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Landscape context shifts the balance of costs and benefits from wildflower borders on multiple ecosystem services
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (01-08-2018)“…In the face of global biodiversity declines driven by agricultural intensification, local diversification practices are broadly promoted to support farmland…”
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Phenotypic clines in herbivore resistance and reproductive traits in wild plants along an agricultural gradient
Published in PloS one (31-05-2023)“…The conversion of natural landscapes to agriculture is a leading cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. While many studies examine how landscape modification…”
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Herbivore and pollinator body size effects on strawberry fruit quality
Published in PloS one (25-06-2024)“…Land use change affects both pollinator and herbivore populations with consequences for crop production. Recent evidence also shows that land use change…”
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Spillover of chalkbrood fungi to native solitary bee species from non‐native congeners
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-06-2023)“…Introduced, managed bees such as mason bees (genus Osmia) can confer significant pollination benefits to agricultural systems, but a risk of introducing…”
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Agricultural landscape simplification affects wild plant reproduction indirectly through herbivore-mediated changes in floral display
Published in Scientific reports (21-06-2024)“…As natural landscapes are modified and converted into simplified agricultural landscapes, the community composition and interactions of organisms persisting in…”
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Human-Mediated Land Use Change Drives Intraspecific Plant Trait Variation
Published in Frontiers in plant science (14-01-2021)“…In the Anthropocene, more than three quarters of ice-free land has experienced some form of human-driven habitat modification, with agriculture dominating 40%…”
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Functional traits linked to pathogen prevalence in wild bee communities
Published in Scientific reports (06-04-2021)“…Reports of pollinator declines have prompted efforts to understand contributing factors and protect vulnerable species. While pathogens can be widespread in…”
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Evaluating Propagation Techniques for Cannabis sativa L. Cultivation: A Comparative Analysis of Soilless Methods and Aeroponic Parameters
Published in Plants (Basel) (30-04-2024)“…Given the rapid growth of the industry, developing practices for producing young plants with limited genetic variation and efficient growth is crucial to…”
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Responses of Crop Pests and Natural Enemies to Wildflower Borders Depends on Functional Group
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (25-07-2017)“…Increased homogeneity of agricultural landscapes in the last century has led to a loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, management practices…”
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Effects of Cold Temperature and Acclimation on Cold Tolerance and Cannabinoid Profiles of Cannabis sativa L. (Hemp)
Published in Horticulturae (01-06-2022)“…Hemp (Cannabis sativa) is a multi-use crop garnering newfound attention from researchers and consumers. While interest has emerged, a lack of substantiated…”
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Non-Invasive Detection of Nitrogen Deficiency in Cannabis sativa Using Hand-Held Raman Spectroscopy
Published in Agronomy (Basel) (01-10-2024)“…Proper crop management requires rapid detection methods for abiotic and biotic stresses to ensure plant health and yield. Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is an…”
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Free trade and cultural industry: Finding a way to sleep in the same bed
Published in Alberta law review (01-11-2007)“…This article discusses the consideration, often minimal, paid by international agreements to cultural products such as books, magazines, and films. The author…”
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Landscape simplification reduces classical biological control and crop yield
Published in Ecological applications (01-03-2018)“…Agricultural intensification resulting in the simplification of agricultural landscapes is known to negatively impact the delivery of key ecosystem services…”
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The Bee Community of Cannabis sativa and Corresponding Effects of Landscape Composition
Published in Environmental entomology (17-02-2020)“…Industrial hemp, Cannabis sativa (Cannabaceae), is a newly introduced and rapidly expanding crop in the American agricultural landscape. As an exclusively…”
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Temporally dependent pollinator competition and facilitation with mass flowering crops affects yield in co-blooming crops
Published in Scientific reports (27-03-2017)“…One of the greatest challenges in sustainable agricultural production is managing ecosystem services, such as pollination, in ways that maximize crop yields…”
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Agriculturally dominated landscapes reduce bee phylogenetic diversity and pollination services
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18-01-2019)“…Land-use change threatens global biodiversity and may reshape the tree of life by favoring some lineages over others. Whether phylogenetic diversity loss…”
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Evaluating Propagation Techniques for ICannabis sativa/I L. Cultivation: A Comparative Analysis of Soilless Methods and Aeroponic Parameters
Published in Plants (Basel) (01-05-2024)“…Given the rapid growth of the Cannabis industry, developing practices for producing young plants with limited genetic variation and efficient growth is crucial…”
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The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis
Published in Ecology letters (01-10-2020)“…Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive…”
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Commercial Bombus impatiens colonies function as ecological traps for wild queens
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-04-2023)“…In response to anthropogenic environmental change, the cues that animals use throughout their lifecycle to optimize fitness may become unreliable, resulting in…”
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Landscape composition mediates the relationship between predator body size and pest control
Published in Ecological applications (01-09-2021)“…Understanding the mechanisms contributing to positive relationships between predator diversity and natural pest control is fundamental to inform more effective…”
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