Riparian buffer strips provide a wide range of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
with benefits extending beyond those provided by non-riparian field margins. For example …

Periphyton (viz. algal) growth in many freshwater systems is associated with severe
eutrophication that can impair productive and recreational use of water by billions of people …

Contamination of surface and groundwater systems with human and animal faecal matter
leads to exposure of reliant populations to disease causing micro-organisms. This exposure …

Buffer strips between land and waters are widely applied measures in diffuse pollution
management, with desired outcomes across other factors. There remains a need for …

Background Urinary nitrogen leakage is an environmental concern in dairy cattle. Selection
for reduced urinary nitrogen leakage may be done using indicator traits such as milk urea …

Galba truncatula is one of the most distributed intermediate hosts of Fasciola hepatica
across Europe, North Africa and South America. Therefore, understanding the …

Although livestock have been historically associated with land conversion and biodiversity
loss, well‐managed cattle grazing has been reported to contribute to conservation of open …

Improving the relationship between agricultural activities and the environment is a major
challenge, with an increasing focus on the threat to water quality as a result of agricultural …

Local habitat and riparian modifications imposed by surrounding land use drastically impact
the water quality of streams. However, whether these effects could still be discernible when …

Land sharing, conserving biodiversity on productive lands, is globally promoted. Much of the
land highest in California's biodiversity is used for livestock production, providing an …