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Sean Smukler
Life Sciences
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Agroecosystem Health and Services
Healthy ecosystems and agroecosystems are our ultimate goal for the survival both of humanity and all creatures on earth because both natural ecosystem and agroecosystems provide goods and services without whi...
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Soils as the Basis for Cultivated Ecosystems
Intensive farming systems are a major driver of land degradation and soil losses and declines in the abundance and diversity of animals and plants. Through an improved understanding of soils and soil health an...
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Global Climate Change and Agriculture
Agricultural practices and our food production and distribution system contribute significantly to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and therefore to the phenomenon of global climate change. The main GHG’s from a...
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Factors affecting adoption of hedgerows and other biodiversity-enhancing features on farms in California, USA
Although hedgerows, windbreaks, and other biodiversity-enhancing farm edge features offer the potential for ecosystem benefits without occupying much crop space, relatively few farms in California, USA include...
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Nematode diversity, food web condition, and chemical and physical properties in different soil habitats of an organic farm
The aim of this paper was to assess biodiversity among different habitats of an organic farm and the relationships between some soil properties, nematode taxonomic diversity, and soil food web condition. Eight...
