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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing urban forest effects and values, Casper's urban forest

, 2006
An analysis of trees in Casper, WY reveals that this city has about 123,000 trees with canopies that cover 8.9 percent of the area. The most common tree species are plains cottonwood, blue spruce, and American elm. The urban forest currently store about 37,000 tons of carbon valued at $689,000. In addition, these trees remove about 1,200 tons of carbon
David J. Nowak, Robert E., III Hoehn, Daniel E. Crane, Jack C. Stevens, Jeffrey T. Walton   +4 more
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The Role of Social Food Infrastructure in Addressing SNAP Participation Gaps: Evidence From Linked Administrative and Ground‐Sourced Data

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We link American Community Survey and SNAP records for 185,000 units with ground‐sourced social food infrastructure data from FindFoodIL (Illinois Extension SNAP‐Ed) to examine SNAP participation determinants among eligible units. Bivariate probit models reveal, beyond SNAP offices, quantity of social infrastructure is associated with ...
Michael Lotspeich‐Yadao, Caitlin Kownacki, Jennifer McCaffrey, Craig Wesley Carpenter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stump and Site Factor Analysis After Sanitary Logging of Bark Beetle-Infested Forests

South-East European Forestry
Coniferous forests cover 41% of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Norway spruce (Picea abies) being an ecologically and economically important species. Bark beetles, especially the European spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus), pose a major threat, often ...
Naida Gadžo, Osman Mujezinović, Damir Prljača, Sabina Mahmutović, Milan Pernek, Kenan Zahirović, Sead Ivojević, Mirza Dautbašić   +7 more
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Community Perceptions on Urban Forests Development in Riparian Areas of Cisadane River, South Tangerang City

Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 2023
The continuous decrease in green open spaces due to urban development leads to harmful environmental problems for communities. Land scarcity is one of the significant reasons for the difficulty in urban forest development in riparian areas.
Urfi Izzati, Hayati Sari Hasibuan
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring Nutrition Security Using the Consumer Food Data System Datasets

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nutrition security is an emerging concept lacking a consensus definition, conceptualization, or standardized measure. This perspectives manuscript synthesizes findings from two previously published analyses to assess the feasibility of using available measures of key dimensions of nutrition security from two Consumer Food Data System (CFDS ...
Vibha Bhargava, Jung Sun Lee, Travis A. Smith   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropogenic effects on understorey vegetation in Myrtillus type urban forests in southern Finland

Silva Fennica, 2002
The growth of urban population in Finland has resulted in increased fragmentation of urban forests and consequently increased recreational pressure on these forests.
Malmivaara, Minna, Löfström, Irja, Vanha-Majamaa, Ilkka   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-taxa environmental DNA inventories reveal distinct taxonomic and functional diversity in urban tropical forest fragments

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Urban expansion and associated habitat transformation drives shifts in biodiversity, with declines in taxonomic and functional diversity. Forests fragments within urban landscapes offer a number of ecosystem services, and help to maintain biodiversity ...
Julian Donald, Jérôme Murienne, Jérôme Chave, Amaia Iribar, Eliane Louisanna, Sophie Manzi, Melanie Roy, Shengli Tao, Jérôme Orivel, Heidy Schimann, Lucie Zinger   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Medication Management for Older Adults: A Systematic Review

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Artificial intelligence enhances medication management for older adults by improving adherence, personalizing treatment, and predicting risks. Despite benefits, challenges remain in usability, trust, ethics, and system integration. Successful adoption requires user‐centered design, ethical safeguards, and seamless healthcare integration to ensure safe,
Dipak Chandra Das, Moustaq Karim Khan Rony, Shovit Dutta, MD. Sami Al Zubair Zujbe, Tapan Bhattacharjee, Niloy Debnath, Shabbir Abdullah Maruf, Chowdhury Galib Mortuza, Farhana Rahman, Akash Das   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Imbalanced supply and demand of temperature regulation service provided by urban forests: A case study in Shenzhen, China

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Urban forests can provide temperature regulation service (TRS) by lowering the local temperature and further mitigating the urban heat island effect. Numerous studies have focused on how to better realize or enhance the cooling function of urban forests,
Haoxin Li, Weiqi Zhou, Weimin Wang, Zhong Zheng   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source