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- Author:
- Maria Andreoli, et al. ; Laura Fastelli; Massimo Rovai; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Land use policy 2018 v.78 pp. 791-802
- ISSN:
- 0264-8377
- Subject:
- Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; databases; decision support systems; ecosystem services; farms; geographic information systems; georeferencing; issues and policy; land use; planning; socioeconomics; soil; sustainable agriculture; Italy; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... Agriculture plays a fundamental role in the provision and regulation of Ecosystem Services. As a result, the loss of farmland or its mismanagement may consistently reduce community well-being. This problem is particularly felt in the Mediterranean area, where pedoclimatic conditions and high anthropic pressure on scarce resources are making rural systems more fragile. Policy is a very important dr ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.025
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.025
- Author:
- Brenda Maria Zoderer, et al. ; Guy Ziv; Christopher Hassall; Bartosz Bartkowski; Anna F. Cord; Andrea Kaim; Michelle Kalamandeen; Patricia Landaverde-González; Joana L.B. Melo; Ralf Seppelt; Caitriona Shannon; Tomáš Václavík; Michael Beckmann; Show all 13 Authors
- Source:
- Ecosystem services 2018 v.30 pp. 287-298
- ISSN:
- 2212-0416
- Subject:
- agricultural land; biogeography; ecological function; ecosystem services; forage; forest habitats; livestock; recreation; Europe
- Abstract:
- ... Recent ‘New Conservation’ approaches called for more ecosystem services (ES) emphasis in conservation. We analysed data from 3757 Natura 2000 special protection areas (SPAs) and translated positive and negative impacts listed by conservation managers into indicators of the use of nine provisioning, regulating and cultural ES. Overall, the use of ES is considered by SPA managers to affect conservat ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.08.011
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.08.011
- Author:
- Maria Elena Vergara Hernandez, et al. ; Hans-Werner Olfs; Matthias Westerschulte; Nicolas Ruoss; Carl-Philipp Federolf; Tim Zurheide; Nikolas Neddermann; Dieter Trautz; Herbert Pralle; Roland Fuß; Reinhard Well; Show all 11 Authors
- Source:
- Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde 2018 v.181 no.1 pp. 69-77
- ISSN:
- 1436-8730
- Subject:
- Zea mays; agricultural land; air; corn; developmental stages; farmers; fertilizers; field experimentation; greenhouse gas emissions; headspace analysis; laboratory experimentation; nitrous oxide; plant height; rhizosphere; rowcrops; seeds; slurries; soil
- Abstract:
- ... Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions from agricultural land are often estimated by measuring changes in N₂O concentrations over a given period in the headspace of a gas‐sampling chamber covering a specific soil area. This technique is particularly challenging in tall growing row crops such as maize (Zea mays L.), to which farmers regularly apply fertilizer banded below the seeds to ensure good crop devel ...
- DOI:
- 10.1002/jpln.201700008
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.201700008
- Author:
- Maria Luisa Paracchini, et al. ; Carlo Rega; Agustín M. Bartual; Gionata Bocci; Louis Sutter; Matthias Albrecht; Anna-Camilla Moonen; Philippe Jeanneret; Wopke van der Werf; Sonja C. Pfister; John M. Holland; Show all 11 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological indicators 2018 v.90 pp. 653-664
- ISSN:
- 1470-160X
- Subject:
- Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural land; agroecosystems; biodiversity; biological control; ecosystem services; environmental indicators; green infrastructure; habitats; issues and policy; landscapes; models; natural enemies; pest control; planning; surveys; Europe
- Abstract:
- ... Pest control by natural enemies (natural pest control) is an important regulating ecosystem service with significant implications for the sustainability of agro-ecosystems. The presence of semi-natural habitats and landscape heterogeneity are key determinants of the delivery of this service. However, to date, synthetic and consistent indicators at large scales are lacking. We developed a pan-Europ ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.075
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.03.075
- Author:
- Maria Bacher, et al. ; Caroline Pecher; Erich Tasser; Ulrike Tappeiner; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Landscape research 2018 v.43 no.3 pp. 428-442
- ISSN:
- 1469-9710
- Subject:
- agricultural land; farmers; funding; intensive farming; interviews; land use; landscapes; questionnaires; surveys; tourists; Austria; Italy
- Abstract:
- ... The aim of this study is to find out what locals and tourists in a Central-Alpine, multilingual cross-border region expect from an Alpine landscape, with a special focus on agriculture. Using a standardised questionnaire, we carried out more than 3500 face-to-face interviews with locals and tourists in Tyrol (Austria) and South Tyrol (Italy). The questionnaire comprised (1) content-related questio ...
