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Climate variation explains a third of global crop yield variability by Ray, Deepak K., Gerber, James S., MacDonald, Graham K., West, Paul C.

“…Many studies have examined the role of mean climate change in agriculture, but an understanding of the influence of inter-annual climate variations on crop…”
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The Global Food‐Energy‐Water Nexus by D'Odorico, Paolo, Davis, Kyle Frankel, Rosa, Lorenzo, Carr, Joel A., Chiarelli, Davide, Dell'Angelo, Jampel, Gephart, Jessica, MacDonald, Graham K., Seekell, David A., Suweis, Samir, Rulli, Maria Cristina

“…Water availability is a major factor constraining humanity's ability to meet the future food and energy needs of a growing and increasingly affluent human…”
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The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security by Ristaino, Jean B., Anderson, Pamela K., Bebber, Daniel P., Brauman, Kate A., Cunniffe, Nik J., Fedoroff, Nina V., Finegold, Cambria, Garrett, Karen A., Gilligan, Christopher A., Jones, Christopher M., Martin, Michael D., MacDonald, Graham K., Neenan, Patricia, Records, Angela, Schmale, David G., Tateosian, Laura, Wei, Qingshan

“…Plant disease outbreaks are increasing and threaten food security for the vulnerable in many areas of the world. Now a global human pandemic is threatening the…”
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Agronomic phosphorus imbalances across the world's croplands by MacDonald, Graham K, Bennett, Elena M, Potter, Philip A, Ramankutty, Navin

“…Increased phosphorus (P) fertilizer use and livestock production has fundamentally altered the global P cycle. We calculated spatially explicit P balances for…”
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An index-based framework for assessing patterns and trends in river fragmentation and flow regulation by global dams at multiple scales by Grill, Günther, Lehner, Bernhard, Lumsdon, Alexander E, MacDonald, Graham K, Zarfl, Christiane, Reidy Liermann, Catherine

“…The global number of dam constructions has increased dramatically over the past six decades and is forecast to continue to rise, particularly in less…”
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Leverage points for improving global food security and the environment by West, Paul C., Gerber, James S., Engstrom, Peder M., Mueller, Nathaniel D., Brauman, Kate A., Carlson, Kimberly M., Cassidy, Emily S., Johnston, Matt, MacDonald, Graham K., Ray, Deepak K., Siebert, Stefan

“…Achieving sustainable global food security is one of humanity's contemporary challenges. Here we present an analysis identifying key "global leverage points"…”
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Provincial nitrogen footprints highlight variability in drivers of reactive nitrogen emissions in Canada by McCourt, Sibeal, MacDonald, Graham K

“…Nitrogen (N) footprints are one method to quantify consumer driven reactive nitrogen (Nr) emissions. Canada is a highly urbanized yet economically natural…”
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Environmental health impacts of feeding crops to farmed fish by Fry, Jillian P., Love, David C., MacDonald, Graham K., West, Paul C., Engstrom, Peder M., Nachman, Keeve E., Lawrence, Robert S.

“…Half of the seafood consumed globally now comes from aquaculture, or farmed seafood. Aquaculture therefore plays an increasingly important role in the global…”
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Untangling the Environmentalist's Paradox: Why is Human Well-Being Increasing as Ecosystem Services Degrade? by Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara, Peterson, Garry D, Tengö, Maria, Bennett, Elena M, Holland, Tim, Benessaiah, Karina, MacDonald, Graham K, Pfeifer, Laura

“…Environmentalists have argued that ecological degradation will lead to declines in the well-being of people dependent on ecosystem services. The Millennium…”
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Social-ecological and technological factors moderate the value of urban nature by Keeler, Bonnie L., Hamel, Perrine, McPhearson, Timon, Hamann, Maike H., Donahue, Marie L., Meza Prado, Kelly A., Arkema, Katie K., Bratman, Gregory N., Brauman, Kate A., Finlay, Jacques C., Guerry, Anne D., Hobbie, Sarah E., Johnson, Justin A., MacDonald, Graham K., McDonald, Robert I., Neverisky, Nick, Wood, Spencer A.

“…Urban nature has the potential to improve air and water quality, mitigate flooding, enhance physical and mental health, and promote social and cultural…”
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Quantifying the foodshed: a systematic review of urban food flow and local food self-sufficiency research by Schreiber, Kerstin, Hickey, Gordon M, Metson, Geneviève S, Robinson, Brian E, MacDonald, Graham K

“…Cities are net consumers of food from local and global hinterlands. Urban foodshed analysis is a quantitative approach for examining links between urban…”
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Disparities in nitrogen and phosphorus management across time and space: a case study of the Chesapeake Bay using the CAFE framework by Zou, Tan, Davidson, Eric A, Sabo, Robert D, MacDonald, Graham K, Zhang, Xin

“…Efficient management of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is imperative for sustainable agriculture, resource conservation, and reducing environmental pollution…”
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Geospatial Land Price Data: A Public Good for Global Change Science and Policy by COOMES, OLIVER T., MACDONALD, GRAHAM K., DE WAROUX, YANN LE POLAIN

“…Improved access to data on land prices is vital for future advances in global change science and policy. Spatially explicit land price information should be a…”
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Progress towards sustainable intensification in China challenged by land-use change by Zuo, Lijun, Zhang, Zengxiang, Carlson, Kimberly M., MacDonald, Graham K., Brauman, Kate A., Liu, Yingchun, Zhang, Wen, Zhang, Huayong, Wu, Wenbin, Zhao, Xiaoli, Wang, Xiao, Liu, Bin, Yi, Ling, Wen, Qingke, Liu, Fang, Xu, Jinyong, Hu, Shunguang, Sun, Feifei, Gerber, James S., West, Paul C.

“…China is experiencing rapid land-use change and shifts in farm management. However, the interactive effects of these drivers on cropping system sustainability…”
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The U.S. consumer phosphorus footprint: where do nitrogen and phosphorus diverge? by Metson, Geneviève S, MacDonald, Graham K, Leach, Allison M, Compton, Jana E, Harrison, John A, Galloway, James N

“…Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) are essential nutrients for food production but their excess use in agriculture can have major social costs, particularly…”
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Food, trade, and the environment by Seekell, David, D'Odorico, Paolo, MacDonald, Graham K

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A tradeoff frontier for global nitrogen use and cereal production by Mueller, Nathaniel D, West, Paul C, Gerber, James S, MacDonald, Graham K, Polasky, Stephen, Foley, Jonathan A

“…Nitrogen fertilizer use across the world's croplands enables high-yielding agricultural production, but does so at considerable environmental cost. Imbalances…”
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Eating on an interconnected planet by MacDonald, Graham K

“…Calls to boost agricultural production in order to meet the demands of a growing global population are now commonplace. Yet, depending on where productivity…”
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Embodied phosphorus and the global connections of United States agriculture by MacDonald, Graham K, Bennett, Elena M, Carpenter, Stephen R

“…Agricultural phosphorus (P) use is intricately linked to food security and water quality. Globalization of agricultural systems and changing diets clearly…”
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Planning the foodshed: Rural and peri‐urban factors in local food strategies of major cities in Canada and the United States by Schreiber, Kerstin, Winkler, Klara J., Abellon, Killian, MacDonald, Graham K.

“…Many North American cities seek to increase access to locally sourced foods. But to what degree are cities planning for and supporting peri‐urban and rural…”
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