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Current national nature reserves are insufficient to safeguard the long-term survival of birds and mammals in China

Communications Earth & Environment
Enhancing the connectivity of protected areas is a global consensus for conserving biodiversity. Yet, it is unclear whether habitats are sufficiently connected within protected areas to efficiently protect wildlife populations for long-term survival ...
Weicheng Sun, Yujin Zhao, Wenhe Chen, Yongfei Bai   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Lactulose on the Intestinal Flora of Elderly Constipation Patients With Chronic Renal Insufficiency

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This study investigates the regulatory effects of lactulose and polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the composition of gut microbiota in elderly constipation patients with chronic renal insufficiency by comparing the changes in microbial abundance. Both lactulose and PEG significantly modulate the gut microbiota structure, though their specific mechanisms and
Jianxia Ma, Jun Wang, Tianran Han, Zhifang Shao, Weiqi Zhang, Ke Wang, Qinlian Zeng, Kangwei Liu, Yuanwen Chen, Songbai Zhen, Jianfeng Yao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wine Tourism as a Catalyst for Sustainable Performance: The Mediating Role of Corporate Legitimacy and Green Innovation

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to explore the influence of Wine Tourism (WT) on the Sustainable Performance (SP) of wineries in Spain. It particularly investigates how Corporate Social Legitimacy (CSL) and Green Innovation (GI) may act as intermediary factors in this relationship.
Javier Martínez‐Falcó, Eduardo Sánchez‐García, Bartolomé Marco‐Lajara, Luis A. Millán‐Tudela   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Impact of Row Planting on Labor Use for Sustainable Food Production Among Maize Farmers in Rural Ghana

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers are reverting to traditional production methods due to the high opportunity costs and unintended consequences of new technologies. This study focuses on row planting technology, which is labor‐intensive and slow without mechanized operations.
Emmanuel Tetteh Jumpah, Habtamu Alem, Abdulai Adams, Tomáš Ratinger, Miroslava Bavorová   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Mineral Preservation Rather Than Microbial Residue Production Dictates the Accrual of Mineral‐Associated Organic Carbon Along a Weathering Gradient

Geophysical Research Letters
Mineral preservation and microbial residue production are vital for the accumulation of mineral‐associated organic carbon (MAOC) in soils. However, their relative importance and interactive effects remain unclear.
Erxiong Zhu, Zongguang Liu, Lixiao Ma, Jianing Luo, Enze Kang, Ya Wang, Yunpeng Zhao, Juan Jia, Xiaojuan Feng   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clouds form preferentially over native vegetation

, 2002
The replacement of native vegetation for agriculture leads to significant changes in land surface characteristics, such as albedo, surface roughness and canopy resistance. These land surface changes induce changes in the atmospheric boundary layer. It is
Lyons, T.J.
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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

Influence of Conservation of Native Vegetation on Land Values in Moree Plains Shire, NSW

The Native Vegetation Conservation Act was introduced on January 1st 1998 to protect native grassland and woodland in New South Wales. The Act has limited clearing of native vegetation and development to crops and pasture, has protected biodiversity, and
Sinden, Jack A.
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High mountain steppe vegetation of the Argözü Valley in Kibriscik, Bolu/Turkey

, 2017
The object of this study is to analyse the high mountain steppe vegetation of Argözü Valley in Kibriscik (Turkey). Argözü Valley is situated on the southern slopes of Köroğlu Mountains. The research areprovince of Euro-Siberian Region. The climate of the
Aksoy, Necmi, Özkan, Neval, Tunçkol, Bilge, Aslan, Serdar, Koçer, Nihan   +4 more
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Modelling Interactions between Climate and Global Vegetation in response to Climate Change [PDF]

, 1997
Climate change associated with increasing concentrations of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide(CO2), is expected to lead to an increase in global mean temperature of between 1 and 3.5 deg C by the end of the 21st century, with regional changes in ...
Lee, SE
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