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Evaluation of Soil Biodiversity in Alpine Habitats through eDNA Metabarcoding and Relationships with Environmental Features

, 2020
Soil biodiversity is fundamental for ecosystems, ensuring many ecosystem functions, such as nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, soil formation, and organic carbon pool increase.
Noemi Rota, Claudia Canedoli, C. Ferré, G. Ficetola, Alessia Guerrieri, E. Padoa-Schioppa   +5 more
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In crop rotation green manures as winter cover crops enhance ecosystem services of farming [PDF]

, 2013
Organic farming systems should be characterized by excellent soil fertility management to keep plant nutrient cycles short and as closed as possible. Therefore, it is extremely important to establish growing systems that have rotations with appropriate ...
Eremeev, Viacheslav, Luik, Anne, Matt, Darja, Reintam, Endla, Sanches De Cima, Diego, Talgre, Liina, Tein, Berit   +6 more
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li, Vanessa Ormeño‐Candelario, Xueli Chen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity of plant-parasitic nematodes on medicinal plants in Melinh station for biodiversity, Vinh Phuc Province, Vietnam [PDF]

, 2019
Plant-parasitic nematodes are known as one of the most important pests attacking various plants in the world, and investigating the nematode component is very essential for management of this pest and prevent damage to plants in general.
Le, Duc Huy, Nguyen, Huu Tien, Nguyen, Thi Duyen, Nobleza, Neriza, Trinh, Quang Phap   +4 more
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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ecological clusters of soil organisms drive the ecosystem multifunctionality under long-term fertilization

Environment International, 2022
Long-term fertilization is known to impact the biodiversity and community structures of soil organisms, which are responsible for multiple soil ecosystem functions (multifunctionality).
Yi-Fei Wang, Peng Chen, Feng-Hua Wang, Wan-Xue Han, Min Qiao, Wen-Xu Dong, Chun-Sheng Hu, Dong Zhu, Hai-Yan Chu, Yong-Guan Zhu   +9 more
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AInsectID Version 1.1: An Insect Species Identification Software Based on the Transfer Learning of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This paper describes the basis for AInsectID Version 1, a GUI‐operable open‐source insect species identification, color processing, and image analysis software. This paper discusses our methods of algorithmic development, coupled to rigorous machine training used to enable high levels of validation accuracy.
Haleema Sadia, Parvez Alam
wiley   +1 more source

A belowground perspective on the nexus between biodiversity change, climate change, and human well‐being

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment
Soil is central to the complex interplay among biodiversity, climate, and society. This paper examines the interconnectedness of soil biodiversity, climate change, and societal impacts, emphasizing the urgent need for integrated solutions.
Nico Eisenhauer, Karin Frank, Alexandra Weigelt, Bartosz Bartkowski, Rémy Beugnon, Katja Liebal, Miguel Mahecha, Martin Quaas, Djamil Al‐Halbouni, Ana Bastos, Friedrich J. Bohn, Mariana Madruga deBrito, Joachim Denzler, Hannes Feilhauer, Rico Fischer, Immo Fritsche, Claudia Guimaraes‐Steinicke, Martin Hänsel, Daniel B. M. Haun, Hartmut Herrmann, Andreas Huth, Heike Kalesse‐Los, Michael Koetter, Nina Kolleck, Melanie Krause, Marlene Kretschmer, Pedro J. Leitão, Torsten Masson, Karin Mora, Birgit Müller, Jian Peng, Mira L. Pöhlker, Leonie Ratzke, Markus Reichstein, Solveig Richter, Nadja Rüger, Beatriz Sánchez‐Parra, Maha Shadaydeh, Sebastian Sippel, Ina Tegen, Daniela Thrän, Josefine Umlauft, Manfred Wendisch, Kevin Wolf, Christian Wirth, Hannes Zacher, Sönke Zaehle, Johannes Quaas   +47 more
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Effects of long term application of compost and poultry manure on soil quality of citrus orchards in Southern Italy. [PDF]

, 2004
A six-year study was carried out in an organically managed orange orchard located in Sicily (Southern Italy) to assess the effect of compost and organic fertilizers utilisation on soil quality.
Canali, S., Intrigliolo, F., Mocali, S., Nisini, L., Pompili, L., Torrisi, B., Trinchera, A.   +6 more
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