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Environmental Studies
Stefano Salata, Sila Ozkavaf-Senalp, Koray Velibeyoglu, Zeynep Elburz
Summary: The study establishes a land suitability analysis for vineyard production in the metropolitan area of Izmir, Turkey, using elevation, slope, aspect, land capability, and solar radiation as criteria. The findings provide insights into the most suitable areas for vineyard production and future strategic expansion and management. The discussion focuses on promoting a new policy of vineyard plantation in the Kozak plateau to preserve traditional methods and practices.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiaoxuan Liu, Juepeng Zheng, Le Yu, Pengyu Hao, Bin Chen, Qinchuan Xin, Haohuan Fu, Peng Gong
Summary: This study presents a global dynamic cropping intensity dataset from 2001 to 2019 with a resolution of 250 meters, surpassing the accuracy of previous data at 500 meters resolution. The dataset fills the gap in medium-resolution, global-scale annual cropping intensity data and provides an enhanced map for global yield estimations and food security analyses.
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Environmental Studies
George Bilas, Nikolaos Karapetsas, Anne Gobin, Konstantinos Mesdanitis, Gergely Toth, Tamas Hermann, Yaosheng Wang, Liangguo Luo, Thomas M. Koutsos, Dimitrios Moshou, Thomas K. Alexandridis
Summary: This study used Land Suitability Analysis (LSA) to evaluate the suitability of maize cultivation on different agricultural lands and employed Soil-Improving Cropping Systems (SICS) to improve land suitability. The results demonstrate that LSA can evaluate scenarios of management practices and recognize limiting factors.
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yuan Liu, Qiangyi Yu, Qingbo Zhou, Cong Wang, Sonoko Dorothea Bellingrath-Kimura, Wenbin Wu
Summary: This study proposes a crop rotation classification scheme that integrates temporal information into static crop maps and develops an innovative approach to map crop rotation. A typical multiple cropping region in southern China is chosen as the study area. Time series of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images are used to identify the crop rotation systems. The results show that integrating temporal information into the classification scheme is vital for representing complex rotation systems and that remotely sensed temporal dynamics of crops are useful to characterize these systems.
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hayley S. Clements, Matthew F. Child, Lehman Lindeque, Kyra Lunderstedt, Alta De Vos
Summary: This study assessed the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on South African wildlife ranches, agricultural farms, and protected areas. It found that diversified and mixed business models showed greater adaptive capacity. Protected areas experienced the greatest revenue loss, while agricultural farms were less affected. The impacts on wildlife ranches varied, with those engaged in diverse activities being more resilient. The study suggests that wildlife-based enterprises could offer valuable lessons for integrated global policies in conservation.
NATURE SUSTAINABILITY
(2022)
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Agronomy
Ayse Yavuz Ozalp, Halil Akinci
Summary: This research uses the random forest algorithm to create a land suitability map for olive cultivation in Artvin Province, Turkey. By considering 10 parameters including temperature, precipitation, slope, aspect, land use capability, soil properties, solar radiation, and land cover, an area of 53,994.57 hectares suitable for olive production was identified. The validation of the model indicates that the random forest method can successfully determine suitable lands for olive cultivation.
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Environmental Studies
Roberto Henke, Cristina Vaquero-Pineiro
Summary: This paper aims to assess the extent to which different socio-economic and policy factors affect the performance of farmers in supporting agro-biodiversity (ABD) at the territorial level. Results reveal that land use strategies are significant in the North-East regions and the Islands (Sicily and Sardinia), while agricultural practices emerge as the primary influential factors in the Centre and South. Policy funds dominate in the North-West, reflecting the greater expenditure capacity of the northern regions. These findings have important policy implications for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the biodiversity EU strategy.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jing Chen, Hui Zeng
Summary: This study investigated the fungal diversity in continuous and rotational cropping soil of pineapple. The results showed that the diversity and richness of the fungal community significantly increased after rotational cropping in summer, but remained unchanged in winter. The dominant phyla and genera differed between continuous and rotational cropping soil in both seasons.
