Wild bees respond complementarily to ‘high-quality’ perennial and annual habitats of organic farms in a complex landscape
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DOI: 10.1007/s10841-018-0084-6
Abstract: Agricultural intensification leads to large-scale loss of habitats offering food and nesting sites for bees. This has resulted in a severe decline of wild bee diversity and abundance during the past decades. There is an… read more here.
Keywords: organic farms; wild bees; complex landscape; high quality ... See more keywords
Fuzzy data envelopment analysis of organic farms
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DOI: 10.1007/s12351-017-0294-9
Abstract: In many real world applications of data envelopment analysis (DEA), sample surveys are employed to collect input and output data that may be imprecise or ambiguous. However, accurate input and output data are fundamentally indispensable… read more here.
Keywords: dea; envelopment analysis; data envelopment; organic farms ... See more keywords
Meta-analysis of nutrient budgets in organic farms across Europe
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DOI: 10.1007/s13165-020-00300-8
Abstract: Nutrient supply to organic farms is a highly discussed topic in Europe, due to the restricted availability of external fertilizer resources and the use of contentious inputs. To optimize the flow of nutrients throughout the… read more here.
Keywords: organic farms; nutrient budgets; year; europe ... See more keywords
Simulating incomes of radical organic farms with MERLIN: A grounded modeling approach for French microfarms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2017.08.006
Abstract: Microfarms are commercial soil-based market gardens with read more here.
Keywords: organic farms; farms merlin; incomes radical; model ... See more keywords
Management sensitivity, repeatability, and consistency of interpretation of soil health indicators on organic farms in southwestern Ontario
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DOI: 10.1139/cjss-2019-0062
Abstract: Abstract: Assessment tools are needed to evaluate the effect of farming practices on soil health, as there is increasing interest from growers to improve the health of their soils. However, there is limited information on… read more here.
Keywords: organic farms; management; health indicators; health ... See more keywords