Scale‐dependent impact of land management on above‐ and belowground biodiversity
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6675
Abstract: Abstract Land management is known to have consequences for biodiversity; however, our synthetic understanding of its effects is limited due to highly variable results across studies, which vary in the focal taxa and spatial grain… read more here.
Keywords: spatial grains; management; scale dependent; biodiversity ... See more keywords
Abandonment landscapes: user attitudes, alternative futures and land management in Castro Laboreiro, Portugal
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-018-1294-x
Abstract: Land abandonment is an important process for the European Union, which primarily occurs in less productive, remote and mountainous areas with unfavourable conditions for agriculture. Future management directions of these abandonment areas are under debate,… read more here.
Keywords: land abandonment; management; abandonment; abandonment landscapes ... See more keywords
Adaptation of land management in the Mediterranean under scenarios of irrigation water use and availability
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DOI: 10.1007/s11027-017-9761-0
Abstract: Meeting the growing demand for food in the future will require adaptation of water and land management to future conditions. We studied the extent of different adaptation options to future global change in the Mediterranean… read more here.
Keywords: irrigation; water; land; adaptation ... See more keywords
Optimizing Spatial Land Management to Balance Water Quality and Economic Returns in a Lake Erie Watershed
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.08.015
Abstract: Significant reductions in phosphorous (P) inputs from cropland are needed to address the re-eutrophication of Lake Erie. Previous studies aimed at addressing non-point source pollution have primarily analyzed the effectiveness of conservation practices (CPs) as… read more here.
Keywords: land management; land use; lake erie; land ... See more keywords
Local livelihoods and land users’ perceptions of land degradation in northwest Tunisia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envdev.2020.100507
Abstract: Abstract Understanding land users’ livelihoods and their strategies is essential in order to adapt prevention and adaptation policies and to ensure sustainable land management (SLM) planning. Considering the global call for SLM, and due to… read more here.
Keywords: livelihoods strategies; land users; land; land degradation ... See more keywords
The success of recent land management efforts to reduce soil erosion in northern France
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.11.018
Abstract: Abstract Soil erosion is an important problem in open-field agricultural landscapes. With almost no permanent vegetation in small headwater catchments, and with few physical obstacles to reduce runoff velocities, runoff concentration along linear landscape elements… read more here.
Keywords: erosion; management efforts; management; land management ... See more keywords
Future land cover change scenarios in South African grasslands – implications of altered biophysical drivers on land management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00693
Abstract: Future land cover changes may result in adjustments to biophysical drivers impacting on net ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE), catchment water use through evapotranspiration (ET), and the surface energy balance through a change in albedo. The… read more here.
Keywords: change; land management; land; land cover ... See more keywords
Evaluating potential impacts of land management practices on soil erosion in the Gilgel Abay watershed, upper Blue Nile basin
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04777
Abstract: Assessing the potential impacts of different land management practices helps to identify and implement sustainable watershed management measures. This study aims to assess a change in soil erosion rate under different land management practices in… read more here.
Keywords: erosion; land management; management practices; soil erosion ... See more keywords
Local people's knowledge with regard to land use activities in southwest Madagascar - Conceptual insights for sustainable land management.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.034
Abstract: Environmental conditions in the Mahafaly Plateau region in southwest Madagascar are harsh, with a long dry season and a short rainy season. The local people's land use capabilities and skills are adapted to these conditions.… read more here.
Keywords: local people; sustainable land; land; land management ... See more keywords
Impacts of land management and climate change in a developing and socioenvironmental challenging transboundary region.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113748
Abstract: Land-use/cover change is the major cause of terrestrial ecosystem degradation. However, its impacts will be exacerbated due to climate change and population growth, driving agricultural expansion because of higher demand of food and lower agricultural… read more here.
Keywords: change; land; climate change; land management ... See more keywords
Is there decentralization in North Korea? Evidence and lessons from the sloping land management program 2004–2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.11.020
Abstract: In the 1990s, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) suffered from severe food shortages and large-scale deforestation, which triggered a stage of rural conservation reform. Since 2004, with support from the Swiss Agency… read more here.
Keywords: decentralization; sloping land; land; north korea ... See more keywords