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Environmental Sciences
Juhriyansyah Dalle, Dwi Hastuti, Firdaus Akmal
Summary: This research developed a computerized system for evaluating the suitability of peatlands for rice cultivation, achieving a high level of accuracy in matching methods based on FAO guidelines. The system's web application allows users to store land characteristics and obtain suitable information with limiting factors, paving the way for future research development in the field.
POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Osman Orhan
Summary: This study proposes a site selection assessment model for citrus cultivation in the Mersin province of Turkey using GIS and MCDA, taking into account the opinions of local farmers and experts. It determines the suitability of land for citrus farming through multi-criteria evaluation and Analytic Hierarchy Process, highlighting the significance of global climate datasets in such research.
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
S. Chandrasekhar, Vijay Laxmi Pandey, Soham Sahoo
Summary: This study/models the cropping decisions of Indian agricultural households and finds evidence of "stickiness" in crop choice, with farmers rarely switching to non-cereal crops within a cropping year, presenting challenges for crop diversification. The study also shows that irrigated plots are less likely to be left fallow and more likely to grow cereals.
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Calum Maney, Marieke Sassen, Samantha L. L. Hill
Summary: Interest in economically and ecologically sustainable cocoa has grown in recent years. Cocoa-based agroforestry systems are seen as a potential win-win solution for long-term yields, multiple benefits, and biodiversity preservation. This study found that biodiversity intactness (BII) in cocoa-based agroforestry systems can be sustained by retaining natural shade, but land-use history significantly influences the biodiversity intactness. Retaining natural shade can maintain high levels of BII, while incentivizing planted shade can enhance biodiversity intactness in degraded areas.
AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Andre Krahner, Juliane Schmidt, Michael Maixner, Matthias Porten, Thomas Schmitt
Summary: Monitoring of wild bees is gaining popularity in nature conservation, with pan traps (PT) identified as the most efficient method for sampling a large number of species and individuals. However, for red-listed species or male individuals, hand netting (HN) may be a more effective choice. Observer bias should be minimized, especially when using HN.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Lamai Srisawat, Tunlawit Satapanajaru, Patana Anurakpongsatorn, Chalor Jarusutthirak, Maneekarn Yoo-iam
Summary: The study developed an agricultural land suitability map for rice cultivation on severely heavy metal contaminated land in Mae Tao, Thailand. It was found that adding factor D (heavy metal contamination) to the Storie index reduced the suitable area for rice cultivation, although the heavy metal concentrations in rice grain from highly suited and suited land were below the Codex standard for food safety and quality.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2021)
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Agronomy
Md. Noor E. Alam Siddique, Lisa Lobry de Bruyn, Chris N. Guppy, Yui Osanai
Summary: The study compared the effects of different physiographic and land types on soil organic carbon content and pH, finding a significant increase in SOC content over 20 years, while soil pH decreased. The influence of land type on SOC content was greater than physiography, and the impact of land management on SOC content and pH remains unclear.
