maria / Subject term: agricultural land

1. Coffee cover surrounding forest patches negatively affect Euglossini bee communities

Author:: Maria Cristina Gaglianone, et al. ; Lázaro da Silva Carneiro; Wilson Frantine-Silva; Willian Moura de Aguiar; Gabriel A. R. Melo; Milton Cezar Ribeiro; Silvia Helena Sofia; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Apidologie 2022 v.53 no.4 pp. 42
ISSN:: 0044-8435
Subject:: Euglossa; Eulaema; Orchidaceae; agricultural land; bees; dominant species; forests; land use; pollinators; species abundance; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Orchid bees (Euglossini) are pollinators sensitive to landscape pressures related to agricultural land use, such as coffee farming. Coffee crops occupy a large land area in Brazil, and understanding the effects of coffee farming on bee communities is essential to pollinator conservation in modified landscapes. Here, we evaluated the Euglossini communities in forest patches surrounded by coffee cro ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s13592-022-00952-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-022-00952-3

2. Interactions Between High Load of a Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastic and Nitrogen Fertilizer Affect Plant Biomass and Health: A Case Study with Fusarium solani and Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.)

Author:: Sarah-Maria Scheid, et al. ; Kantida Juncheed; Benjawan Tanunchai; Sara Fareed Mohamed Wahdan; François Buscot; Matthias Noll; Witoon Purahong; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Journal of polymers and the environment 2022 v.30 no.8 pp. 3534-3544
ISSN:: 1566-2543
Subject:: Fusarium solani; Vigna radiata; agricultural land; ammonium sulfate; biodegradability; case studies; disease incidence; environment; mung beans; nitrogen fertilizers; phytomass; plant development; plant pathogens; plastics; soil
Abstract:: ... Bio-based and biodegradable plastics such as mulching films are widely used in agricultural field sites. However, there are limited studies of their impact on plant development and health even though an important soil-borne plant pathogen F. solani has been reported to associate with various types of bio-based and biodegradable plastics, especially polybutylene succinate-co-adipate (PBSA). To eval ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10924-022-02435-z
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02435-z

3. Land Use Change to Reduce Freshwater Nitrogen and Phosphorus will Be Effective Even with Projected Climate Change

Author:: Maria Shahgedanova, et al. ; Andrew J. Wade; Richard A. Skeffington; Raoul-Marie Couture; Martin Erlandsson Lampa; Simon Groot; Sarah J. Halliday; Valesca Harezlak; Josef Hejzlar; Leah A. Jackson-Blake; Ahti Lepistö; Eva Papastergiadou; Joan Lluís Riera; Katri Rankinen; Dennis Trolle; Paul G. Whitehead; Demetris Psaltopoulos; Dimitris Skuras; Show all 18 Authors
Source:: Water 2022 v.14 no.5 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: agricultural land; chlorophyll; climate; climate change; eutrophication; freshwater; freshwater ecosystems; lakes; land use change; nitrogen; phosphorus; rivers; stakeholders; wastewater; water quality; water quantity; watersheds
Abstract:: ... Recent studies have demonstrated that projected climate change will likely enhance nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) loss from farms and farmland, with the potential to worsen freshwater eutrophication. Here, we investigate the relative importance of the climate and land use drivers of nutrient loss in nine study catchments in Europe and a neighboring country (Turkey), ranging in area from 50 to 12, ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w14050829
: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050829

4. Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon at Field Scale by Regression Kriging and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Using Geophysical Covariates

Author:: Anna Maria Stellacci, et al. ; Daniela De Benedetto; Emanuele Barca; Mirko Castellini; Stefano Popolizio; Giovanni Lacolla; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Land 2022 v.11 no.3 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-445X
Subject:: agricultural land; geophysics; ground-penetrating radar; kriging; linear models; prediction; soil; soil management; soil organic carbon; soil quality
Abstract:: ... Knowledge of the spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) is of crucial importance for improving crop productivity and assessing the effect of agronomic management strategies on crop response and soil quality. Incorporating secondary variables correlated to SOC allows using information often available at finer spatial resolution, such as proximal and remote sensing data, and improving pre ...
DOI:: 10.3390/land11030381
: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030381

5. Salmonide Growth - A Sustainable and Viable Alternative for the Valorization of Unproductive Agricultural Land

Author:: Maria Teodora Pituru, et al. ; Lavinia Udrea; Show all 2 Author
Source:: Annals of "Valahia" University of Târgovişte 2022 v.14 no.1 pp. 37-42
ISSN:: 2537-3137
Subject:: Salmonidae; agricultural industry; agricultural land; crops; ecosystems; fauna; fish farms; flora; food chain; soil; trout
Abstract:: ... Salmon farming includes concerns about artificially growing and improving the populations of Salmonidae species on specialized trout farms. Due to the improvement of salmonid species, today productions are obtained throughout the year, in a relatively short time and at increasing densities. Thus, in order to obtain high and quality yields, the crop areas are incomparably smaller than those intende ...
DOI:: 10.2478/agr-2022-0009
: https://doi.org/10.2478/agr-2022-0009

6. Soil properties changes after seven years of ground mounted photovoltaic panels in Central Italy coastal area

Author:: Maria Cristina Moscatelli, et al. ; Rosita Marabottini; Luisa Massaccesi; Sara Marinari; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Geoderma regional 2022 v.29 pp. e00500
ISSN:: 2352-0094
Subject:: agricultural land; climate change; coasts; electrical conductivity; greenhouse gases; land use change; microbial activity; pH; power plants; soil fertility; soil organic matter; soil temperature; Italy
Abstract:: ... Land use change is a major driver of soils' properties variation and potential degradation. Solar photovoltaic plants installed on the ground represent a key to mitigating global climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. However, it could represent an emerging source of land consumption, although reversible, which prevents the use of soils for agricultural purposes and may affect crucial ecosys ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00500
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2022.e00500

7. Sustainability of urban aquaponics farms: An emergy point of view

Author:: Maria Célia Portella, et al. ; Luiz H. David; Sara M. Pinho; Feni Agostinho; Jesaias I. Costa; Karel J. Keesman; Fabiana Garcia; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Journal of cleaner production 2022 v.331 pp. 129896
ISSN:: 0959-6526
Subject:: agricultural land; aquaponics; ecosystems; electricity; emergy; fish; fish feeds; food production; hydroponics; tourism; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Aquaponics is a food production system that aims higher sustainability by integrating advantages gained from aquaculture and hydroponic production. Aquaponics aims to mimic the biological process that happens in the natural environment in a controlled production system. As it can be applied to small scales, aquaponics is considered an important alternative for urban regions, which have low availab ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129896
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129896

8. Targeted regulation of nitrogen loads: A national, cross-sectoral analysis

Author:: Maria Theresia Konrad, et al. ; Line Block Hansen; Gregor Levin; Gitte Blicher-Mathiesen; Hans Estrup Andersen; Louise Martinsen; Berit Hasler; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Ecological economics 2022 v.193 pp. 107278
ISSN:: 0921-8009
Subject:: agricultural land; cost effectiveness; ecological economics; eutrophication; land policy; land retirement; models; nitrogen; spatial variation; wastewater treatment; Denmark
Abstract:: ... In Denmark, eutrophication of coastal areas is one of the major challenges in meeting the requirements from the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). This eutrophication is mainly a cause of excessive nitrogen loads from agricultural production, which can be reduced by implementing abatement measures. The cost-effectiveness of a land use policy may vary depending on the abatement measures used ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107278
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107278

9. The deployment of intercropping and agroforestry as adaptation to climate change

Author:: Maria Eugenia Correa Cano, et al. ; Alexandra Jacquelyn Burgess; Ben Parkes; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Crop and environment 2022 v.1 no.2 pp. 145-160
ISSN:: 2773-126X
Subject:: agricultural land; agroforestry; climate change; ecosystems; environment; food security; industrial crops; uncertainty
Abstract:: ... Food security is threatened by the combined pressures of increasing populations and climate change. Agricultural land is vulnerable to overexploitation and environmental change. Within this review, we identify the role of multiple cropping systems as an adaptation method towards climate change. Intercropping, the relay or simultaneous cultivation of two or more crops, and agroforestry, the incorpo ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.crope.2022.05.001
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crope.2022.05.001

10. The impact of maize-bean intercropping on insect biodiversity

Author:: Maria Müller-Lindenlauf, et al. ; Conny Hüber; Freya Zettl; Jens Hartung; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Basic and applied ecology 2022 v.61 pp. 1-9
ISSN:: 1439-1791
Subject:: Bombus; Carabidae; agricultural land; agricultural landscapes; applied ecology; biodiversity conservation; corn; data collection; honey bees; intensive farming; intercropping; species richness
Abstract:: ... Intensive agriculture is one of the main reasons for recent insect declines. This loss of biodiversity has created the need to develop methods of intensive cultivation that combine high yields with biodiversity conservation. One promising method in maize cultivation is intercropping with beans. The objective of this study was to determine whether maize-bean intercropping could increase insect biod ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.baae.2022.03.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2022.03.005

11. The location and vegetation physiognomy of ecological infrastructures determine bat activity in Mediterranean floodplain landscapes

Author:: Maria Teresa Ferreira; Maria Rosário Fernandes, et al. ; Jérémy S.P. Froidevaux; Gonçalo Duarte; André Fonseca; Vera Zina; Sofia Conde; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2022 v.332 pp. 107929
ISSN:: 0167-8809
Subject:: Chiroptera; agricultural land; agriculture; biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; ecosystems; environment; floodplains; habitats; intensive farming; vegetation; Iberian Peninsula
Abstract:: ... Ecological infrastructures (EI), defined as natural or semi-natural structural elements, are important to support biodiversity and could play a crucial role in counteracting the well-known impacts of intensive agriculture. Yet, the importance of EI remains largely unexplored in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes and for species providing essential ecosystem services such as bats. Here, we evalu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agee.2022.107929
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107929

12. Ammonia Volatilization from Fertilizer Urea—A New Challenge for Agriculture and Industry in View of Growing Global Demand for Food and Energy Crops

Author:: Maria Skorupka, et al. ; Artur Nosalewicz; Show all 2 Author
Source:: Agriculture (Basel) 2021 v.11 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:: 2077-0472
Subject:: agricultural land; agriculture; air pollution; ammonia; arable soils; biofuels; crop production; energy; energy conservation; environmental impact; food production; human health; industry; nitrogen; stakeholders; urea; urease; volatilization
Abstract:: ... The growing world population and the necessity to meet its nutritional needs despite the limited area of agricultural land pose a serious challenge for agriculture. Agriculture is responsible for 80–95% of total ammonia emissions to the atmosphere, but at the same time it has great potential to reduce them. Fertilisation with mineral nitrogen (in particular urea) is responsible for 19.0–20.3% of t ...
DOI:: 10.3390/agriculture11090822
: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090822

