Search results for 'biodiversity OR "species diversity" OR "forest ecology" OR habitat OR habitats OR "freshwater ecology" OR "species richness"'
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Status of rangeland resources and strategies for improvements in Nepal.
The livelihood of the Himalayan people depends on rangeland-based livestock farming in Nepal. Above 2500 m altitude, the contribution of rangelands to...
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Ozone impacts on forests.
Ozone is the air pollutant of major concern for forests, and is also recognized as a significant greenhouse gas. Current background O3 levels in the N...
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A review of research on forest-related environmental markets (including certification schemes, bioen
This review analyses the major themes extant across 199 research articles published in various peer-reviewed forestry and economics journals between J...
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Agricultural residues and energy crops as potentially economical and novel substrates for microbial
This review describes the production of acetone butanol ethanol (ABE) from a variety of agricultural residues and energy crops employing biochemical o...
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Market-based payments for ecosystem services: current status, challenges and the way forward.
Human society relies on a vast array of services provided by ecosystems, such as climate stabilization (i.e. carbon sequestration), the benefits of bi...
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Improving bioethanol production by increasing sugar beet crop yield.
This review presents a summary of published papers on the improvement of sugar beet yield and its transformation into bioethanol. After describing the...
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services: a global change perspec
A key challenge facing humanity in the coming decades will be ensuring food supply to a growing human population without compromising the sustainabili...
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The role of urban green space and trees in relation to climate change.
Urban areas are particularly susceptible to climate change. For instance, effects of increasing temperatures on public health and energy demands for c...
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Livestock infectious disease and climate change: a review of selected literature.
It is indisputable that climate is an important factor in many livestock diseases. Nevertheless, our knowledge of the impact of climate change on li...
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Switchgrass -practical issues in developing a fuel crop.
The biomass-based energy sector will play an important role in our drive towards renewable energy. Switchgrass has been identified as one of the candi...
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