Integrating remote sensing with ecology and evolution to advance biodiversity conservation

J Cavender-Bares, FD Schneider, MJ Santos… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Remote sensing has transformed the monitoring of life on Earth by revealing spatial and
temporal dimensions of biological diversity through structural, compositional and functional …

Challenges and opportunities to a sustainable bioenergy utilization in climate mitigation: a global perspective

J Singh, Y Clough - Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Bioenergy is perceived to play a vital role in climate mitigation, transition to renewable
energy consumption, energy security, and local and rural socio-economic development …

[HTML][HTML] Regional self-sufficiency: A multi-dimensional analysis relating agricultural production and consumption in the European Union

L Kaufmann, A Mayer, S Matej, G Kalt, C Lauk… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
Short food supply chains and circularity are discussed as key factors for a sustainable food
system. Although self-sufficiency ratios (SSR) are often used to characterize agri-food …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of ecological security patterns based on urban expansion: A case study of Chengdu

Y Zhao, L He, W Bai, Z He, F Luo, Z Wang - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanisation affects the health and stability of ecosystem significantly. Constructing a
scientific ecological security pattern (ESP) is of paramount importance for safeguarding the …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling net primary productivity dynamics under urbanization and climate change in the western Himalaya

S Sharma, PK Joshi, C Fürst - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few decades, climate change and urban expansion have strongly affected
vegetation dynamics and overall carbon sink capacity of Himalayan ecosystem. However …

Impacts of scaling up agroecology on the sustainability of European agriculture in 2050

A Mayer, G Kalt, L Kaufmann, E Röös, A Muller… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The European Commission recently embraced the concept of agroecology as a
pathway to reduce negative impacts from agri‐food systems on the environment. So far, it …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the option space for land system futures at regional to global scales: The diagnostic agro-food, land use and greenhouse gas emission model …

G Kalt, A Mayer, H Haberl, L Kaufmann, C Lauk… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Close to 40% of Earth's land area is used for agriculture to provide humankind with plant-
and animal-based food, fibers or bioenergy. Future trends in agricultural land use, livestock …

Assessing the Impact of Climate and Human Activities on Ecosystem Services in the Loess Plateau Ecological Screen, China

C Wei, J Zeng, J Wang, X Jiang, Y You, L Wang… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ecosystem services (ES) can be influenced by various environmental factors. In order to
efficiently allocate resources and manage ecosystems, it is important to understand the …

[HTML][HTML] Embodied HANPP of feed and animal products: Tracing pressure on ecosystems along trilateral livestock supply chains 1986–2013

N Roux, L Kaufmann, M Bhan, J Le Noe, S Matej… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global livestock system puts increasing pressures on ecosystems. Studies analyzing the
ecological impacts of livestock supply chains often explain this pressure by the increasing …

A new method to quantify the impacts of human activity on soil conservation service

X Dai, H Zheng, Y Yang, N Meng, Q Yang, J Zhu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human activities and climate change impact ecosystem services, thereby affecting economic
and social sustainable development. Measuring the heterogeneity in space and time of how …