13. Breeding habitats and long-term population numbers of two sympatric raptors—Red Kite Milvus milvus and Black Kite M. migrans— in the mosaic-like landscape of western Poland

Author:: Maria Urbańska, et al. ; Grzegorz Maciorowski; Piotr Zduniak; Marcin Bocheński; Paulina Król; Michał Polakowski; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Journal of ornithology 2021 v.162 no.1 pp. 125-134
ISSN:: 2193-7192
Subject:: Milvus migrans; Milvus milvus; agricultural land; habitats; landscapes; nests; ornithology; sympatry; Poland
Abstract:: ... We studied the long-term changes in numbers and habitat structures of two sympatric species—Red Kite Milvus milvus (RK) and Black Kite Milvus migrans (BK)—in two study plots (a mosaic of various habitats and intensive farmland) in western Poland. This research, carried out in two periods (1996–2001 and 2012–2017), did not reveal any significant changes in numbers, or the parameters of breeding suc ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10336-020-01811-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01811-7

14. The Effect of Climate and Human Pressures on Functional Diversity and Species Richness Patterns of Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals in Europe

Author:: Maria Lazarina, et al. ; Mariana A. Tsianou; Danai-Eleni Michailidou; Aristi Andrikou-Charitidou; Stefanos P. Sgardelis; Athanasios S. Kallimanis; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Diversity 2021 v.13 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:: 1424-2818
Subject:: agricultural land; autocorrelation; ecosystems; entropy; functional diversity; human population; humans; land cover; population density; species richness; temperature; Europe
Abstract:: ... The ongoing biodiversity crisis reinforces the urgent need to unravel diversity patterns and the underlying processes shaping them. Although taxonomic diversity has been extensively studied and is considered the common currency, simultaneously conserving other facets of diversity (e.g., functional diversity) is critical to ensure ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem services. Here, ...
DOI:: 10.3390/d13060275
: https://doi.org/10.3390/d13060275

15. Farmer-centered ecological intensification: Using innovation characteristics to identify barriers and opportunities for a transition of agroecosystems towards sustainability

Author:: Maria Kernecker, et al. ; Verena Seufert; Mollie Chapman; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Agricultural systems 2021 v.191 pp. 103142
ISSN:: 0308-521X
Subject:: agricultural land; agroecosystems; farm management; farmers; farms; landscapes; Germany
Abstract:: ... Ecological intensification (EI) describes farming practices that aim to use ecological processes for producing agricultural yields. While evidence for the ecological benefits of EI is plentiful, the question of how it can be more widely adopted by farmers, and why it has not been so far, remains pertinent, since only approximately 9% of the globally farmed land is currently managed with EI practic ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103142
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103142

16. Feeding partridges with organic or conventional grain triggers cascading effects in life-history traits

Author:: Maria Teixeira, et al. ; Jérôme Moreau; Karine Monceau; Malaury Crépin; Flavie Derouin Tochon; Cécilia Mondet; Marie Fraikin; Vincent Bretagnolle; Show all 8 Authors
Source:: Environmental pollution 2021 v.278 pp. 116851
ISSN:: 0269-7491
Subject:: agricultural land; biodiversity; body condition; carotenoids; chronic exposure; ecophysiology; hormesis; immune system; intensive farming; intestines; life history; long term effects; mortality; parasite load; pesticides; pollution; population dynamics; risk assessment; wild birds; Europe; North America
Abstract:: ... Farmland birds are declining across Europe and North America and the research of factors behind is the subject of extensive researches. Agricultural intensification is now recognized as a major factor governing the loss of biodiversity with strong evidence that pesticides induced direct bird mortality at a high dose. However, less attention has been given to the long-term effects of chronic exposu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116851
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116851

17. Impacts of Use and Abuse of Nature in Catalonia with Proposals for Sustainable Management

Author:: Josep-Maria Espelta Morral; Anna Maria Geli; Josep Maria Mallarach, et al. ; Josep Peñuelas; Josep Germain; Enrique Álvarez; Enric Aparicio; Pere Arús; Corina Basnou; Cèsar Blanché; Núria Bonada; Puri Canals; Marco Capodiferro; Xavier Carceller; Alexandre Casademunt; Joan Casals; Pere Casals; Francesc Casañas; Jordi Catalán; Joan Checa; Pedro J. Cordero; Joaquim Corominas; Adolf de Sostoa; Marta Estrada; Ramon Folch; Teresa Franquesa; Carla Garcia-Lozano; Mercè Garí; Óscar González-Guerrero; Javier Gordillo; Joaquim Gosálbez; Joan O. Grimalt; Anna Guàrdia; Rosó Isern; Jordi Jordana; Eva Junqué; Josep Lascurain; Jordi Lleonart; Gustavo A. Llorente; Francisco Lloret; Josep Lloret; Javier Martín-Vide; Rosa Maria Medir; Yolanda Melero; Josep Montasell; Albert Montori; Antoni Munné; Oriol Nel·lo; Santiago Palazón; Marina Palmero; Margarita Parés; Joan Pino; Josep Pintó; Llorenç Planagumà; Xavier Pons; Narcís Prat; Carme Puig; Ignasi Puig; Pere Puigdomènech; Eudald Pujol-Buxó; Núria Roca; Jofre Rodrigo; José Domingo Rodríguez-Teijeiro; Francesc Xavier Roig-Munar; Joan Romanyà; Pere Rovira; Llorenç Sàez; Maria Teresa Sauras-Yera; David Serrat; Joan Simó; Jordi Soler; Jaume Terradas; Ramon Vallejo; Paloma Vicente; Joan Manuel Vilaplana; Dolors Vinyoles; Show all 76 Authors
Source:: Land 2021 v.10 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-445X
Subject:: agricultural land; air; air quality; biodiversity; ecological footprint; econometric models; ecotourism; energy; environmental education; environmental impact; environmental management; fauna; flora; laws and regulations; livestock; natural resources conservation; nonpoint source pollution; society; surface area; vision; wastes; Mediterranean region; Spain
Abstract:: ... This paper provides an overview of the last 40 years of use, and in many cases abuse, of the natural resources in Catalonia, a country that is representative of European countries in general, and especially those in the Mediterranean region. It analyses the use of natural resources made by mining, agriculture, livestock, logging, fishing, nature tourism, and energy production and consumption. This ...
DOI:: 10.3390/land10020144
: https://doi.org/10.3390/land10020144

18. Orangutan movement and population dynamics across human-modified landscapes: implications of policy and management

Author:: Maria Voigt, et al. ; Dave J. I. Seaman; Greta Bocedi; Justin M. J. Travis; Stephen C. F. Palmer; Marc Ancrenaz; Serge Wich; Erik Meijaard; Henry Bernard; Nicolas J. Deere; Tatyana Humle; Matthew J. Struebig; Show all 12 Authors
Source:: Landscape ecology 2021 v.36 no.10 pp. 2957-2975
ISSN:: 0921-2973
Subject:: Borneo; Elaeis guineensis; Pongo pygmaeus; agricultural land; animals; biodiversity; certification; deforestation; forests; habitat fragmentation; issues and policy; landscape ecology; landscape management; landscapes; longevity; mortality; palm oils; population dynamics
Abstract:: ... CONTEXT: Agricultural expansion is a leading cause of deforestation and habitat fragmentation globally. Policies that support biodiversity and facilitate species movement across farmland are therefore central to sustainability efforts and wildlife conservation in these human-modified landscapes. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the conservation impact of several potential management scenarios on animal ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10980-021-01286-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01286-8

19. Women empowerment, Land Tenure and Property Rights, and household food security among smallholders in Nigeria

Author:: Maria Gbemisola Ogunnaike, et al. ; Mojisola Olanike Kehinde; Adebayo Musediku Shittu; Abigail Gbemisola Adeyonu; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Agriculture & food security 2021 v.10 no.1 pp. 25
ISSN:: 2048-7010
Subject:: Food and Agriculture Organization; adults; agricultural land; agriculture; assets; corn; credit; diet; farm size; females; food security; income; land tenure; livelihood; politics; rice; socioeconomics; surveys; sustainable development; Nigeria
Abstract:: ... BACKGROUND: Empowering women, land tilting to enhance the security of Land Tenure and Property Rights (LTPRs) in agriculture vis-a-vis food and nutrition security are crucial in the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals. The main goal of this paper is to examine the crucial roles of women’s empowerment and LTPRs as they affect household food security among smallholder farmers in Nigeria. ME ...
DOI:: 10.1186/s40066-021-00297-7
: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40066-021-00297-7

20. A new dataset of global irrigation areas from 2001 to 2015

Author:: Maria Cristina Rulli, et al. ; Deepak Nagaraj; Eleanor Proust; Alberto Todeschini; Paolo D'Odorico; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Advances in water resources 2021 v.152 pp. 103910
ISSN:: 0309-1708
Subject:: agricultural land; artificial intelligence; crop production; data collection; evapotranspiration; food security; freshwater; groundwater; humans; hydrologic cycle; irrigated farming; irrigation; meteorological data; microclimate; runoff; satellites; soil productivity; soil salinization; stream flow; water shortages
Abstract:: ... About 40% of global crop production takes place on irrigated land, which accounts for approximately 20% of the global farmland. The great majority of freshwater consumption by human societies is associated with irrigation, which contributes to a major modification of the global water cycle by enhancing evapotranspiration and reducing surface and groundwater runoff. In many regions of the world irr ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.103910
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2021.103910

21. A sustainable agricultural landscape model for tropical drylands

Author:: José Maria Cardoso da Silva, et al. ; Helder F.P. de Araujo; Célia C.C. Machado; Frans G.C. Pareyn; Naysa F.F. do Nascimento; Lenyneves D.A. Araújo; Laís A. de A.P. Borges; Bráulio A. Santos; Raphael M. Beirigo; Alexandre Vasconcellos; Bruno de O. Dias; Fredy Alvarado; Show all 12 Authors
Source:: Land use policy 2021 v.100 pp. 104913
ISSN:: 0264-8377
Subject:: agricultural land; agricultural landscapes; arid lands; bioenergy; biomass production; caatinga; computers; ecosystems; energy; food production; groundwater; land policy; models; sustainable development; South America
Abstract:: ... Finding a balance between ecosystem conservation and the production of goods and services that societies need to prosper is fundamental to the long-term sustainable development of any region, but this balance varies within the region’s landscapes. We tested the hypothesis that landscapes with intermediate structure complexity (i.e., those that combine natural vegetation and human-transformed ecosy ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104913
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.104913