- DOI:
- 10.1080/01426397.2017.1315062
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2017.1315062
- Author:
- Maria Isidoria Silva Gonzaga, et al. ; Cheryl Mackowiak; André Quintão de Almeida; Alberto Wisniewski; Danyelle Figueiredo de Souza; Idamar da Silva Lima; Amanda Nascimento de Jesus; Show all 7 Authors
- Source:
- Chemosphere 2018 v.201 pp. 278-285
- ISSN:
- 0045-6535
- Subject:
- Brassica juncea; agricultural land; application rate; bagasse; biochar; coconuts; coir; copper; crops; fungicides; greenhouse production; immobilization in soil; phytoremediation; sewage sludge; soil; toxicity
- Abstract:
- ... Copper contamination and toxicity in soils is a worldwide problem, especially in areas where copper-based fungicides are applied. Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) plants are used in phytoremediation and are also edible crops commonly cultivated in organic agricultural areas. Application of biochar to Cu contaminated soils may reduce Cu availability and uptake, thereby allowing for greater India ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.038
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.038
- Author:
- Maria T. Fuentes, et al. ; Lily O. Rodríguez; Elías Cisneros; Tatiana Pequeño; Yves Zinngrebe; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.2 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 2071-1050
- Subject:
- adaptive management; agricultural land; deforestation; dry forests; governance; interviews; land use planning; learning; national parks; politics; social capital; social environment; sustainable land management; Amazonia; Peru
- Abstract:
- ... Building resilient sustainable social-ecological systems (SES) requires communities to enhance their adaptive capacities. Communal participative land-use planning (Zonificación Participativa Comunal—ZPC) is a tool designed for communities to integrating local and scientific knowledge to sustainably organize and manage their SES. Between 2006 and 2011, a ZPC was developed with communities in the bu ...
- DOI:
- 10.3390/su10020511
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su10020511
- Author:
- Marcello De Maria, et al. ; Nicholas K. Tagliarino; Yakubu A. Bununu; Magbagbeola O. Micheal; Akintobi Olusanmi; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Land 2018 v.7 no.1 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 2073-445X
- Subject:
- United Nations; World Bank; agricultural land; decision making; development projects; employment; food security; free trade; funding; governance; health services; households; interviews; land policy; land rights; land use; livelihood; paper; private sector; qualitative analysis; risk; socioeconomic factors; state government; surveys; Ethiopia; Nigeria
- Abstract:
- ... In Nigeria, the recurring impoverishment and other negative socioeconomic impacts endured by landholders affected by expropriation are well-documented and call into question the Land Use Act’s (LUA) effectiveness in protecting local land rights. The World Bank’s Land Governance Assessment Framework found that, in Nigeria, “a large number of acquisitions occurs without prompt and adequate compensat ...
- DOI:
- 10.3390/land7010023
- https://doi.org/10.3390/land7010023
- Author:
- Alexandra‐Maria Klein, et al. ; Riho Marja; Eneli Viik; Marika Mänd; James Phillips; Péter Batáry; Show all 6 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of applied ecology 2018 v.55 no.4 pp. 1714-1724
- ISSN:
- 0021-8901
- Subject:
- Bombus; agri-environmental policy; agricultural land; conventional farming; crop rotation; crops; edge effects; flowers; intensive farming; land use change; organic production; pollinators; species diversity; Estonia
- Abstract:
- ... In many parts of the world, farmland pollinators decreased significantly during the last half of the 20th century mainly due to land‐use changes and agricultural intensification. We studied the effect of different typical crop rotations and agri‐environment schemes (AES) on bumblebee diversity in Estonia. We compared species abundances between four crop rotation types (cereal rollover [no change f ...
