Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation
Tropical deforestation continues at alarming rates with profound impacts on ecosystems,
climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed commitments to halt its continuation. Although it …
climate, and livelihoods, prompting renewed commitments to halt its continuation. Although it …
Warming reduces global agricultural production by decreasing cropping frequency and yields
Annual food caloric production is the product of caloric yield, cropping frequency (CF,
number of production seasons per year) and cropland area. Existing studies have largely …
number of production seasons per year) and cropland area. Existing studies have largely …
A daylength recognition model of photoperiodic flowering
X Wang, P Zhou, R Huang, J Zhang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The photoperiodic flowering pathway is crucial for plant development to synchronize internal
signaling events and external seasons. One hundred years after photoperiodic flowering …
signaling events and external seasons. One hundred years after photoperiodic flowering …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial transformation of changes in global cultivated land
The spatial transformation of cultivated land is an important element in the study of land use
transformation. Analyzing the characteristics and direction of the global spatial …
transformation. Analyzing the characteristics and direction of the global spatial …
Low-opportunity-cost feed can reduce land-use-related environmental impacts by about one-third in China
Q Fang, X Zhang, G Dai, B Tong, H Wang, O Oenema… - Nature food, 2023 - nature.com
Feeding animals more low-opportunity-cost feed products (LCFs), such as food waste and
by-products, may decrease food–feed competition for cropland. Using a feed allocation …
by-products, may decrease food–feed competition for cropland. Using a feed allocation …
[HTML][HTML] How the Air Clean Plan and carbon mitigation measures co-benefited China in PM2. 5 reduction and health from 2014 to 2020
China implemented a stringent Air Clean Plan (ACP) since 2013 to address environmental
and health risks caused by ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5). However, the policy …
and health risks caused by ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5). However, the policy …
Analysing the dynamics of land use in the context of current conservation policies and land tenure in the Cerrado–MATOPIBA region (Brazil)
SP Polizel, RMSP Vieira, J Pompeu, Y da Cruz Ferreira… - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The side effect of the expansion of agricultural activities in the Brazilian Cerrado resulted in
a loss of its native vegetation, biodiversity decline, and increasing greenhouse gas …
a loss of its native vegetation, biodiversity decline, and increasing greenhouse gas …
The impact of climate change in wheat and barley yields in the Iberian Peninsula
The impact of climate change on wheat and barley yields in two regions of the Iberian
Peninsula is here examined. Regression models are developed by using EURO-CORDEX …
Peninsula is here examined. Regression models are developed by using EURO-CORDEX …
Spatial–temporal characteristics and influencing factors of farmland expansion in different agricultural regions of Heilongjiang Province, China
H Chen, F Meng, Z Yu, Y Tan - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Farmland expansion, including area and pattern, has become one of the main
manifestations of global land use change during the last century. Since the reform and …
manifestations of global land use change during the last century. Since the reform and …
A robust approach for large-scale cropping intensity mapping in smallholder farms from vegetation, brownness indices and SAR time series
Multiple cropping is a widespread agricultural intensification for increasing food production.
National-scale Cropping Intensity (CI) mapping is important for achieving sustainable …
National-scale Cropping Intensity (CI) mapping is important for achieving sustainable …