22. Changes of soil-rhizosphere microbiota after organic amendment application in a Hordeum vulgare L. short-term greenhouse experiment

Author:: Eva-Maria L. Minarsch, et al. ; Michael M. Obermeier; Abilash C. Durai Raj; Francois Rineau; Peter Schröder; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Plant and soil 2020 v.455 no.1-2 pp. 489-506
ISSN:: 0032-079X
Subject:: Acidobacteria; Bacteroidetes; Chloroflexi; Hordeum vulgare; Mycobacteriaceae; agricultural land; agricultural soils; bacterial communities; biochar; community structure; crop production; crops; enzyme activity; greenhouse experimentation; microbial activity; microorganisms; mineral fertilizers; pellets; plant development; rhizosphere; soil quality; spent mushroom compost; sustainable agriculture
Abstract:: ... AIMS: In order to counteract the enduring decreases in the quality of agricultural land, mechanistic studies for a more sustainable agricultural crop production were performed. They aimed to assess the effects of organic amendments in combination with mineral fertilizer on soil-rhizosphere microbiota and their influence on soil health and plant performance. METHODS: In a short-term greenhouse expe ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11104-020-04637-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04637-7

23. Considerations on the monitoring of water quality in urban streams: a case study in Portugal

Author:: Maria Simas Guerreiro; Isabel Maria Abreu, et al. ; Álvaro Monteiro; Teresa Jesus; Ana Fonseca; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Environmental monitoring and assessment 2020 v.192 no.6 pp. 347
ISSN:: 0167-6369
Subject:: agricultural land; alkalinity; ammonia; case studies; cluster analysis; dissolved oxygen; electrical conductivity; factor analysis; landfills; pH; pollution; river water; rivers; seasonal variation; streams; temperature; wastewater treatment; water quality; Portugal
Abstract:: ... Monitoring water quality in urban stream is of utmost importance for water resources managers, who are pressured to optimize monitoring schemes in order to reduce costs. The present study aims to use the results of a 2-year-long water quality monitoring program of an urban stream in Portugal to identify improvement opportunities. The urban stream under study was subjected to wastewater treatment p ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10661-020-8245-y
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-020-8245-y

24. Effect of an introduced parasite in natural and anthropogenic habitats on the breeding success of the endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus in the Galápagos

Author:: Maria L. Rojas Allieri, et al. ; Célina Leuba; Sabine Tebbich; Erwin Nemeth; David Anchundia; Eileen Heyer; Denis A. Mosquera; Heinz Richner; Christian Sevilla; Birgit Fessl; Show all 10 Authors
Source:: Journal of avian biology 2020 v.51 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:: 0908-8857
Subject:: Passeriformes; agricultural land; birds; blackberries; breeding; extinction; food availability; foraging; habitat destruction; habitats; human settlements; invasive species; larvae; mammals; nests; parasites; parasitism; population; population size; predation; reproductive success; risk; Galapagos Islands
Abstract:: ... In the Galápagos Islands many endemic bird species, including the emblematic Darwin's finches, show significant declines in population size. The endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus, classified as vulnerable with high extinction risk, is strongly declining and broods regularly fail. We investigated multiple causes for breeding failure by comparing breeding success, infestation in ...
DOI:: 10.1111/jav.02438
: https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02438

25. Generation of chilling hours maps using surface observations and satellite data

Author:: Maria A. Jiménez, et al. ; Antoni Grau; Joan Cuxart; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Atmospheric research 2020 v.236 pp. 104807
ISSN:: 0169-8095
Subject:: advection; agricultural land; air temperature; coasts; cold; cold treatment; cooling; crops; hills; landscapes; lowlands; mountains; remote sensing; satellites; topography; wind
Abstract:: ... In complex terrain, the topography influences the air temperature near the surface since cold air pooling and thermally-generated winds might respectively enhance or diminish the nocturnal cooling rate. The characterization of the temperature patterns in agricultural areas is important because many crops need a certain amount of time under cold temperatures. This is usually given by the Chilling H ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.104807
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2019.104807

26. Genomic evidence of yellow fever virus in Aedes scapularis, southeastern Brazil, 2016

Author:: Rosa Maria Tubaki; Regiane Maria Tironi de Menezes; Maria do Carmo Sampaio Tavares Timenetsky, et al. ; Mariana Sequetin Cunha; Nuno Rodrigues Faria; Giovana Santos Caleiro; Darlan Silva Candido; Sarah C. Hill; Ingra Morales Claro; Antônio Charlys da Costa; Juliana Silva Nogueira; Adriana Yurika Maeda; Fernanda Gisele da Silva; Renato Pereira de Souza; Roberta Spinola; Leandro Abade; Luís Filipe Mucci; Esther Sabino; Show all 18 Authors
Source:: Acta tropica 2020 v.205 pp. 105390
ISSN:: 0001-706X
Subject:: Aedes; Yellow fever virus; agricultural land; disease outbreaks; epizootic diseases; genomics; genotype; monitoring; nucleotide sequences; phylogeny; public health; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; vector competence; viruses; yellow fever; Brazil; North America
Abstract:: ... The southeastern region of Brazil has recently experienced the largest yellow fever disease outbreak in decades. Since July 2016 epizootic events were reported in São Paulo state's north region, where 787 Culicidae were captured as part of public health surveillance efforts and tested using real-time quantitative PCR. One Aedes scapularis pool collected in November 2016 in an agriculture area in U ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105390
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105390

27. Heterogenic aquatic vegetation promotes abundance and species richness of Odonata (Insecta) in constructed agricultural wetlands

Author:: Ida‐Maria Huikkonen, et al. ; Ilona Helle; Merja Elo; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Insect conservation and diversity 2020 v.13 no.4 pp. 374-383
ISSN:: 1752-458X
Subject:: Anisoptera (Odonata); Zygoptera; agricultural land; agricultural runoff; aquatic plants; breeding sites; constructed wetlands; habitats; macroinvertebrates; nutrients; pH; shorelines; species richness; vegetation; water quality; Finland
Abstract:: ... Natural wetlands are among the most threatened habitat types worldwide. They contain a high diversity of macroinvertebrates, including dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata). In agricultural landscapes, new wetlands have been constructed to filter nutrients and solid matter from agricultural runoff. These types of wetlands may also benefit Odonata as new breeding habitats. However, it is n ...
DOI:: 10.1111/icad.12396
: https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12396

28. How to improve the adoption of soil conservation practices? Suggestions from farmers' perception in western Sicily

Author:: Maria Fantappiè, et al. ; Romina Lorenzetti; Isabella De Meo; Edoardo A.C. Costantini; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Journal of rural studies 2020 v.73 pp. 186-202
ISSN:: 0743-0167
Subject:: aesthetics; agricultural land; agricultural management; case studies; chi-square distribution; conservation practices; correspondence analysis; crop quality; decision making; farm size; farmers; farmers' attitudes; farms; interviews; production costs; profitability; questionnaires; rural development; rural policy; soil conservation; soil degradation; subsidies; tillage; Italy; Sicily
Abstract:: ... The knowledge of farmers' perception about the value of natural resources in agricultural management should have a central role in the orientation of decision-making processes in the rural policy. The final goal of such knowledge is to involve the population in the management of the territory with a bottom-up approach for a sustainable use of natural resources.Taking as case study the agricultural ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.001
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.11.001

29. Impact Assessment and Geochemical Background Analysis of Surface Water Quality of Catchments Affected by the 2017 Portugal Wildfires

Author:: Ana Maria Castilho, et al. ; Mário David Sequeira; Pedro Alexandre Dinis; Alexandre Oliveira Tavares; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Water 2020 v.12 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: agricultural land; basins; chemical elements; data collection; electrical conductivity; monitoring; organic matter; pollution load; rain; surface water; turbidity; vegetation; water quality; watersheds; wildfires; Portugal
Abstract:: ... In October 2017, the Mondego hydrological basin was devastated by multiple wildfires. To understand the impacts that these had on surface water quality, monthly monitoring campaigns were implemented in the affected catchments. The campaigns oversaw the water’s physical characteristics and major, minor and trace constituents. Analysis of major changes was performed, as well as comparisons with geoc ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w12102742
: https://doi.org/10.3390/w12102742

30. Limited effects of pesticides on stream macroinvertebrates, biofilm nematodes, and algae in intensive agricultural landscapes in Sweden

Author:: Maria Alexandra Bighiu; Maria Kahlert, et al. ; Sebastian Höss; Walter Traunspurger; Willem Goedkoop; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Water research 2020 v.174 pp. 115640
ISSN:: 0043-1354
Subject:: Bacillariophyceae; Daphnia; Nematoda; acute exposure; agricultural land; aquatic invertebrates; biofilm; biological assessment; ecotoxicology; eutrophication; hydrochemistry; land use; macroinvertebrates; pesticides; research; risk; runoff; sediments; streams; toxicity; Sweden
Abstract:: ... Pesticides are frequently detected in surface waters, sometimes at levels exceeding ecotoxicological guidelines. We screened for almost 100 pesticides in 32 streams from intense agricultural areas in Southern Sweden, in concert with water chemistry parameters. In addition, we investigated the communities of benthic macroinvertebrates, biofilm nematodes and algae and calculated multiple bioassessme ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115640
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115640

31. Mitigating bioenergy-driven biodiversity decline: A modelling approach with the European brown hare

Author:: Maria Langhammer, et al. ; Volker Grimm; Show all 2 Author
Source:: Ecological modelling 2020 v.416 pp. 108914
ISSN:: 0304-3800
Subject:: Lepus europaeus; Miscanthus; agricultural land; alfalfa; biodiversity; breeding; crop production; ecological models; energy crops; forage; hares; land use change; landscapes; renewable energy sources; Europe
Abstract:: ... The cultivation of energy crops leads to direct and indirect land use changes that impair the biodiversity of the agricultural landscape. In our study, we analyse the effects of mitigation measures on the European brown hare (Lepus europaeus), which is directly affected by ongoing land use change and has experienced widespread decline throughout Europe since the 1960s. Therefore, we developed a sp ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.108914
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2019.108914

32. Multiorgan histopathological changes in the juvenile seabream Sparus aurata as a biomarker for zinc oxide particles toxicity