- DOI:
- 10.1111/1365-2664.13119
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13119
- Author:
- Maria I Gil, et al. ; Francisco López‐Gálvez; Ana Meireles; Pilar Truchado; Ana Allende; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of the science of food and agriculture 2018 v.98 no.8 pp. 2973-2980
- ISSN:
- 0022-5142
- Subject:
- Escherichia coli; agricultural land; antimicrobial properties; byproducts; chlorates; chlorine dioxide; crop damage; disinfection; irrigation water; microbial load; photosynthesis; phytotoxicity; risk; spinach; sprinkler irrigation; sprinklers
- Abstract:
- ... BACKGROUND: Treatments for the disinfection of irrigation water have to be evaluated by demonstration tests carried out under commercial settings taking into account not only their antimicrobial activity but also the potential phytotoxic effects on the crop. The consequences of the treatment of irrigation water with chlorine dioxide (ClO₂) used for sprinkler irrigation of baby spinach in two comme ...
- DOI:
- 10.1002/jsfa.8794
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8794
- Author:
- Maria-Belén Turrión, et al. ; Alexandros Eleftheriadis; Francisco Lafuente; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Soil & tillage research 2018 v.183 pp. 1-7
- ISSN:
- 0167-1987
- Subject:
- agricultural land; clay fraction; cotton; crop management; deforestation; forest soils; forests; irrigation; land use; management systems; particulate organic matter; plowing; sand fraction; soil organic carbon; soil sampling; wheat; Greece
- Abstract:
- ... Deforestation and subsequent cultivation practices often result in loss of soil organic matter, in a degree depending on time since deforestation and soil and crop management. A land in North Greece was studied in order to check the influence of land use and management on soil organic C (SOC) and N. Cultivated soils with three dates since deforestation (25, 34 and 72 years) were compared to adjace ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.still.2018.05.012
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2018.05.012
- Author:
- Maria Rosário Fernandes, et al. ; Artur Santos; Francisca C. Aguiar; Manuela R. Branco; M. Teresa Ferreira; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological indicators 2018 v.89 pp. 656-666
- ISSN:
- 1470-160X
- Subject:
- Eucalyptus; Pinus pinaster; agricultural land; biodiversity; cartography; case studies; crops; deciduous forests; ecosystem services; environmental indicators; expert opinion; flora; foraging; habitats; land cover; land use; landscapes; nesting; pollinating insects; pollination; remote sensing; riparian vegetation; rivers; shrublands; surveys; Portugal
- Abstract:
- ... Riverine landscapes provide numerous ecosystem services, of which pollination is essential to increase the yield, quality, and stability of crops and the biodiversity of wild flora. Pollinators’ behaviour and their community dynamics are often affected by the spatial distribution of floral and nesting resources at the landscape scale, and are thus sensitive to land-use land-cover (LULC) changes an ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.02.036
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.02.036
- Author:
- Maria Lazaridou, et al. ; Chrysoula Ntislidou; Ioannis Karaouzas; Nikolaos Skoulikidis; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological indicators 2018 v.84 pp. 683-694
- ISSN:
- 1470-160X
- Subject:
- agricultural land; benthic organisms; climatic factors; environmental impact; humans; hydrology; monitoring; rivers; streams; Europe; Mediterranean region
- Abstract:
- ... During the last decades, a great number of indices have been developed throughout Europe to fulfil the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and to assess the ecological impacts of anthropogenic pressures. The development of a methodology for assessing the ecological quality status of Greek rivers and streams was urgently needed because the existing European indices were not adapted ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.032
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.09.032
- Author:
- Maria Zomeni, et al. ; Angeliki F. Martinou; Menelaos C. Stavrinides; Ioannis N. Vogiatzakis; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Nature conservation 2018 v.31 pp. 53-70
- ISSN:
- 1314-3301
- Subject:
- Cyprus; agricultural land; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; case studies; data collection; stakeholders; Europe
- Abstract:
- ... High Nature Value Farmland systems (HNVf) in Europe are recognised for their importance for biodiversity conservation and their extent is one of the impact indicators in the CAP monitoring and evaluation framework for the 2014–2020 cycle. Due to differences in farming typologies and data availability between nations, a common methodology for identifying HNVf does not exist, nor is considered appro ...
