Search Results - "Chang’an"

Integrating research on food and the environment: An exit strategy from the rational fool syndrome in agricultural science by Ashby, Jacqueline A.

“…Several innovative research initiatives are under way that signal opportunities for change. This paper first elaborates on this argument and then illustrates key elements of the integrated natural resource management approach, with examples of approaches that show promise as alternatives to mainstream agricultural science. …”
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Food production from livestock in small farm systems for urban populations in South East Asia by Devendra, C.

“…Food production from livestock in small farm systems for urban populations is discussed in the context of projected human population increase, market-led demand, rising incomes, and changing consumer preferences. These will accelerate the demand for food in the future and access to it, which in turn, will place considerable pressures on the use of natural resources (land, crops and animals). …”
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Is the Ethiopian Boran breed under threat? Observations on morphological variables at Adamitulu Research Centre and Abernosa Ranch by Alemayehu, Nigatu

“…The results showed that animals of different batches have undergone different levels of morphological changes, strengthening the need for genetic conservation of the Ethiopia Boran breed. …”
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Training manual on spatial analysis of plant diversity and distribution by Scheldeman, Xavier, Zonneveld, M. van

“…Exercise data: 2.1 Importing observation data 5.2 Diversity - Phenotypic data 2.2 Importing climate data 5.3 Diversity - Molecular marker data 3.1 Basic elements 5.4 Conservation strategies 3.2 Export to Google Earth 6.1 Realized niche 4.1 Quality control – Administrative units 6.2_potential_distribution.zip 4.2 Quality control – Atypical points 6.3 Climate change 5.1 Species diversity 6.4 Gap analysis The manual can be used for self-learning as well as for training events like seminars or short courses on the fundamentals of spatial analysis.…”
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Unsustainable landscapes of deforested Amazonia: An analysis of the relationships among landscapes and the social, economic and environmental profiles of farms at different ages fo... by Lavelle, Patrick M., Dolédec, Sylvain, Arnauld de Sartre, Xavier, Decaëns, Thibaud, Gond, Valéry, Grimaldi, Michel, Oszwald, Johan, Hubert, Bernard, Ramírez, Bertha L., Veiga, Iran, Souza, Simão de, Santos de Assis, William, Michelotti, Fernando, Martins, Marlucia, Feijoo Martínez, Alexander, Bommel, Pierre, Castañeda, Edna, Chacón, Patricia, Desjardins, Thierry, Dubs, Florence, Gordillo, Erika, Guevara, Edward D., Fonte, Steven J., Hurtado S., Maria del Pilar, Lena, Philippe, Lima, Tâmara Thaiz Santana, Marichal, Raphaël, Mitja, Danielle, Miranda, Izildinha, Otero, Tupac, Praxedes, Catarina, Poccard, René, Robert, Pascale de, Rodríguez, Gamaliel, Sanabria, Catalina, Tselouiko, Stéphanie, Velásquez, Alexander, Velásquez, Elena, Velásquez, Jaime E.

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Cambios en la vegetación en pasturas arbustizadas de buffel pastoreadas con Bovinos y distintas cargas caprinas. by Ferrando, Carlos Alberto, Biurrun, Fernando Noe

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Reliable detection of Peach latent mosaic viroid (PLMVd) by real-time RT-PCR by Martínez, M. Carmen, Serra, P., Bertolini, Edson, Cambra, Mariano, Flores, R.

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Proceso participativo en la implementación de microempresas forestales comunitarias: la experiencia de PROCAFOR en el Altiplano de Guatemala 1992-2002 by Chapas, Jorge

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Dinámica del uso de la tierra y de la oferta hídrica en la cuenca del río Guacerique, Tegucigalpa, Honduras by Hernández Cáceres, Alexander J.

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Impacto potencial del cambio climático en eventos epidémicos del gorgojo descortezador del pino Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) en Hondura... by Rivera Rojas, Milton

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Análisis de los cambios tecnológicos y los sistemas de innovación, de las comunidades productoras de plátano de Chiriquí y Bocas del Toro en Panamá by Rivera Fernández, Germán

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Alternativas de manejo forestal para bosques primarios muy intervenidos : Estudio de caso en Finca Elia María, Los Chiles, Costa Rica by Pineda Barria, José Abdiel.

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Lineamientos para la planificación del Bosque Modelo Reventazón,Costa Rica by García Azuero, A.F., Campos Arce, José Joaquín, Villalobos Soto, Róger

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A high resolution analysis of macroscopic charcoal deposited in peat by Ventorp, David

“…The objectives of the study were threefold: 1) to investigate the relationship between numbers of charcoal fragments (#/cm3) and measured fragment area (mm2/cm3); 2) to test if the smaller size classes could be excluded without changing the signal from the charcoal profile significantly; and 3) to compare the abundance of charcoal deposited between a fire in-situ and ex-situ. …”

Hydropolitics in Hirmand/Helmand International River Basin : application of integrated water resources management by Ettehad, Elnaz

“…Limited fresh water resources, the increasing rate of population growth and the hypothetical present and future impacts of climate change have led the concerned national authorities to rethink their previous conventional approaches to water resources. …”

”Vi är ju en egen värld” by Gauffin, Kerstin

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Järnberikning av mjöl : exemplifierat med Egypten och Iran by Johansson, Matilda

“…Iran has fortified the flour with iron since 2001 and evaluations have shown a decrease of iron deficiency, increasing of anemia and no change in the frequency of iron deficiency anemia. …”

Nanoplastic transport in soils by advection and bioturbation by Heinze, Wiebke Mareile

“…Observed spatial and temporal changes in nanoplastic distribution were used to determine bioturbation rates by applying a bioturbation model (kbioturb = 4.5 × 10-11). …”

Effects of biochar on the water-holding capacity of soils : field experiments in asparagus cultivation capacity of soils on Gotland by Pettersson Silvén, Malin

“…The experimental design should also have focused on designing the five treatments to have only one changing variable (in this case the biochar), since the treatments had different amounts and types of fertilizers. …”

Rädsla, oro och ängslighet hos sällskapshundar by Sulonen, Cornelia

“…Destructive behaviour, vocalisation or hyperactivity are some signs of separation-related disorders. Behaviour therapy, changes in the environment and medication are common methods for treatment of fear-related aggression, noise phobia and separation-related disorders, the effects of these treatments are discussed.…”