Author:: Maria Lopes; Maria L. Pereira, et al. ; Asfina Beegam; Tiago Fernandes; Jiya Jose; Angela Barreto; Miguel Oliveira; Amadeu M. V. M. Soares; Tito Trindade; Sabu Thomas; Show all 10 Authors
Source:: Environmental science and pollution research international 2020 v.27 no.25 pp. 30907-30917
ISSN:: 0944-1344
Subject:: Sparus aurata; acute exposure; agricultural land; atrophy; biomarkers; blood; cosmetics; drugs; edema; epithelium; fish; histology; histopathology; human health; hyperplasia; juveniles; lipids; liver; muscles; necrosis; pollution; pulp; research; spleen; toxicity; zinc; zinc oxide
Abstract:: ... Zinc oxide nanoparticles are widely used in some domains (cosmetics, pharmaceuticals optical devices, and agricultural field) due to their physical, optical, and antimicrobial properties. However, the release of ZnO-NPs into the environment may affect organisms like fish with potential consequences for human health. Histological approaches of the acute effects of these materials on fish are scarce ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11356-019-05949-7
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05949-7

33. Multi‐model assessment of hydrological and environmental impacts on streambed microbes in Mediterranean catchments

Author:: Anna Maria Romaní, et al. ; Giulia Gionchetta; Joan Artigas; Rebeca Arias‐Real; Francesc Oliva; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Environmental microbiology 2020 v.22 no.6 pp. 2213-2229
ISSN:: 1462-2912
Subject:: agricultural land; carbon; carbon cycle; community structure; ecosystems; extracellular enzymes; genetic variation; hydrology; land cover; land use; microorganisms; riparian vegetation; stream channels; water shortages; watersheds
Abstract:: ... Microbes inhabiting intermittent streambeds are responsible for controlling and developing many biogeochemical processes essential for the ecosystem functions. Although streambed microbiota is adapted to intermittency the intensification of water scarcity and prolonged dry periods may jeopardise their capacity to cope with hydrological changes. This study aims to evaluate whether, and to what exte ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1462-2920.14990
: https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14990

34. Osmo-Priming with Seaweed Extracts Enhances Yield of Salt-Stressed Tomato Plants

Author:: Maria Giordano, et al. ; Emilio Di Stasio; Valerio Cirillo; Giampaolo Raimondi; Marco Esposito; Albino Maggio; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Agronomy 2020 v.10 no.10 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-4395
Subject:: Solanum lycopersicum; agricultural land; algae; biomass; crop yield; drought; fruits; irrigation; leaf water potential; osmotic stress; plant extracts; root shoot ratio; salinity; salt stress; semiarid zones; tomatoes; water use efficiency
Abstract:: ... Salinization of agricultural land is an expanding phenomenon, which requires a multi-level strategy to counteract its deleterious effects on crop yield and quality. Plant biostimulants are increasingly used in agriculture with multiple purposes, including protection against abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity. The complex nature of plant biostimulants, however, makes it difficult to esta ...
DOI:: 10.3390/agronomy10101559
: https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10101559

35. Potential Pollution Sources from Agricultural Activities on Tropical Forested Floodplain Wetlands Revealed by Soil eDNA

Author:: Maria Fernanda Adame, et al. ; Ruth Reef; Show all 2 Author
Source:: Forests 2020 v.11 no.8 pp. -
ISSN:: 1999-4907
Subject:: Cucumis melo; Juniperus; Musa; Pinus radiata; Sorghum (Poaceae); agricultural land; bananas; carbon; environmental DNA; floodplains; floods; grazing; horticulture; indigenous species; isotope labeling; land use; melons; monitoring; nitrogen; pollutants; pollution; rain forests; soil; stable isotopes; sugarcane; watersheds; wetlands; wood; Australia
Abstract:: ... Tropical floodplain wetlands are found in low-lying areas that are periodically inundated. During wet periods, these wetlands can receive large amounts of suspended and dissolved material from the catchment, including many potential pollutants. In this study, we use traditional isotope tracers (δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C) along with soil eDNA to investigate the sources of transported materials and potential co ...
DOI:: 10.3390/f11080892
: https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080892

36. Spatial variability quantification of maize water consumption based on Google EEflux tool

Author:: Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, et al. ; Jéfferson de Oliveira Costa; Jefferson Vieira José; Wagner Wolff; Niclene Ponce Rodrigues de Oliveira; Rafaella Conceição Oliveira; Nathália Lopes Ribeiro; Rubens Duarte Coelho; Tonny José Araújo da Silva; Alessana Franciele Schlichting; Show all 10 Authors
Source:: Agricultural water management 2020 v.232 pp. 106037
ISSN:: 0378-3774
Subject:: Internet; Landsat; Zea mays; agricultural land; algorithms; automation; corn; crop coefficient; energy balance; evapotranspiration; growing season; irrigated farming; lysimeters; remote sensing; water use efficiency; Brazil
Abstract:: ... The evapotranspiration (ET) and crop coefficient (Kc) spatial variabilities are disregarded in traditional methods of evapotranspiration estimation based on lysimeters. With the development of remote sensing techniques, the estimative of ET on agricultural areas, in a specialized way, has become possible through the use of algorithms based on the surface energy balance such as the METRIC and its a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106037
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106037

37. Survival of thermotolerant coliforms in municipal biosolids after application in tropical soil cultivated with Eucalyptus

Author:: Maria Inês Zanoli Sato, et al. ; Marianne Fidalgo de Faria; Iraê Amaral Guerrini; Fernando Carvalho Oliveira; José Raimundo de Souza Passos; Jason Nathaniel James; Robert Boyd Harrison; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2020 v.274 pp. 111116
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: Eucalyptus; Quartzipsamments; aeration; agricultural land; biological treatment; biosolids; environmental management; fertilizers; forest soils; heat tolerance; land application; organic matter; temperate zones; temperature; tropical soils; tropics; Brazil
Abstract:: ... The increasing production of biosolids in urban areas has been led to a search for alternative disposal avenues of this residue, which is rich in organic matter and nutrients. Agricultural land application of biosolids, motivated by its fertilizing power, is a widespread practice in many countries, but there are safety and regulatory concerns regarding the presence of pathogens in Class B biosolid ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111116
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111116

38. Toxicological assessments of agrochemical effects on stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini)

Author:: Maria Augusta P Lima, et al. ; Lorena L. Botina; Rodrigo C. Bernardes; Wagner F. Barbosa; Raul Narciso C. Guedes; Gustavo F. Martins; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: MethodsX 2020 v.7 pp. 100906
ISSN:: 2215-0161
Subject:: Apidae; adults; agricultural land; agrochemicals; bee pollination; chronic exposure; crop production; ecosystems; eggs; meta-analysis; pollinators; rearing; risk assessment; stingless bees; sublethal effects; toxicology
Abstract:: ... Bee pollination is crucial for ecosystem maintenance and crop production. The ubiquity of bee pollinators in agricultural landscapes frequently results in their exposure to agrochemicals, which has been associated with their decline. Stingless bees are wild pollinators restricted to the Pantropical region, and like honey bees, are suffering colony losses. However, stingless bees and honey bees do ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.100906
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.100906

39. A classification of European agricultural land using an energy-based intensity indicator and detailed crop description

Author:: Maria Luisa Paracchini, et al. ; Carlo Rega; Chris Short; Marta Pérez-Soba; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Landscape and urban planning 2020 v.198 pp. 103793
ISSN:: 0169-2046
Subject:: Common Agricultural Policy; agricultural land; agricultural management; agroecosystems; arable soils; biodiversity; census data; climate; crop production; decision making; energy; land cover; landscapes; Europe
Abstract:: ... With agricultural areas covering almost half of European land, proper management of agro-ecosystems is key to achieve the European Union’s environmental and climate objectives. This requires spatially explicit methods and indicators. We developed an approach for the classification of agricultural land by combining two main dimensions i) land cover, using detailed geo-spatialized census data coveri ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103793
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2020.103793

40. A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland

Author:: Maria Jose Suso, et al. ; Lorna J. Cole; David Kleijn; Lynn V. Dicks; Jane C. Stout; Simon G. Potts; Matthias Albrecht; Mario V. Balzan; Ignasi Bartomeus; Penelope J. Bebeli; Danilo Bevk; Jacobus C. Biesmeijer; Róbert Chlebo; Anželika Dautartė; Nikolaos Emmanouil; Chris Hartfield; John M. Holland; Andrea Holzschuh; Nieke T. J. Knoben; Anikó Kovács‐Hostyánszki; Yael Mandelik; Heleni Panou; Robert J. Paxton; Theodora Petanidou; Miguel A. A. Pinheiro de Carvalho; Maj Rundlöf; Jean‐Pierre Sarthou; Menelaos C. Stavrinides; Hajnalka Szentgyörgyi; Bernard E. Vaissière; Androulla Varnava; Montserrat Vilà; Romualdas Zemeckis; Jeroen Scheper; Show all 34 Authors
Source:: Journal of applied ecology 2020 v.57 no.4 pp. 681-694
ISSN:: 0021-8901
Subject:: Common Agricultural Policy; Syrphidae; agricultural land; applied ecology; biodiversity; climate; environmental impact; expert opinion; farmers; farms; forage; habitats; intensive farming; landscapes; nitrogen fixation; pollinating insects; pollination; Eastern European region; Western European region
Abstract:: ... Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high‐quality habitats are key drivers of insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing the environmental impact of agriculture, the 2014 EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) defined a set of habitat and landscape features (Ecological Focus Areas: EFAs) farmers could select from as a requirement to receive basic farm payments. To inform th ...
DOI:: 10.1111/1365-2664.13572
PubMed:: 32362684
PubMed Central:: PMC7188321
: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13572

41. A multi-approach assessment of land use effects on groundwater quality in a karstic aquifer

Author:: Rosa Maria Leal-Bautista, et al. ; Daniel N.I. Smith; Daniela Ortega-Camacho; Gilberto Acosta-González; William E. Fox; Eduardo Cejudo; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Heliyon 2020 v.6 no.5 pp. e03970
ISSN:: 2405-8440
Subject:: agricultural land; agricultural zoning; agrochemicals; ammonium; aquifers; case studies; chemical composition; electrical conductivity; groundwater; hydrogeochemistry; irrigation; karsts; manure spreading; nitrates; potassium; water quality; wet season; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Groundwater represents almost half of the drinking water worldwide and more than one third of water used for irrigation. Agro-industrial activities affect water resources in several manners; one of the most important is leaching of agrochemical residues. This research identifies the major contributors of changes in groundwater quality comparing two contrasting land uses in a karstic area of the Yu ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03970
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03970

