Not fifty years ago red spruce trees were one of the key victims of acid rain in North Eastern USA forests, their poor cold tolerance and genetic...

Many organizations have suggested the use of the Calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa in protocols for acute toxicity tests. Nevertheless, these protocols present some problems, such as using 60-180 µm meshes to separate specific stages of A. tonsa or carrying out the tests using small volumes that...

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Invasive alien species (IAS) are among the leading threats to biodiversity, food security and human well-being. Opuntia (prickly pear cactus) is one of the most widespread and naturalized in the arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya, with extreme effects on rural livelihoods and the environment....

Castor (Ricinus communis L.) has attracted a lot of attention all over the world as a potential crop targeting on-farm biofuel production. This crop grows widely and wildly from high, medium to low rainfall areas. The oil is the most important product of this plant and has been reported to have...

Climate change has disrupted the major climatic parameters at a global level. However, the changes having localized intensity area not equal for all especially in India. These changes must be quantified locally to manage the natural water resources more effectively. Precipitation is one of the most...

This paper analyzed the applicability of two sets of rainfall indices for a weather index-based crop insurance (WIBCI) for rice against low rainfall cover in Dumangas, Iloilo, WS2013. WIBCI is a new type of risk-transfer-mechanism (RTM) being tested in the Philippines that operates on the principle...

The objectives of this study were to compare estimates of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) as CH4 (enteric-manure), N2O (manure), and CO2 (fuel and energy use), the use of water and soil, the excretion of nutrients in manure, and feed efficiency from Mexican intensive dairy farms. Data from 26 dairy...

Beginning with 2006, in Europe had been a lot of Bluetongue (BT) outbreaks evolving like hemorrhagic disease in ruminants, caused by bluetongue virus (BTV). This paper reviews an epidemiological situation of this disease in Europe and in Romania in the last years with all health and economic...