- DOI:
- 10.3897/natureconservation.31.28397
- https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.31.28397
- Author:
- Maria Alejandra Garcia, et al. ; Diego Marin; Mayra Orrego-Varon; Fernando Yanez; Luis Mendoza; Jennifer Twyman; Robert Andrade; Ricardo Labarta; Show all 8 Authors
- Source:
- Data in Brief 2018 v.18 pp. 1252-1256
- ISSN:
- 2352-3409
- Subject:
- agricultural land; data collection; education; farms; females; food security; household surveys; males; ownership; questionnaires; rice; socioeconomics; Ecuador
- Abstract:
- ... This article provides a description of an agricultural household survey data of rice growers collected in Ecuador between October 2014 and March 2015. The household survey was implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 1028 households in the main rice production areas of Ecuador (i.e. Guayas, Los Rios, Manabi, and El Oro provinces). Information collected was provided by househ ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.dib.2018.04.019
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.04.019
- Author:
- Maria Pedersen Mose, et al. ; Poul Bjerregaard; Karin Lund Kinnberg; Henrik Holbech; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2018 v.211 pp. 32-40
- ISSN:
- 1532-0456
- Subject:
- Danio rerio; Salmo trutta; adverse effects; agricultural land; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; females; fish; juveniles; liver; males; nitrates; nitrites; sex ratio; sexual development; streams; vitellogenin
- Abstract:
- ... Nitrate has the potential to affect steroid production. Nitrate concentrations in streams in agricultural areas may exceed concentrations showing effects in laboratory studies. The effects of nitrate and/or nitrite on endocrine relevant endpoints were tested in zebrafish and brown trout. Zebrafish were exposed in two experiments to nitrate (8.8 to 89 mg NO3⁻/L) and nitrite (3.6 to 19 mg NO2⁻/L) du ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.05.006
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.05.006
- Author:
- Ana Maria Waldschmidt, et al. ; Arlete Prado-Silva; Lorena Andrade Nunes; Jádilla Mendes dos Santos; Paulo Roberto Antunes de Mello Affonso; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 2018 v.74 no.4 pp. 627-632
- ISSN:
- 0090-4341
- Subject:
- Melipona quadrifasciata; agricultural land; asymmetry; crops; deforestation; ecosystems; flora; forests; greenhouses; insecticides; pollen; pollen analysis; pollinators; stingless bees
- Abstract:
- ... Bees are major pollinators of both native flora and cultured crops. Nonetheless, despite their key functional role in ecosystems and agriculture, bee populations have been affected worldwide by deforestation and contamination by insecticides. Conversely, little is known about the effects of pesticides on morphogenetic development of neotropical stingless bees. We compared the fluctuating asymmetry ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00244-018-0509-y
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-018-0509-y
- Author:
- Maria Beger, et al. ; Jennifer McGowan; Michael Bode; Matthew H. Holden; Katrina Davis; Nils C. Krueck; Katherine L. Yates; Hugh P. Possingham; Show all 8 Authors
- Source:
- Theoretical ecology 2018 v.11 no.2 pp. 245-254
- ISSN:
- 1874-1738
- Subject:
- agricultural land; biodiversity; biomass; cost effectiveness; fish; fisheries management; food production; habitat preferences; issues and policy; marine protected areas; models; planning; zoning
- Abstract:
- ... The land-sparing versus land-sharing debate centers around how different intensities of habitat use can be coordinated to satisfy competing demands for biodiversity persistence and food production in agricultural landscapes. We apply the broad concepts from this debate to the sea and propose it as a framework to inform marine zoning based on three possible management strategies, establishing: no-t ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12080-017-0364-x
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12080-017-0364-x
- Author:
- Emilia-Maria Câmpean, et al. ; Emilia Ciupan; Cornel Ciupan; Lucia Stelea; Cecilia-Elena Policsek; Florin Lungu; Daniela-Corina Jucan; Show all 7 Authors
- Source:
- Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.9 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 2071-1050
- Subject:
- Fagus; agricultural land; algorithms; case studies; composite materials; crops; cutting; flax; forests; furniture; furniture industry; hemp; manufacturing; raw materials; surface area; sustainable development; wood; Romania
- Abstract:
- ... Wood is used as a raw material in various industries, including the production of furniture, which puts pressure on the exploitation of the forests and the continuous reduction of their surfaces, with undesirable effects on the environment. The paper provides a way of sustainably manufacturing furniture by replacing wood with composite materials based on natural fibers obtained from fast-growing r ...