42. Agricultural landscape generators for simulation models: A review of existing solutions and an outline of future directions

Author:: Maria Langhammer, et al. ; Jule Thober; Martin Lange; Karin Frank; Volker Grimm; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Ecological modelling 2019 v.393 pp. 135-151
ISSN:: 0304-3800
Subject:: agricultural land; agricultural policy; algorithms; computer software; farming systems; land cover; land use change; landscapes; simulation models; stakeholders
Abstract:: ... There is an increasing need for an assessment of the impacts of land use and land use change (LUCC). In this context, simulation models are valuable tools for investigating the impacts of stakeholder actions or policy decisions. Agricultural landscape generators (ALGs), which systematically and automatically generate realistic but simplified representations of land cover in agricultural landscapes ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.12.010
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2018.12.010

43. Automatic Determination of the Parameters of Electrical Signals and Functional Responses of Plants Using the Wavelet Transformation Method

Author:: Maria Ladeynova, et al. ; Maxim Mudrilov; Lyubov Katicheva; Irina Balalaeva; Vladimir Sukhov; Vladimir Vodeneev; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Agriculture (Basel) 2019 v.10 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:: 2077-0472
Subject:: Pisum sativum; agricultural development; agricultural land; automation; leaves; management systems; monitoring; normal distribution; peas; photosynthesis; plant health; plant response; product quality; remote sensing; stress response; transpiration; vegetation; wavelet
Abstract:: ... Smart agriculture management systems with real-time control of plant health and vegetation are recognized as one of the crucial technologies determining agriculture development, playing a fundamental role in reducing yield losses and improving product quality. The earliest plant responses to various adverse factors are propagating stress signals, including electrical ones, and the changes in physi ...
DOI:: 10.3390/agriculture10010007
: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10010007

44. A Bipartite Begomovirus Infecting Boerhavia erecta (Family Nyctaginaceae) in the Dominican Republic Represents a Distinct Phylogenetic Lineage and has a High Degree of Host Specificity

Author:: Maria R. Rojas, et al. ; Tomas A. Melgarejo; Robert L. Gilbertson; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Phytopathology 2019 v.109 no.8 pp. 1464-1474
ISSN:: 0031-949X
Subject:: Boerhavia; Merremia mosaic virus; Nicotiana benthamiana; agricultural land; amino acids; genome; host range; host specificity; leaves; phylogeny; plant diseases and disorders; plant viruses; sequence analysis; viruses; Dominican Republic; Puerto Rico
Abstract:: ... Boerhavia erecta plants in and around agricultural fields in the Azua Valley of the southeastern Dominican Republic often show striking golden mosaic symptoms. Leaf samples from B. erecta plants showing these symptoms were collected in 2012 and 2013, and PCR tests with degenerate primers revealed begomovirus DNA-A and DNA-B components. The complete sequences of the DNA-A and DNA-B components of fo ...
DOI:: 10.1094/PHYTO-02-19-0061-R
: https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-02-19-0061-R

45. Detailed agricultural land classification in the Brazilian cerrado based on phenological information from dense satellite image time series

Author:: Leila Maria Garcia Fonseca, et al. ; Hugo do Nascimento Bendini; Marcel Schwieder; Thales Sehn Körting; Philippe Rufin; Ieda Del Arco Sanches; Pedro J. Leitão; Patrick Hostert; Show all 8 Authors
Source:: International journal of applied earth observation and geoinformation 2019 v.82 pp. 101872
ISSN:: 1569-8432
Subject:: Landsat; agricultural land; cerrado; cloud cover; crop rotation; economic development; ecosystems; land classification; land cover; natural resources conservation; phenology; remote sensing; spatial data; time series analysis; vegetation index; Brazil
Abstract:: ... The paradox between environmental conservation and economic development is a challenge for Brazil, where there is a complex and dynamic agricultural scenario. This reinforces the need for effective methods for the detailed mapping of agriculture. In this work, we employed land surface phenological metrics derived from dense satellite image time series to classify agricultural land in the Cerrado b ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jag.2019.05.005
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2019.05.005

46. Detecting linear trend of reference evapotranspiration in irrigated farming areas in Brazil’s semiarid region

Author:: Maria Helena Constantino Spyrides, et al. ; Jório Bezerra Cabral Júnior; Cláudio Moisés Santos e Silva; Hermes Alves de Almeida; Bergson Guedes Bezerra; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Theoretical and applied climatology 2019 v.138 no.1-2 pp. 215-225
ISSN:: 0177-798X
Subject:: agricultural land; analysis of variance; dams (hydrology); equations; evaporation; evapotranspiration; irrigated farming; irrigation; lakes; meteorological data; semiarid zones; transpiration; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Northeast Brazil’s semiarid region is characterized by water deficit. However, little is known about the trends in joint water loss by evaporation and transpiration (evapotranspiration) in the region. Thus, this study aimed to analyze indications on the linear trend of reference evapotranspiration (ET₀) in the monthly, annual, and interdecadal scales in irrigated agricultural areas in the microreg ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00704-019-02816-w
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-019-02816-w

47. Determination of base saturation percentage in agricultural soils via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer

Author:: Maria Godoy, et al. ; Ashmita Rawal; Somsubhra Chakraborty; Bin Li; Katie Lewis; Laura Paulette; David C. Weindorf; Show all 7 Authors
Source:: Geoderma 2019 v.338 pp. 375-382
ISSN:: 0016-7061
Subject:: X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy; agricultural land; agricultural soils; base saturation; calcium; cation exchange capacity; magnesium; model validation; models; potassium; prediction; regression analysis; soil fertility; soil sampling; California; Colorado; Minnesota; Nebraska; Oklahoma; Texas
Abstract:: ... Soil base saturation percentage (BSP) plays an important role in the assessment of soil taxonomic classification and soil fertility. Conventionally, soil BSP measurement methods are fraught with many drawbacks such as being laborious, time consumptive, destructive to the samples, and can lead to the underestimation of true cation exchange capacity (CEC). Recently, proximal sensors such as portable ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.12.032
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.12.032

48. Field scale nitrogen load in surface runoff: Impacts of management practices and changing climate

Author:: Maria L. Chu, et al. ; Congyu Hou; Jorge A. Guzman; Juan S. Acero Triana; Daniel N. Moriasi; Jean L. Steiner; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Journal of environmental management 2019 v.249 pp. 109327
ISSN:: 0301-4797
Subject:: Pesticide Root Zone Model; agricultural land; autumn; climate; climate change; crop production; crop rotation; fertilizer rates; financial economics; greenhouse gas emissions; land management; nitrogen; nitrogen fertilizers; pollution load; risk; runoff; streams; summer; watersheds; Oklahoma
Abstract:: ... The use of Nitrogen (N) fertilizer boosted crop production to accommodate 7 billion people on Earth in the 20th century but with the consequence of exacerbating N losses from agricultural landscapes. Land management practices that can prevent high N load are constantly being sought for mitigation and conservation purposes. This study was aimed at evaluating the impacts of different land management ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109327
CHORUS:: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109327
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109327

49. Fish‐based multimetric index for evaluating land use effects on large neotropical reservoirs

Author:: Maria Letizia Petesse, et al. ; Bárbara de Oliveira Sanches; Bárbara Becker; Robert Mason Hughes; Julia Ramos Ribeiro; Gilmar Bastos Santos; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Journal of applied ichthyology 2019 v.35 no.5 pp. 1129-1140
ISSN:: 0175-8659
Subject:: Neotropics; agricultural land; cost effectiveness; ecosystem services; fertilizers; fish; habitats; herbicides; land use; rivers; runoff; seasonal variation; social welfare; water reservoirs; wet season
Abstract:: ... Because of their importance to human well‐being and ecosystem services, it is important to have cost‐effective methods for assessing reservoir ecological condition or health. To do so, we constructed a preliminary reservoir fish assemblage index (RFAI) to assess the effect of predominantly agricultural land use on two oligotrophic neotropical reservoirs that differed in disturbance level. We first ...
DOI:: 10.1111/jai.13954
: https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.13954

50. Flexible modelling of spatial variation in agricultural field trials with the R package INLA

Author:: Maria Lie Selle, et al. ; Ingelin Steinsland; John M. Hickey; Gregor Gorjanc; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Theoretical and applied genetics 2019 v.132 no.12 pp. 3277-3293
ISSN:: 0040-5752
Subject:: Bayesian theory; agricultural land; computer software; differential equation; field experimentation; genomics; models; statistical inference; trees; wheat
Abstract:: ... KEY MESSAGE : Established spatial models improve the analysis of agricultural field trials with or without genomic data and can be fitted with the open-source R package INLA. The objective of this paper was to fit different established spatial models for analysing agricultural field trials using the open-source R package INLA. Spatial variation is common in field trials, and accounting for it incr ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s00122-019-03424-y
PubMed:: 31535162
PubMed Central:: PMC6820601
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-019-03424-y

51. Food and specific macronutrient limitation in an assemblage of predatory beetles

Author:: Maria Meisner Larsen, et al. ; Søren Toft; Elsa Cuende; Astrid Louise Olesen; Anne Mathiesen; Kim Jensen; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Oikos 2019 v.128 no.10 pp. 1467-1477
ISSN:: 0030-1299
Subject:: Carabidae; agricultural land; carnivores; diet; forage; geometry; lipids; niches; nutrients; predatory insects; stoichiometry
Abstract:: ... Habitats vary in food resources with carnivores often being prey limited, but it is unclear whether habitats facilitate a nutritionally balanced diet. Two paradigms in nutritional ecology, ecological stoichiometry and nutritional geometry, predict that carnivores are limited mainly by protein or lipid, respectively. Using the carabid beetle Anchomenus dorsalis and 10 other predatory beetles from a ...
DOI:: 10.1111/oik.06479
: https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.06479

52. Forest-to-agriculture conversion in Amazon drives soil microbial communities and N-cycle

Author:: Beatriz Maria Ferrari, et al. ; Luis Fernando Merloti; Lucas William Mendes; Alexandre Pedrinho; Leandro Fonseca de Souza; Siu Mui Tsai; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Soil biology & biochemistry 2019 pp. -
ISSN:: 0038-0717
Subject:: Archaea; agricultural land; agricultural soils; aluminum; ammonium; anthropogenic activities; calcium; community structure; deforestation; denitrification; forests; microbial communities; nitrification; nitrogen cycle; nitrous oxide; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal RNA; soil chemical properties; soil microorganisms; sustainable agriculture; Amazonia
Abstract:: ... Soil microorganisms play an important role in the N cycle; however, these communities are sensitive to soil disturbances. Understanding the influence of anthropogenic activities on soil microbial communities would increase our ability to establish conservation strategies in the Amazon region, where deforestation has become a great concern. We hypothesized that forest-to-agriculture conversion in a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107567
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107567