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Energy & Fuels
T. S. Amjath-Babu, Bikash Sharma, Roy Brouwer, Golam Rasul, Shahriar M. Wahid, Nilhari Neupane, Utsav Bhattarai, Stefan Sieber
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Thi Huyen Trang Dam, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Peter Zander, Klaus Mueller
OUTLOOK ON AGRICULTURE
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bui Tan Yen, Nguyen Huu Quyen, Trinh Hoang Duong, Duong Van Kham, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Leocadio Sebastian
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Sreejith Aravindakshan, Timothy J. Krupnik, Jeroen C. J. Groot, Erika N. Speelman, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Pablo Tittonell
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2020)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Srijna Jha, Harald Kaechele, Marcos Lana, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Stefan Sieber
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Food Science & Technology
T. S. Amjath-Babu, Timothy J. Krupnik, Shakuntala H. Thilsted, Andrew J. McDonald
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Sreejith Aravindakshan, Timothy J. Krupnik, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Stijn Speelman, Juan Tur-Cardona, Pablo Tittonell, Jeroen C. J. Groot
Summary: The study highlights the importance of considering farmers' preferences in developing context-specific SI policies, which include improving agronomic investments, tenure security, market, credit, and extension support, as well as targeted diffusion of stress-tolerant mungbean and maize varieties in coastal Bangladesh.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Thi Huyen Trang Dam, Juan Tur-Cardona, Stijn Speelman, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Anu Susan Sam, Peter Zander
Summary: The study focuses on identifying the acceptability of adopting stress tolerant rice varieties, changes in cropping sequences, or a transformative shift to aquaculture based on the degree of saltwater intrusion and required policy changes. Results highlight the importance of perceived risks and labor efforts in adaptive choices, emphasizing the need for risk offset mechanisms and labor-saving interventions.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Silvia Saravia-Matus, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Stefan Sieber, Jimmy A. Saravia, Sergio Gomez y Paloma
Summary: This study found that in a food insecure environment, the economic viability of smallholder farms is positively correlated with technical efficiency, but technical efficiency is not the sole determining factor. Smallholders may need to sacrifice technical efficiency to breach reproductive thresholds in a crop diversification strategy. Therefore, a dual policy approach is needed that focuses not only on increasing production efficiency for self-sufficiency but also on encouraging market-oriented economic crop production.
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Environmental Sciences
Spyridon Paparrizos, Uthpal Kumar, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Fulco Ludwig
Summary: This study investigates the potential of Climate Information Services (CIS) in the Lower Ganges Delta of Bangladesh through a participatory CIS development case study. Farmers in the experimental group, who were exposed to and trained in CIS, showed a higher willingness to pay for CIS compared to the control group. Farmers' willingness to pay was influenced by CIS cost and prior exposure and training, indicating a huge market potential for CIS in Bangladesh.
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Environmental Sciences
Carlo Montes, Nachiketa Acharya, Peerzadi Rumana Hossain, T. S. Amjath Babu, Timothy J. Krupnik, S. M. Quamrul Hassan
Summary: The occurrence of high temperature and heavy rain events during the monsoon season in Bangladesh poses a major climate risk to aquaculture production. However, developing operational tools for seasonal forecasting remains challenging. This study presents a seasonal forecasting approach that uses linear models and meteorological data to predict the number of warm days and heavy rain days in two locations in Bangladesh. The results show that the models have higher predictive skill for warm days than heavy rain days, and for one location (Sylhet) than another (Khulna). Among the evaluated models, CanSIPSv2 and GFDL-SPEAR exhibit the best performance.
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Food Science & Technology
Peerzadi Rumana Hossain, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Timothy J. Krupnik, Melody Braun, Essam Yassin Mohammed, Michael Phillips
Summary: This study aims to develop climate information and decision support services tailored for aquaculture farmers in Bangladesh to help them manage risks associated with climate variability and extremes. Through surveys, interviews, and literature reviews, the research team identified climate-sensitive operations and management decisions in aquaculture, provided management advisories and decision frameworks, to reduce climate risks.
FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Nguyen Duc Trung, Nguyen Trung Thang, Le Hoang Anh, T. S. Amjath Babu, Leocadio Sebastian
COGENT ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Bui Tan Yen, Nguyen Hong Son, Le Thanh Tun, T. S. Amjath-Babu, Leocadio Sebastian
CLIMATE RISK MANAGEMENT
(2019)
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Environmental Studies
T. S. Amjath-Babu, Pramod K. Aggarwal, Sonja Vermeulen
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yongcui Lan, Jinliang Wang, Qianwei Liu, Fang Liu, Lanfang Liu, Jie Li, Mengjia Luo
Summary: This study focuses on the five major plateau lake basins in central Yunnan, China, and constructs an ecological security pattern using the source-resistance surface-corridor-pinch point framework. The study simulates land use/cover change in the region and identifies early warning regions where future urban expansion poses a threat to current ecological source areas and corridors.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Pingping Huang, Feng Zhao, Bailing Zhou, Kuidong Xu
Summary: This study investigates the distribution of benthic microeukaryotes in the China Seas and finds that they can stride over the ecological barrier of 32 degrees N. The study also highlights the significant influence of depth, temperature, and latitude on communities in the China Seas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Jesse Stanford, Leszek Jerzak, Piotr Tryjanowski, Paolo Perna, Riccardo Santolini
Summary: Species distribution models (SDMs) are numerical tools used for predicting species' spatial distribution. This study found that ecological characteristics, such as habitat specialization, play a role in improving the accuracy of SDMs.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaoxuan Wu, Hang Liu, Wei Liu
Summary: Global climate change, urbanization, and economic development have increased the need for sustainable human development, urban ecological governance, and low-carbon energy transformation. This study analyzes the green ecological transition in Chengdu based on panel data from 2010 to 2020, exploring its spatiotemporal evolution and key factors. The results show an overall upward trend in Chengdu's green ecological development and positive spatial autocorrelation in certain districts.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Castaldi Simona, Formicola Nicola, Mastrocicco Micol, Morales Rodriguez Carmen, Morelli Raffaella, Prodorutti Daniele, Vannini Andrea, Zanzotti Roberto
Summary: Sustainable agricultural practices are increasingly important for global and national environmental policies and economy. This study compared the sustainability of grape production under integrated and organic management using multiple indicators. The results showed that organic management was more beneficial for most environmental aspects of the agroecosystem compared to integrated management, without affecting grape yield.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Gaia Vaglio Laurin, Alexander Cotrina-Sanchez, Luca Belelli-Marchesini, Enrico Tomelleri, Giovanna Battipaglia, Claudia Cocozza, Francesco Niccoli, Jerzy Piotr Kabala, Damiano Gianelle, Loris Vescovo, Luca Da Ros, Riccardo Valentini
Summary: Phenology monitoring is important for understanding forest functioning and climate impacts. This research compares the phenological behavior of European beech forests using Tree-Talker (TT+) and Sentinel 2 satellite data. The study finds differences in the information derived by the two sensor types, particularly in terms of season length, phenology changepoints, and leaf period variability. TT+ with its higher temporal resolution demonstrates precision in capturing the phenological changepoints, especially when satellite image availability is limited.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Huanhuan Pan, Ziqiang Du, Zhitao Wu, Hong Zhang, Keming Ma
Summary: The land use and cover changes resulting from coal mining activities and ecological restoration have had a significant impact on ecosystem services in mining areas. This study investigates the relationship between ecosystem services and land use intensity in coal mining areas, emphasizing the importance of understanding this interdependence for balanced human-land system development. The research examines the evolving relationship across different reclamation stages in Shanxi, China, using a coupling coordination degree model. The findings suggest the need for timely and judicious reclamation of coalfields, considering the land's bearing capacity.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jingjuan He, Yijun Shi, Lihua Xu, Zhangwei Lu, Mao Feng
Summary: This study examines the spatial interplay between changes in the blue-green spatial distribution and modifications in land surface temperature grades in Shanghai. The findings reveal that the transformation of the blue-green spatial pattern differs between different sectors of the city, and the impact on the thermal environment varies spatially.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Yi Xu, Di Zhang, Junqiang Lin, Qidong Peng, Xiaohui Lei, Tiantian Jin, Jia Wang, Ruifang Yuan
Summary: This study analyzed the response relationship between phytoplankton growth and water environmental parameters in the Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China using long-term monitoring data and machine learning models. The results revealed the differences between monitoring sites and identified the key parameters that affect phytoplankton growth.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2024)