- DOI:
- 10.3390/su10093356
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su10093356
- Author:
- Maria A. Serio, et al. ; Francesco G. Carollo; Vito Ferro; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of hydrology 2018 v.560 pp. 173-183
- ISSN:
- 0022-1694
- Subject:
- Mediterranean climate; agricultural land; data collection; kinetic energy; momentum; prediction; rain; rain intensity; soil erosion; Italy; Spain
- Abstract:
- ... Rainfall erosivity is an index that describes the power of rainfall to cause soil erosion and it is used around the world for assessing and predicting soil loss on agricultural lands. Erosivity can be represented in terms of both rainfall momentum and kinetic energy, both calculated per unit time and area. Contrasting results on the representativeness of these two variables are available: some aut ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.026
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.03.026
21. Responses of small mammal communities to environment and agriculture in a rural mosaic landscape
- Author:
- Ana Maria Benedek, et al. ; Ioan Sîrbu; Show all 2 Author
- Source:
- Mammalian biology = 2018 v.90 pp. 55-65
- ISSN:
- 1616-5047
- Subject:
- Microtus arvalis; Mus musculus; agricultural land; biodiversity conservation; corn; crops; ecosystems; environmental factors; fallow; forests; ground vegetation; habitats; herbaceous plants; land use; landscapes; meadows; mice; mowing; pests; plant protection; population characteristics; shrubs; small mammals; species diversity; trapping; trees; Romania
- Abstract:
- ... Intensification of agriculture is an increasing threat for biodiversity. Central Romania still preserves a traditional rural landscape with a matrix of small plots of crops and large surfaces covered by grasslands and forests, but its biodiversity is very poorly studied. Small mammals are key components of agrarian and semi-natural ecosystems but rodents are also viewed as major pests. Knowledge o ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.mambio.2018.02.008
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2018.02.008
- Author:
- Maria F. Aranguren, et al. ; Krystel K. Castillo-Villar; Mario Aboytes-Ojeda; Marcio H. Giacomoni; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Sustainability 2018 v.10 no.11 pp. -
- ISSN:
- 2071-1050
- Subject:
- Panicum virgatum; agricultural land; biomass; climate change; coal; employment; farms; feedstocks; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; land cover; land management; linear programming; meteorological data; power plants; prediction; renewable energy sources; simulation models; soil; transportation
- Abstract:
- ... This work proposes a hybrid scheme that combines a simulation model and a mathematical programming model for designing logistic networks for co-firing biomass, specifically switchgrass, in conventional coal-fired power plants. The advantages of co-firing biomass include: (1) the creation of green jobs; (2) the efficient use of current power plant infrastructure; (3) fostering the penetration of re ...
- DOI:
- 10.3390/su10114299
- CHORUS:
- 10.3390/su10114299
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su10114299
- Author:
- Maria Polinova, et al. ; Thomas Jarmer; Anna Brook; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Environmental earth sciences 2018 v.77 no.22 pp. 752
- ISSN:
- 1866-6280
- Subject:
- agricultural land; agricultural management; chickpeas; chlorophyll; hypersensitivity; irrigation; leaf area index; leaves; monitoring; multispectral imagery; phenology; photosynthesis; satellites; spectrometers; spectroscopy; water content; yield forecasting
- Abstract:
- ... Spectral vegetation indices (VIs) are a well-known and widely used method for crop state estimation. The ability to monitor crop state by such indices is an important tool for agricultural management. Even though differences in imagery and point-based spectroscopy are obvious, their impact on crop state estimation by VIs is not well-studied. The aim of this study was to assess the performance leve ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s12665-018-7932-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-018-7932-2
- Author:
- Maria Arnone; Maria Tempesta, et al. ; Mayssaa Fawaz Dabaja; Grazia Greco; Sara Villari; Ali Bayan; Gesualdo Vesco; Valeria Gargano; Mohamad Hneino; Rossella Lelli; Mohamad Ezzedine; Atika Berry; Hussein Mortada; Mohamad Mortada; Show all 14 Authors
- Source:
- Vector borne and zoonotic diseases 2018 v.18 no.3 pp. 138-143
- ISSN:
- 1557-7759
- Subject:
- Coxiella burnetii; Q fever; acute course; agricultural land; antibodies; blood serum; breathing; cough; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; etiological agents; females; fever; fluorescent antibody technique; headache; hospitals; humans; immunoglobulin G; immunoglobulin M; livestock production; lung neoplasms; males; metastasis; patients; pneumonia; screening; serological surveys; seroprevalence; Lebanon
- Abstract:
- ... Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate, for the first time, the human seroprevalence of Q fever in Lebanon, by assessing the presence of antibodies against the causative agent, Coxiella burnetii. A total number of 421 serum samples (226 females and 196 males) were collected in February 2015 from hospitals and laboratories dispersed in five Lebanese provinces: Akkar, Bekaa, Mount Lebanon, ...