53. Gene expression, genotoxicity, and physiological responses in an Amazonian fish, Colossoma macropomum (CUVIER 1818), exposed to Roundup® and subsequent acute hypoxia

Author:: Vera Maria Fonseca de Almeida e Val, et al. ; Grazyelle Sebrenski da Silva; Lorena Vieira de Matos; Juliana Oliveira da Silva Freitas; Derek Felipe de Campos; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2019 v.222 pp. 49-58
ISSN:: 1532-0456
Subject:: Colossoma macropomum; agricultural land; aquaculture; aquaculture tanks; aquatic environment; catalase; comet assay; enzyme activity; erythrocytes; fish; fish ponds; gene expression regulation; gene overexpression; genotoxicity; glutathione transferase; glyphosate; histology; hypoxia-inducible factor 1; leaching; lethal concentration 50; liver; normoxia; oncogenes; pesticide application; physiological response; weed control
Abstract:: ... Roundup® (RD) is a glyphosate-based herbicide used to control weeds in agriculture, and fishponds. In the Amazon, hypoxia is a natural phenomenon in flooded areas. Beyond the challenge of hypoxia, fish need to cope with the use of pesticides as RD that increases in the aquatic environment through the leaching of agricultural areas, and in aquaculture fish tanks. Thus, there is a need to better und ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.04.010
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.04.010

54. Health Risk Assessment and Urinary Excretion of Children Exposed to Arsenic through Drinking Water and Soils in Sonora, Mexico

Author:: Maria M. Meza-Montenegro, et al. ; Leticia García-Rico; Diana Meza-Figueroa; A. Jay Gandolfi; Carlos Ibañez del Rivero; Marco A. Martínez-Cinco; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Biological trace element research 2019 v.187 no.1 pp. 9-21
ISSN:: 0163-4984
Subject:: agricultural land; agricultural soils; arsenic; carcinogenicity; children; chronic diseases; cross-sectional studies; drinking water; excretion; exposure pathways; geophagia; health effects assessments; humans; neoplasms; risk; towns; urine; valleys; villages; wells; Mexico
Abstract:: ... Environmental arsenic exposure is associated with increased risk of non-cancerous chronic diseases and a variety of cancers in humans. The aims of this study were to carry out for the first time a health risk assessment for two common arsenic exposure routes (drinking water and soil ingestion) in children living in the most important agricultural areas in the Yaqui and Mayo valleys in Sonora, Mexi ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s12011-018-1347-5
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-018-1347-5

55. Historical sediment mercury deposition for select South Dakota, USA, lakes: implications for watershed transport and flooding

Author:: Maria K. Squillace, et al. ; Heidi L. Sieverding; Hailemelekot H. Betemariam; Noel R. Urban; Michael R. Penn; Thomas M. DeSutter; Steven R. Chipps; James J. Stone; Show all 8 Authors
Source:: Journal of soils and sediments 2019 v.19 no.1 pp. 415-428
ISSN:: 1439-0108
Subject:: agricultural land; atmospheric deposition; heavy metals; lakes; land use; lead; mercury; radionuclides; sedimentation rate; sediments; surface water; watersheds; Great Plains region; South Dakota
Abstract:: ... PURPOSE: Select South Dakota, USA water bodies, including both natural lakes and man-made impoundments, were sampled and analyzed to assess mercury (Hg) dynamics and historical patterns of total Hg deposition. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sediment cores were collected from seven South Dakota lakes. Mercury concentrations and flux profiles were determined using lead (²¹⁰Pb) dating and sedimentation rates ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s11368-018-2014-3
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-018-2014-3

56. Impact of wind speed and soil permeability on aeration time in the upper vadose zone

Author:: Maria I. Dragila, et al. ; Elad Levintal; Noam Weisbrod; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Agricultural and forest meteorology 2019 v.269-270 pp. 294-304
ISSN:: 0168-1923
Subject:: aeration; agricultural land; air; air temperature; air transportation; atmospheric pressure; carbon dioxide; data collection; gravel; permeability; sand; soil aggregates; soil permeability; vadose zone; wind speed
Abstract:: ... In high permeability soils, gas flux through the Earth–atmosphere interface can be significantly greater than expected from only diffusion. One mechanism that can contribute to the overall flux increase is wind-induced transport (WIT). Here, we explored the magnitude of WIT as a function of the averaged wind speed and soil permeability. Five columns, each filled with homogeneous dry soil or soil-a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.02.009
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.02.009

57. Insect pollinators of haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada

Author:: Maria C.-Y. Leung, et al. ; Jessica R.K. Forrest; Show all 2 Author
Source:: Open Agriculture 2019 v.4 no.1 pp. 676-683
ISSN:: 2391-9531
Subject:: Apis mellifera; Bombus; Lonicera caerulea; Syrphidae; agricultural land; butterflies; climate; crops; ecosystems; exports; farms; flowers; foraging; honey bees; markets; pollen; pollinating insects; pollination; small fruits; solitary bees; temperature; Yukon Territory
Abstract:: ... Recently, the Yukon has seen a large growth in agricultural activity. Crops of commercial interest for local consumption and the export market include domestic berries, especially haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.). However, information on the pollination of these crops in our northern climate is lacking. To begin addressing this knowledge gap, we characterized foraging habits of on-farm bees in southw ...
DOI:: 10.1515/opag-2019-0067
: https://doi.org/10.1515/opag-2019-0067

58. Land Degradation and Management within Upper Racova Catchment

Author:: Blebea-Apostu Ana Maria, et al. ; Samoilă Grigoraș Claudia; Ioniță Ion; Niacșu Lilian; Grigoraș Georgel; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Present Environment and Sustainable Development 2019 v.13 no.1 pp. 99-113
ISSN:: 2284-7820
Subject:: agricultural land; cesium; contour farming; forests; inventories; land degradation; land management; landslides; radionuclides; sedimentation rate; soil; sustainable development; water erosion; watersheds; woodlands; Romania
Abstract:: ... Land degradation has been recognized as an important environmental threat in the Moldavian Plateau of eastern Romania. This study was designed to estimate the magnitude of land degradation and to review land management in a small catchment in the Central Moldavian Plateau. Several methods were deployed to estimate soil erosion losses, gully distribution, landslide inventory and reservoir sedimenta ...
DOI:: 10.2478/pesd-2019-0008
: https://doi.org/10.2478/pesd-2019-0008

59. Land use legacies drive higher growth, lower wood density and enhanced climatic sensitivity in recently established forests

Author:: Josep Maria Espelta, et al. ; Raquel Alfaro-Sánchez; Alistair S. Jump; Joan Pino; Oihane Díez-Nogales; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Agricultural and forest meteorology 2019 v.276-277 pp. 107630
ISSN:: 0168-1923
Subject:: Fagus; agricultural land; carbon sequestration; carbon sinks; climate; climate change; compensatory growth; drought; ecosystem services; forests; habitats; land use; rural areas; temperature; tree age; trees; wood density; Spain
Abstract:: ... Europe is undergoing significant forest expansion due to the abandonment of rural areas driven by economic and demographic changes. Recently established forests provide key ecosystem services such as habitat provision and increased carbon stocks. However, we lack understanding of whether past land use might alter their resilience to climate change compared with long-established forests. Forests es ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107630
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2019.107630

60. Lichens as indicators of environmental quality in Southern Brazil: an integrative approach based on community composition and functional parameters

Author:: Suzana Maria de Azevedo Martins, et al. ; Fabiane Lucheta; Natália Mossmann Koch; Márcia Isabel Käffer; Roberta Plangg Riegel; Jairo Lizandro Schmitt; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Ecological indicators 2019 pp. 105587
ISSN:: 1470-160X
Subject:: Trentepohlia; agricultural land; algae; apothecia; bark; community structure; environmental factors; environmental indicators; environmental quality; human population; land use; lichens; moieties; pH; population density; reproduction; rubber; species richness; thallus; urban areas; urbanization; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Lichens are widely used to assess the consequences of human activities, including urbanization, which has strong influence on the structure of their communities. Our hypothesis is that increasing human population density and modifying land use and cover cause structural and functional changes in lichen communities. The main objective of this study was to evaluate changes in lichen species composit ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105587
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105587

61. Mapping Periodic Patterns of Global Vegetation Based on Spectral Analysis of NDVI Time Series

Author:: Maria C. Moyano, et al. ; Laura Recuero; Javier Litago; Jorge E. Pinzón; Margarita Huesca; Alicia Palacios-Orueta; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Remote Sensing 2019 v.11 no.21 pp. -
ISSN:: 2072-4292
Subject:: agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; arid zones; ecosystems; global change; latitude; normalized difference vegetation index; periodicity; phenology; quantitative analysis; remote sensing; seasonal variation; spatial data; spectral analysis; time series analysis; vegetation
Abstract:: ... Vegetation seasonality assessment through remote sensing data is crucial to understand ecosystem responses to climatic variations and human activities at large-scales. Whereas the study of the timing of phenological events showed significant advances, their recurrence patterns at different periodicities has not been widely study, especially at global scale. In this work, we describe vegetation osc ...
DOI:: 10.3390/rs11212497
: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11212497

62. Metarhizium species in soil from Brazilian biomes: a study of diversity, distribution, and association with natural and agricultural environments

Author:: Maria Imaculada Zucchi, et al. ; Ana Beatriz Riguetti Zanardo Botelho; Alessandro Alves-Pereira; Rafaela Colonhez Prado; Italo Delalibera Júnior; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Fungal ecology 2019 v.41 pp. 289-300
ISSN:: 1754-5048
Subject:: Metarhizium anisopliae; Metarhizium robertsii; agricultural land; caatinga; cerrado; ecosystems; endophytes; entomopathogens; forests; fungi; genetic variation; haplotypes; indigenous species; perennials; saprotrophs; soil; species diversity; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Metarhizium is a diverse genus of fungi adapted for different ecologies, including soil saprotrophs, entomopathogens, and endophytes. We characterized the genetic diversity and distribution of Metarhizium species in soils found in native and agricultural landscapes within Brazilian biomes (Amazon, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, and Pampa). Current species limits were determined with 5′-TEF, a ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.funeco.2019.07.004
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2019.07.004

