Traditional agroecological knowledge (ie TAeK) is gaining recognition for its potential
contribution to climate change adaptation in food systems, ecosystems restoration and food …

Cactus species are plants that grow in the arid and semiarid regions of the world. They have
long fascinated the attention of the scientific community due to their unusual biology. Cactus …

Background As compared to natural forest ecosystems, soils under agroecosystems are
more subjected to changes in physical and biochemical attributes. But, tree species that are …

The primary objective of this paper is to examine how socio-ecological modeling efforts can
use participatory visual methods to bridge cultural and linguistic differences among research …

Cities nowadays are the most significant source of environmental degradation threatening
local and global ecosystems. Interestingly, many ancient settlements present excellent …

CONTEXT Small woody features (SWF), as field boundaries, hedgerows, or riparian buffers,
are crucial for agricultural landscapes and, frequently, disregarded. In combination with …

Climbing cacti with edible fruits have been proposed as new dryland fruit crops because
their high water-use efficiency reduces water requirement. One lineage of climbers in the …

Homegardens with diverse plants have the potential to generate ecosystem services. We
investigated phytosociological attributes and ecosystem services, and thereof economic …

The Homegarden (HG) in Chengdu Plain is an important agricultural heritage in China, and
is viewed as a sustainable land use pattern. HGs are damaged continuously under the …

The aim of this work was to determine the impact of pitahaya peel flour (PPF) addition, at
different concentrations (1.5 and 3%) on the chemical, physico-chemical and sensorial …