, a concept ...
Fang Wang +3 more
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R A N G E L A N D PR O B L E M S IN D Ü Z C E P L A IN
Forestist, 2006 This study vvas carried out on rangeland of the 36 000 ha D üzce plain. T he land registries of these rangelands w ere investigated in the D üzce L and O ffice and the collected registry inform ation w ere com pared w ith the actual status of these ...
Mehmet ÖZCAN, Refik KARAGÜL
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Reforming Farmland and Rangeland at Tharparkar: Suggested Implementations for Income Generation. [PDF]
This paper is the analysis of farming and rangeland of rain-fed area of Tharparkar and it is desert area, but the concept is general and applicable for every part of the world’s desert where agriculture is rain-fed dependant.
Allah Wasayo Rajar +2 more
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Using childhood landscape memories to uncover the dynamics of Anthropocene in African Urbanscapes
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract This perspective provides a reflective account of our personal experiences as African professors and lecturers in diverse fields of environmental sciences encountering the urban Anthropocene. Here, we explain the nature of the unprecedented, potent and hidden changes in our lived environments.
Aliyu Salisu Barau +5 more
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A DYNAMIC AND STOCHASTIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE ROLE OF TIME IN RANGE MANAGEMENT [PDF]
This chapter uses a new ecological-economic approach to analyze the role of time in range management in a dynamic and stochastic setting. We first construct a theoretical model of a parcel of rangeland in which time restrictions are used to manage the ...
Batabyal, Amitrajeet A. +2 more
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Polymer Engineering &Science, EarlyView.An eco‐friendly melamine‐formaldehyde was produced by the addition of sodium chloride as a modifier. Modified MF resin improved surface gloss and abrasion resistance of decorative paper and decreased the formaldehyde emission. Curing time of the MF resin decreased with the addition of sodium chloride.
Saeed Kamrani +8 more
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The use of high altitude, color and spectrozonal imagery for the inventory of wildland resources. Volume II - The range resource Annual progress report [PDF]
High altitude multispectral imagery for identifying and mapping rangeland ...
Carneggie, D. M. +2 more
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Implementing potential climate‐smart practices through diverse partnerships
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Climate change is one of the greatest threats to society, negatively impacting agriculture and crop yields. Globally, agriculture is also one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting sectors. Climate‐smart practices that are developed through diverse partnerships with scientists and practitioners are needed to decrease GHG emissions. We implemented
Kristina J. Bartowitz +6 more
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Amendments and seeding did not augment erosion control structure effectiveness in dry rangelands
EcosphereRangelands in the Western United States are crucial for providing ecosystem services and supporting rural food systems, but they face increased degradation from erosion.
Eva Stricker, Megan O'Connell
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