63. Natural regeneration of the vegetation of an abandoned agricultural field in a semi-arid region: a focus on seed bank and above-ground vegetation

Author:: Josiene Maria Falção Fraga dos Santos, et al. ; Pedro Arthur do Nascimento Oliveira; Elcida de Lima Araújo; Danielle Melo dos Santos; André Mauricio Melo Santos; Kleber Andrade da Silva; Show all 6 Authors
Source:: Revista brasileira de botânica 2019 v.42 no.1 pp. 43-51
ISSN:: 0100-8404
Subject:: agricultural land; botanical composition; forests; greenhouses; habitat fragmentation; juveniles; natural regeneration; plant litter; seedlings; seeds; semiarid zones; species abundance; species richness; woody plants; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Forest age has been reported to be a determining factor affecting species richness and composition or population abundance in forests and soil seed banks in fragmented landscapes. In this study, we characterized species richness, density, and floristic composition of the above-ground vegetation and the seed bank in young and mature forest fragments in a semi-arid region of north-eastern Brazil. Fo ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s40415-018-0510-8
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-018-0510-8

64. Occurrence of Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis territories in relation to urban area and heterogeneous farmland

Author:: Eva Maria Schöll, et al. ; Matthias-Claudio Loretto; Sabine Hille; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Bird study 2019 v.66 no.2 pp. 273-278
ISSN:: 1944-6705
Subject:: agricultural land; habitats; humans; roads; urban areas; urbanization; Austria
Abstract:: ... Within heterogeneous arable habitats close to urbanized Vienna, Austria, Eurasian Skylarks Alauda arvensis occurred at slightly lower densities than in other mixed farmland areas and at a much lower density than would be found in natural habitats. Territory density was negatively correlated with the occurrence of roads, tracks and high-intensity agricultural cultivation, possibly due to the result ...
DOI:: 10.1080/00063657.2019.1637816
: https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2019.1637816

65. Occurrence, control and fate of contaminants of emerging concern in environmental compartments in Brazil

Author:: Maria Clara V.M. Starling; Mônica Maria D. Leão, et al. ; Camila C. Amorim; Show all 3 Author
Source:: Journal of hazardous materials 2019 v.372 pp. 17-36
ISSN:: 0304-3894
Subject:: acetaminophen; agricultural land; bisphenol A; caffeine; cephalexin; developing countries; ecosystems; endocrine-disrupting chemicals; estradiol; ibuprofen; infrastructure; municipal wastewater; organochlorine pesticides; pollution; sanitation; sediments; streams; surface water; urban areas; volatilization; wastewater treatment; Argentina; Brazil; Colombia; Latin America; Mexico
Abstract:: ... This is the first review to present data obtained in Brazil over the years regarding contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) and to contrast it with contamination in other countries. Data gathered indicated that caffeine, paracetamol, atenolol, ibuprofen, cephalexin and bisphenol A occur in the μg L−1 range in streams near urban areas. While endocrine disruptors are frequently detected in surface w ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.04.043
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.04.043

66. Seasonal variation in nutrient retention in a free water surface constructed wetland monitored with flow-proportional sampling and optical sensors

Author:: Maria Blomberg, et al. ; Barbro Ulén; Pia Geranmayeh; Magdalena Bieroza; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Ecological engineering 2019 pp. -
ISSN:: 0925-8574
Subject:: agricultural land; climatic factors; cold; constructed wetlands; land use; nitrate nitrogen; nitrates; nitrogen; nutrient retention; nutrients; phosphorus; pollution load; runoff; seasonal variation; sediment yield; soil temperature; summer; topsoil; total suspended solids; turbidity; watersheds; winter
Abstract:: ... Constructed free water surface wetlands (CWs) are used to reduce nutrient and sediment loads to receiving waters in highly impacted catchments by e.g., agricultural land use. In this paper, we evaluated the retention effectiveness of a Swedish CW in two consecutive hydrological years, 3-4 years after construction respectively. We compared nutrient loads based on concentrations from flow-proportion ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105588
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.105588

67. Sector-wide social impact scoping of agrivoltaic systems: A case study in Japan

Author:: Ana Maria Esteves, et al. ; Noriko Irie; Naoko Kawahara; Show all 3 Authors
Source:: Renewable energy 2019 v.139 pp. 1463-1476
ISSN:: 0960-1481
Subject:: agricultural land; case studies; energy; farm operators; good agricultural practices; issues and policy; social impact; solar energy; stakeholders; Japan
Abstract:: ... The recent rapid promotion of renewable energy technology (RET) worldwide may have led to a greater social impact on local communities, where multiple otherwise-small individual units of RET are concentrated in one place, as may occur in the case of small photovoltaic power generating units, for example. This study examines such a case of the dissemination of innovative agrivoltaic systems (AVSs), ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.048
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.02.048

68. Sensitivity of Agricultural Development to Water-Related Drivers: The Case of Andalusia (Spain)

Author:: Maria Blanco, et al. ; Pilar Martinez; Show all 2 Author
Source:: Water 2019 v.11 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-4441
Subject:: agricultural development; agricultural land; climate change; climatic factors; crops; food production; irrigation; irrigation water; issues and policy; models; water management; Southern European region; Spain
Abstract:: ... Future agricultural development will be challenged by the impacts of climate change on water, which are expected to be particularly strong in southern European regions. Thus, exploring interrelations between agriculture and water under climate change is essential to frame informed policies that ensure sustainable water management while enhancing food production. Nevertheless, studies that address ...
DOI:: 10.3390/w11091854
: https://doi.org/10.3390/w11091854

69. Small but critical: semi-natural habitat fragments promote bee abundance in cotton agroecosystems across both Brazil and the United States

Author:: Maria Imaculada Zucchi, et al. ; Sarah Cusser; Carolina Grando; Margarita M. López-Uribe; Nathaniel S. Pope; Kimberly Ballare; Danielle Luna-Lucena; Eduardo A. B. Almeida; John L. Neff; Kenneth Young; Shalene Jha; Show all 11 Authors
Source:: Landscape ecology 2019 v.34 no.7 pp. 1825-1836
ISSN:: 0921-2973
Subject:: Gossypium; agricultural land; agroecosystems; bees; biodiversity conservation; community structure; cotton; crops; ecosystem services; geographical distribution; habitat fragmentation; habitats; land cover; landscapes; nesting; pollination; pollinators; Brazil; United States
Abstract:: ... CONTEXT: Bees are the most important pollinators of crops worldwide. For most bees, patches of semi-natural habitat within or adjacent to crops can provide important nesting and food resources. Despite this, land cover change is rapidly reducing the abundance of semi-natural habitat within agroecological landscapes, with potentially negative consequences for bee communities and the services they p ...
DOI:: 10.1007/s10980-019-00868-x
: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00868-x

70. Spatial diversity of Cr distribution in soil and groundwater sites in relation with land use management in a Mediterranean region: The case of C. Evia and Assopos-Thiva Basins, Greece

Author:: Maria Economou-Eliopoulos, et al. ; Ifigeneia Megremi; Charalampos Vasilatos; Emmanuel Vassilakis; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Science of the total environment 2019 v.651 pp. 656-667
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: agricultural land; basins; chromium; decision making; ecosystems; geographic information systems; groundwater; heavy metals; humans; industrial sites; land use planning; nitrates; oxidants; soil; spatial variation; Greece; Mediterranean region
Abstract:: ... The present study compiles new and literature data in a GIS platform aiming to (a) evaluate the extent and magnitude of Cr contamination in a Mediterranean region (Assopos-Thiva and Central Evia (Euboea) Basins, Greece); (b) combine spatial distribution of Cr in soil and groundwater with land use maps; (c) determine geochemical constraints on contamination by Cr; and (d) provide information that w ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.186
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.186

71. State Interventionism in Agricultural Land Turnover in Poland

Author:: Maria Hełdak, et al. ; Agnieszka Stacherzak; Ladislav Hájek; Katarzyna Przybyła; Show all 4 Authors
Source:: Sustainability 2019 v.11 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:: 2071-1050
Subject:: European Union; agricultural land; family farms; fearfulness; issues and policy; markets; rural areas; Poland
Abstract:: ... The study discusses the problem of land grabbing and state interventionism in agricultural land transactions in Poland, and presents the effects of active policy implemented by the state on limiting the flow of agricultural land. The research covers the period from the time of country’s accession to the European Union, starting from 2004. Poland introduced restrictions on the purchase of agr ...
DOI:: 10.3390/su11061534
: https://doi.org/10.3390/su11061534

72. Trade-Off between Energy Wood and Grain Production in Temperate Alley-Cropping Systems: An Empirical and Simulation-Based Derivation of Land Equivalent Ratio

Author:: Diana-Maria Seserman, et al. ; Dirk Freese; Anita Swieter; Maren Langhof; Maik Veste; Show all 5 Authors
Source:: Agriculture (Basel) 2019 v.9 no.7 pp. -
ISSN:: 2077-0472
Subject:: agricultural land; alley cropping; crop yield; crops; decision making; energy; land use; trees; wood; Germany
Abstract:: ... The alley-cropping systems (ACSs), which integrate parallel tree strips at varying distances on an agricultural field can result, complementarity of resource use, in an increased land-use efficiency. Practitioners’ concerns have been directed towards the productivity of such systems given a reduced area covered by agricultural crops. The land equivalent ratio (LER) serves as a valuable produ ...
DOI:: 10.3390/agriculture9070147
: https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture9070147

73. Understanding Land in the Context of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: A Brief History of Land in Economics

Author:: Marcello De Maria
Source:: Land 2019 v.8 no.1 pp. -
ISSN:: 2073-445X
Subject:: agricultural land; assets; capital; ecosystems; labor; land economics
Abstract:: ... In economics, land has been traditionally assumed to be a fixed production factor, both in terms of quantity supplied and mobility, as opposed to capital and labor, which are usually considered to be mobile factors, at least to some extent. Yet, in the last decade, international investors have expressed an unexpected interest in farmland and in land-related investments, with the demand for land br ...
DOI:: 10.3390/land8010015
: https://doi.org/10.3390/land8010015

74. An integrated approach in subtropical agro-ecosystems: Active biomonitoring, environmental contaminants, bioaccumulation, and multiple biomarkers in fish

