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Manuel López-Vicente and Gao-Lin Wu
This special issue includes six articles that cover a variety of issues about the topic of soil and water conservation in agricultural systems, including the following: a bibliometric analysis of soil and water conservation in the Loess Region of China; ...
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António Carlos Pinheiro Fernandes, Luís Filipe Sanches Fernandes, Daniela Patrícia Salgado Terêncio, Rui Manuel Vitor Cortes and Fernando António Leal Pacheco
Interactions between pollution sources, water contamination, and ecological integrity are complex phenomena and hard to access. To comprehend this subject of study, it is crucial to use advanced statistical tools, which can unveil cause-effect relationsh...
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Onesmo Zakaria Sigalla, Sekela Twisa, Nyemo Amos Chilagane, Mohamed Fadhili Mwabumba, Juma Rajabu Selemani and Patrick Valimba
Global croplands, pastures, and human settlements have expanded in recent decades. This is accompanied by large increases in energy, water, and fertilizer consumption, along with considerable losses of biodiversity. In sub-Saharan Africa, policies are im...
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Georgios Theodosiou and Sampson Panajiotidis
Urban streams are ecosystems of great ecological and hydrological importance for human environments. However, they face pressure on biodiversity, hydromorphology, and water quality. In this study, an urban riparian system of a Mediterranean city (Thessal...
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Luis Henrique Curcino Batista, Ivanna Morais Oliveira, Laura Franco Prados, Laylles Costa Araújo, Igor Machado Ferreira, Mateus José Inácio de Abreu, Saulo Teixeira Rodrigues de Almeida, César Aparecido de Araújo Borges, Gustavo Rezende Siqueira and Flávio Dutra de Resende
The objective of this study was to evaluate four different feeding strategies using an immunomodulatory feed additive for newly weaned Nellore cattle, before and after road transport, on their physiological parameters and performances during the growing ...
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William Luiz de Souza, Eliéder Prates Romanzini, Lutti Maneck Delevatti, Rhaony Gonçalves Leite, Priscila Arrigucci Bernardes, Abmael da Silva Cardoso, Ricardo Andrade Reis and Euclides Braga Malheiros
Understanding economic scenarios is crucial in all production chains. Tropical pastures are Brazil?s primary food source for beef cattle production, and current pasture management is not ideal due to land degradation. An economic evaluation assists farme...
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Steven M. Ostoja, Hyeyeong Choe, James H. Thorne, Pelayo Alvarez, Amber Kerr, Jennifer Balachowski and Julian Reyes
On a global scale, rangelands occupy approximately half of the world?s land base surface; have a critical role in carbon sequestration and biodiversity; and support a diverse and critical economy, but at the same time, are under threat by many factors, i...
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Piotr Golinski, Patrycja Sobolewska, Barbara Stefanska and Barbara Golinska
Maximizing annual pasture consumption without negatively impacting individual cow performance is of great importance in grass-based dairy and beef systems due to pasture being the most cost-effective nutrient source. However, the disadvantages of convent...
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José Ramón Arévalo, Juan A. Encina-Domínguez, Cristina González-Montelongo, Miguel Mellado and Arturo Cruz-Anaya
Grasslands and pastures are extensively studied due to their geographic variation, species richness, ecological functioning, and economic importance. They are vital components of land use in many parts of the world. The impact of grassland management on ...
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Cristiana Maduro Dias, Helder Nunes and Alfredo Borba
Nutrition has a very significant impact on animal performance. Given the limited agricultural area of the Azores, the optimization of forage quality, quantity, and availability is key for the local livestock industry?s ability to respond to the challenge...
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