Environmental Impact is an internet resource created in response to a demand from the scientific community, policy makers and information specialists for a single comprehensive bibliographic information resource on climate change and other influences of humans on the biosphere. It also covers other aspects of human damage to the environment such as pollution, deforestation, desertification and habitat loss.
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  Environmental impacts of organic agriculture in temperate regions.
Can organic agriculture elaborate a scientifically based, resource-efficient and agroecological approach to low-input farm management? This review exa...
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  Potential and challenges in making physic nut (Jatropha curcas L.) a viable biofuel crop: the Brazil
Fossil-derived fuels currently supply 86% of the world's energy, even though it represents a finite resource. With the aim of reducing the fossil fuel...
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  Global dimming and brightening -evidence and agricultural implications.
There is growing observational evidence that the level of sunlight received at the Earth's surface is not stable over the years but undergoes substant...
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  Managing farmland flora to promote biodiversity in Europe.
Modern agriculture has increased food production, improved food security and reduced poverty, but farming has also caused a considerable decrease in b...
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  The use of trees in phytoremediation.
Trees can be successfully used in phytoremediation because of their ability to grow on nutrient-poor soil, deep root system, fast rate of growth, meta...
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  Estimating the economic costs of invasive alien species as a tool for prioritization.
Studies frequently quantify the economic impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) by estimating their management and damage costs. Despite uncertaintie...
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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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  The potential of geostatistics and geographic information systems in pest eradication.
Complex environmental and agricultural problems require geomatics solutions and soft computing applications that combine knowledge, techniques and met...
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  High-sugar grasses.
Perennial ryegrass diploids with elevated concentrations of water-soluble carbohydrate (WSC), commonly termed 'high-sugar grasses' (HSGs), have been p...
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  Macroalgae and their potential for biofuel.
Green technologies are in demand worldwide to meet the fuel needs of the increasing population together with combating global warming. Although biofue...
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