Author:: Maria Eduarda Tesser, et al. ; Carlos Eduardo Delfino Vieira; Patrícia Gomes Costa; Sergiane Souza Caldas; Wagner Ezequiel Risso; Ana Laura Venquiaruti Escarrone; Ednei Gilberto Primel; Adalto Bianchini; Cláudia Bueno dos Reis Martinez; Show all 9 Authors
Source:: Science of the total environment 2019 v.666 pp. 508-524
ISSN:: 0048-9697
Subject:: DNA damage; Prochilodus lineatus; agricultural land; agroecosystems; antioxidants; bioaccumulation; biomarkers; biotransformation; chemical analysis; endosulfan; environmental monitoring; enzymes; fish; hatcheries; health status; histology; histopathology; liver; metals; pollutants; pollution; principal component analysis; sediments; tissues; trace elements; Brazil
Abstract:: ... Aquatic contamination in agricultural areas is a global problem, characterized by a complex mixture of organic and inorganic pollutants whose effects on biota are unpredictable and poorly investigated. In this context, in the present study, the Neotropical fish Prochilodus lineatus was confined in situ for 120 days in two sites with different levels of anthropic impact: 1) a fish hatchery station, ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.209
: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.209

75. Agricultural landscapes between intensification and abandonment: the expectations of the public in a Central-Alpine cross-border region

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

76. Assessing biochar applications and repeated Brassica juncea L. production cycles to remediate Cu contaminated soil

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

77. Building Adaptive Capacity in Changing Social-Ecological Systems: Integrating Knowledge in Communal Land-Use Planning in the Peruvian Amazon

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

78. Compensation for Expropriated Community Farmland in Nigeria: An In-Depth Analysis of the Laws and Practices Related to Land Expropriation for the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Lagos

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

79. Crop rotation and agri‐environment schemes determine bumblebee communities via flower resources

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

80. Demonstration tests of irrigation water disinfection with chlorine dioxide in open field cultivation of baby spinach

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

81. Effect of land use, time since deforestation and management on organic C and N in soil textural fractions

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

82. Effects of riverine landscape changes on pollination services: A case study on the River Minho, Portugal

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

83. The First Serological Study of Q Fever in Humans in Lebanon

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

84. The Global Water Grabbing Syndrome

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

85. Harmonisation of a new assessment method for estimating the ecological quality status of Greek running waters

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

86. High nature value farmlands: challenges in identification and interpretation using Cyprus as a case study

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

87. Household survey data of adoption of improved varieties and management practices in rice production, Ecuador

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

88. Investigation of the potential endocrine effect of nitrate in zebrafish Danio rerio and brown trout Salmo trutta

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

89. Morphogenetic Alterations in Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Associated with Pesticides

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

90. Ocean zoning within a sparing versus sharing framework

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

91. Opportunities of Sustainable Development of the Industry of Upholstered Furniture in Romania. A Case Study

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

92. Predicting rainfall erosivity by momentum and kinetic energy in Mediterranean environment

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

93. 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

94. Simulation-Optimization Approach for the Logistics Network Design of Biomass Co-Firing with Coal at Power Plants

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

95. A Spatial Integrated Database for the Enhancement of the Agricultural Custodianship Role (SIDECAR)—Some preliminary tests using Tuscany as a case-study Region

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

96. Spectral data source effect on crop state estimation by vegetation indices

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

97. Unraveling the water and land nexus through inter- and transdisciplinary research: sustainable land management in a semi-arid watershed in Brazil’s Northeast

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

98. Vegetation patterns along agricultural land abandonment in the Balkans

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

99. The association between exposure to environmental factors and the occurrence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A population-based retrospective cohort study

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

100. A bird’s eye view over ecosystem services in Natura 2000 sites across Europe

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

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1. Coffee cover surrounding forest patches negatively affect Euglossini bee communities

2. Interactions Between High Load of a Bio-based and Biodegradable Plastic and Nitrogen Fertilizer Affect Plant Biomass and Health: A Case Study with Fusarium solani and Mung Bean (Vigna radiata L.)

3. Land Use Change to Reduce Freshwater Nitrogen and Phosphorus will Be Effective Even with Projected Climate Change

4. Prediction of Soil Organic Carbon at Field Scale by Regression Kriging and Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines Using Geophysical Covariates

5. Salmonide Growth - A Sustainable and Viable Alternative for the Valorization of Unproductive Agricultural Land

6. Soil properties changes after seven years of ground mounted photovoltaic panels in Central Italy coastal area

7. Sustainability of urban aquaponics farms: An emergy point of view

8. Targeted regulation of nitrogen loads: A national, cross-sectoral analysis

9. The deployment of intercropping and agroforestry as adaptation to climate change

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11. The location and vegetation physiognomy of ecological infrastructures determine bat activity in Mediterranean floodplain landscapes

12. Ammonia Volatilization from Fertilizer Urea—A New Challenge for Agriculture and Industry in View of Growing Global Demand for Food and Energy Crops

13. Breeding habitats and long-term population numbers of two sympatric raptors—Red Kite Milvus milvus and Black Kite M. migrans— in the mosaic-like landscape of western Poland

14. The Effect of Climate and Human Pressures on Functional Diversity and Species Richness Patterns of Amphibians, Reptiles and Mammals in Europe

15. Farmer-centered ecological intensification: Using innovation characteristics to identify barriers and opportunities for a transition of agroecosystems towards sustainability

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17. Impacts of Use and Abuse of Nature in Catalonia with Proposals for Sustainable Management

18. Orangutan movement and population dynamics across human-modified landscapes: implications of policy and management

19. Women empowerment, Land Tenure and Property Rights, and household food security among smallholders in Nigeria

20. A new dataset of global irrigation areas from 2001 to 2015

21. A sustainable agricultural landscape model for tropical drylands

22. Changes of soil-rhizosphere microbiota after organic amendment application in a Hordeum vulgare L. short-term greenhouse experiment

23. Considerations on the monitoring of water quality in urban streams: a case study in Portugal

24. Effect of an introduced parasite in natural and anthropogenic habitats on the breeding success of the endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus in the Galápagos

25. Generation of chilling hours maps using surface observations and satellite data

26. Genomic evidence of yellow fever virus in Aedes scapularis, southeastern Brazil, 2016

27. Heterogenic aquatic vegetation promotes abundance and species richness of Odonata (Insecta) in constructed agricultural wetlands

28. How to improve the adoption of soil conservation practices? Suggestions from farmers' perception in western Sicily

29. Impact Assessment and Geochemical Background Analysis of Surface Water Quality of Catchments Affected by the 2017 Portugal Wildfires

30. Limited effects of pesticides on stream macroinvertebrates, biofilm nematodes, and algae in intensive agricultural landscapes in Sweden

31. Mitigating bioenergy-driven biodiversity decline: A modelling approach with the European brown hare

32. Multiorgan histopathological changes in the juvenile seabream Sparus aurata as a biomarker for zinc oxide particles toxicity

33. Multi‐model assessment of hydrological and environmental impacts on streambed microbes in Mediterranean catchments

34. Osmo-Priming with Seaweed Extracts Enhances Yield of Salt-Stressed Tomato Plants

35. Potential Pollution Sources from Agricultural Activities on Tropical Forested Floodplain Wetlands Revealed by Soil eDNA

36. Spatial variability quantification of maize water consumption based on Google EEflux tool

37. Survival of thermotolerant coliforms in municipal biosolids after application in tropical soil cultivated with Eucalyptus

38. Toxicological assessments of agrochemical effects on stingless bees (Apidae, Meliponini)

39. A classification of European agricultural land using an energy-based intensity indicator and detailed crop description

40. A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland

41. A multi-approach assessment of land use effects on groundwater quality in a karstic aquifer

42. Agricultural landscape generators for simulation models: A review of existing solutions and an outline of future directions

43. Automatic Determination of the Parameters of Electrical Signals and Functional Responses of Plants Using the Wavelet Transformation Method

44. A Bipartite Begomovirus Infecting Boerhavia erecta (Family Nyctaginaceae) in the Dominican Republic Represents a Distinct Phylogenetic Lineage and has a High Degree of Host Specificity

45. Detailed agricultural land classification in the Brazilian cerrado based on phenological information from dense satellite image time series

46. Detecting linear trend of reference evapotranspiration in irrigated farming areas in Brazil’s semiarid region

47. Determination of base saturation percentage in agricultural soils via portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer

48. Field scale nitrogen load in surface runoff: Impacts of management practices and changing climate

49. Fish‐based multimetric index for evaluating land use effects on large neotropical reservoirs

50. Flexible modelling of spatial variation in agricultural field trials with the R package INLA

51. Food and specific macronutrient limitation in an assemblage of predatory beetles

52. Forest-to-agriculture conversion in Amazon drives soil microbial communities and N-cycle

53. Gene expression, genotoxicity, and physiological responses in an Amazonian fish, Colossoma macropomum (CUVIER 1818), exposed to Roundup® and subsequent acute hypoxia

54. Health Risk Assessment and Urinary Excretion of Children Exposed to Arsenic through Drinking Water and Soils in Sonora, Mexico

55. Historical sediment mercury deposition for select South Dakota, USA, lakes: implications for watershed transport and flooding

56. Impact of wind speed and soil permeability on aeration time in the upper vadose zone

57. Insect pollinators of haskap (Lonicera caerulea L.: Caprifoliaceae) in subarctic Canada

58. Land Degradation and Management within Upper Racova Catchment

59. Land use legacies drive higher growth, lower wood density and enhanced climatic sensitivity in recently established forests

60. Lichens as indicators of environmental quality in Southern Brazil: an integrative approach based on community composition and functional parameters

61. Mapping Periodic Patterns of Global Vegetation Based on Spectral Analysis of NDVI Time Series

62. Metarhizium species in soil from Brazilian biomes: a study of diversity, distribution, and association with natural and agricultural environments

63. Natural regeneration of the vegetation of an abandoned agricultural field in a semi-arid region: a focus on seed bank and above-ground vegetation

64. Occurrence of Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis territories in relation to urban area and heterogeneous farmland

65. Occurrence, control and fate of contaminants of emerging concern in environmental compartments in Brazil

66. Seasonal variation in nutrient retention in a free water surface constructed wetland monitored with flow-proportional sampling and optical sensors

67. Sector-wide social impact scoping of agrivoltaic systems: A case study in Japan

68. Sensitivity of Agricultural Development to Water-Related Drivers: The Case of Andalusia (Spain)

69. Small but critical: semi-natural habitat fragments promote bee abundance in cotton agroecosystems across both Brazil and the United States

70. Spatial diversity of Cr distribution in soil and groundwater sites in relation with land use management in a Mediterranean region: The case of C. Evia and Assopos-Thiva Basins, Greece