- DOI:
- 10.1089/vbz.2016.2102
- https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2016.2102
- Author:
- Maria Cristina Rulli, et al. ; Jampel Dell'Angelo; Paolo D'Odorico; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Ecological economics 2018 v.143 pp. 276-285
- ISSN:
- 0921-8009
- Subject:
- agribusiness; agricultural land; bioenergy; corporations; developing countries; ethics; food security; hydrology; irrigation; issues and policy; land tenure; small-scale farming; water shortages
- Abstract:
- ... Large-scale acquisitions of agricultural land in developing countries have been rapidly increasing in the last 10years, contributing to a major agrarian transition from subsistence or small scale farming to large-scale commercial agriculture by agribusiness transnational corporations. Likely driven by recent food crises, new bioenergy policies, and financial speculations, this phenomenon has been ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.033
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.033
- Author:
- Maria A. Barceló, et al. ; Marc Saez; Mònica Farrerons; Guillem López-Casasnovas; Show all 4 Authors
- Source:
- Environmental research 2018 v.166 pp. 205-214
- ISSN:
- 0013-9351
- Subject:
- agricultural land; air pollutants; air pollution; boys; children; cohort studies; environmental factors; gasoline; highways; land use; multivariate analysis; organochlorine compounds; pesticides; risk; temporal variation; traffic
- Abstract:
- ... A number of factors contribute to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and although they are not fully known, the occurrence of ADHD seems to be a consequence of an interaction between multiple genetic and environmental factors. However, apart from pesticides, the evidence is inadequate and inconsistent as it differs not only in the population and time period analysed, but also in the t ...
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.009
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.05.009
- Author:
- Maria do Carmo Sobral, et al. ; Marianna Siegmund-Schultze; Johann Köppel; Show all 3 Authors
- Source:
- Regional environmental change 2018 v.18 no.7 pp. 2005-2017
- ISSN:
- 1436-3798
- Subject:
- agricultural land; biodiversity; caatinga; citizen participation; drought; ecological function; ecosystems; irrigated farming; irrigation management; land use; nutrients; planning; power generation; rural development; soil; solar energy; sustainable land management; water power; water quality; watersheds; Brazil
- Abstract:
- ... For decades, large reservoirs have been built for hydropower plants in Brazil’s São Francisco River Basin. Rural development has been a simultaneous goal with a primary focus on irrigation. Irrigated agriculture, however, has suffered from poor soils, insufficient water management strategies, and a disregard for integrating grazing-based smallholdings outside of the irrigation schemes. Recurrent d ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10113-018-1302-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-018-1302-1
- Author:
- Maria Panitsa, et al. ; Sylvia Zakkak; Andeja Radovic; Kiril Vassilev; Lulëzim Shuka; Michael Kuttner; Stefan Schindler; Vassiliki Kati; Show all 8 Authors
- Source:
- Journal of vegetation science 2018 v.29 no.5 pp. 877-886
- ISSN:
- 1100-9233
- Subject:
- abandoned land; agricultural land; data collection; deciduous forests; grazing; habitats; land cover; shrublands; species richness; temperature; topography; ungulates; vegetation cover; woodlots; woody plants; Albania; Balkans; Bulgaria; Croatia; Greece
- Abstract:
- ... QUESTION: What are the woody vegetation encroachment patterns after agricultural land abandonment? Focusing on two parameters, woody plant species richness and vertical vegetation heterogeneity (number of different vegetation strata and their relative cover) we investigated: (a) the effect of forest encroachment following land abandonment; (b) the comparative importance of forest encroachment vis‐ ...
- DOI:
- 10.1111/jvs.12670
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12670