Search Results - "pressure"

Modelling the role of marine protected area in biodiversity conservation by Sarker, Subrata, Rahman, Mohammad, Abdul, Wahab

“…This study identified about 16 anthropogenic stressors for the coral reef ecosystem. Increasing fishing pressure significantly reduced the species biomass while reduced fishing pressure increased the biomass of species. …”
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Strategies for sustainable natural resource management by Place, Frank, Reij, Chris, Tembo, Gelson, Franzel, Steven

“…This brief describes two case studies as follows: "Sub-Saharan Africa, with the highest fertility rate in the world, faces increasing demographic pressure on its natural resource base.... Old strategies for coping with these new pressures on the natural resource base are becoming increasingly infeasible... …”
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Side event – “Multi-disciplinary action research for collective action and sustainable rangeland management” by Frija, Aymen, Carpentier, Irene, sghaier, amal, Idoudi, Zied

“…Such an approach would involve innovative interventions and targeted investments covering both direct and indirect drivers of pressure on rangelands that cause their degradation and marginalization. …”
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An analysis of the effects of environmental factors on conidial dispersal of uncinula necator (grape powdery mildew) in vineyards by Willocquet, L., Clerjeau, M.

“…Pesticide sprays using high pressure equipment generated high wind speeds at the canopy level. …”
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An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa by Thornton, Philip K., Galvin, K.A., Boone, Randall B.

“…Increasing populations, conflicts between wildlife and cattle, and the growth of agriculture, are all placing great pressure on these lands This paper describes the development of a pastoralist socio-economic model that is linked to the Savanna ecosystem model. …”
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Fristående värmesystem till Akademiska sjukhuset i Uppsala : en analys av energi, effekt, flöde, kostnader och säkerhet by Christiansson, Oliver, Segelsjö Duvernoy, Marcus, Gelin, David, Nyberg, Joakim, Hultin Rosenberg, Jonatan, Thörn, Simon, Öberg, Anton

“…By building VS01 Region Uppsala would be able to lower the temperature and pressure in the pipes, and by that lower safety risks. …”

Increasing farmer participation in institutional innovative system: The case of dairy hub marketing in Kenya by Omondi, Immaculate A., Baltenweck, Isabelle, Bauer, S., Zander, K.K.

“…While this would increase pressure on marginal lands, increasing productivity will reduce pressure on these (marginal) lands. …”
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Kan brand minska älgbetesskadorna? by Israelsson, Paula

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Effect of vacuum frying conditions on physico-chemical properties of banana chips by Udomkun, Patchimaporn, Innawong, B., Njukwe, E.

“…The effects of three frying temperatures (120, 130, and 140C) and three vacuum pressures (21.3, 31.3, and 41.3 kPa) were studied. …”
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Insurance structure, risk sharing, and investment decisions: An empirical investigation of the implications of individual and group weather index insurance by Munro, Laura

“…Analogous to group microcredit, group weather insurance may exacerbate two key challenges depending on the information environment: moral hazard and group pressure. Experimental results from a framed field experiment in Gujarat, India, confirm that group pressure leads to an 8 percent reduction in risk taking in contexts with perfect information and group insurance (relative to individual insurance). …”
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Replication for: Single torradovirus infections explain the mysterious cassava frogskin disease in the Americas by Cuellar, Wilmer Jose, Jimenez Polo, Jenyfer, Pardo Garcia, Juan Manuel, Gil Ordoñez, Alejandra, Caicedo Hidalgo, Sara Maria, Alvarez Quinto, Robert Alexander, Dimitre, Mollov

“…Sentinel cassava plants were exposed to high disease pressure in the field to promote root symptom expression. …”
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Operating and sanitation characteristics of household biogas in some communes of the Ha Nam province in 2014 by Luu Quoc Toan, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Le Thi Thu, Nguyen Mai Huong, Phuc Pham Duc

“…Biogas wastewater samples were collected in tank pressure of biogas plant to test the hygiene indicators. …”
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The impact of urbanisation on crop–livestock farming system: A comparative case study of India and Bangladesh by Swain, Braja B., Teufel, Nils

“…This results in increasing the share of non-producer; declining agricultural land and increasing food prices; and putting pressure on the livelihoods of rural as well as urban poor. …”
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Biodiversity conservation in a telecoupled world by Carrasco, Luis Roman, Joleen, Chan, McGrath, Francesca L., Nghiem, Le

“…Opportunities are brought about by the strength of telecoupled information flows that can generate strong pressure on multinationals and governments to adopt sustainable practices. …”
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Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya by Bosire, Caroline K., Krol, M.S., Mekonnen, M.M., Ogutu, Joseph O., Leeuw, Jan de, Lannerstad, Mats, Hoekstra, A.Y.

“…Two additional scenarios, S4 and S5, explore opportunities for lessening environmental pressure through reduction of the land footprint of meat and milk production. …”
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Tryckfördelning under nötkreaturs klövar på betongspaltgolv : inverkan av stavbredd och spaltvidd by Johansson, Karl-Henrik

Sugar sector by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A new report has discussed the pressure for sugar-sector reform in the EU that...…”
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Introduction by Katila, P., Galloway, G., Jong, W. de, Pacheco, P.

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Spatiotemporal analysis of rainfall and temperature variability and trends for a mixed crop-livestock production system: its implications for developing adaptation strategies by Alemayehu, Sintayehu, Olago, Daniel, Alfred, Opere, Zeleke, Tadesse Terefe, Dejene, Sintayehu Workeneh

“…By examining these climate variables in relation to global sea surface temperatures (SST) and atmospheric pressure systems, the study seeks to understand the underlying mechanisms driving local climate variability. …”
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CSR synas i sömmarna by Hagbardsson, Malin, Hannebo, Linnea

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