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Scale matters: the impact of organic farming on biodiversity at different spatial scales by Gabriel, Doreen, Sait, Steven M, Hodgson, Jenny A, Schmutz, Ulrich, Kunin, William E, Benton, Tim G

“…Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 858-869 There is increasing recognition that ecosystems and their services need to be managed in the face of environmental change…”
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The economic performance of urban gardening in three European cities – examples from Ljubljana, Milan and London by Glavan, Matjaž, Schmutz, Ulrich, Williams, Sarah, Corsi, Stefano, Monaco, Federica, Kneafsey, Moya, Guzman Rodriguez, Paola Andrea, Čenič-Istenič, Majda, Pintar, Marina

“…[Display omitted] •Labour is a non-monetised resource invested by citizens in to ecosystem services.•Natural conditions in cities enable productivity…”
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Agroecological Screening of Copper Alternatives for the Conservation of Soil Health in Organic Olive Production by Kir, Alev, Cetinel, Barbaros, Sevim, Didar, Gungor, Feriste Ozturk, Rayns, Francis, Touliatos, Dionysios, Schmutz, Ulrich

“…The efficacy of soil conditioner (vermicompost tea), fertiliser (potassium silicate), and biological control agents (BCAs) as practical agroecological copper…”
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Extrusion of Different Plants into Fibre for Peat Replacement in Growing Media: Adjustment of Parameters to Achieve Satisfactory Physical Fibre-Properties by Dittrich, Christian, Pecenka, Ralf, Løes, Anne-Kristin, Cáceres, Rafaela, Conroy, Judith, Rayns, Francis, Schmutz, Ulrich, Kir, Alev, Kruggel-Emden, Harald

“…Peat is a highly contentious input in agriculture. Replacing or reducing peat by substitution with lignocellulosic biomass processed into fibre by…”
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Farmers concerns in relation to organic livestock production by Manuelian, Carmen L., Valleix, Sophie, Bugaut, Héloïse, Fuerst-Waltl, Birgit, da Costa, Luciana, Burbi, Sara, Schmutz, Ulrich, Evans, Adrian, Katsoulas, Nikolaos, Faliagka, Sofia, Aksoy, Uygun, Çiçekli, Özge, Dróżdż, Danuta, Malińska, Krystyna, Whistance, Lindsay, Johnson, Marion, Knebl, Lucas, Righi, Federico, De Marchi, Massimo

“…The study describes organic producers’ perceptions of organic livestock production, product commercialisation, use of contentious inputs such as allopathic…”
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Intersection, interrelation or interdependence? The relationship between circular economy and nexus approach by Parsa, Ali, Van De Wiel, Marco J., Schmutz, Ulrich

“…Circular Economy (CE) and nexus thinking are increasingly considered as promising solutions for resource sustainability. While CE aims to design out waste…”
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Sustainability assessment of short food supply chains (SFSC): developing and testing a rapid assessment tool in one African and three European city regions by Doernberg, Alexandra, Piorr, Annette, Zasada, Ingo, Wascher, Dirk, Schmutz, Ulrich

“…Recent literature demonstrates the contribution of short food supply chains (SFSC) to regional economies and sustainable food systems, and acknowledges their…”
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‘Hell or high water’: Good farming and environmental care as contested practices in the implementation of nitrate vulnerable zones in Wales by Franklin, Alex, Udall, Donna, Schmutz, Ulrich, Rayns, Francis

“…This paper explores how dairy farmers attempt to navigate prescribed principles and fixed practices of environmental care in the context of Nitrate Vulnerable…”
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Challenging the food waste hierarchy by Parsa, Ali, Van De Wiel, Marco, Schmutz, Ulrich, Fried, Jana, Black, Daniel, Roderick, Ian

“…Food waste is a multi-faceted and complex problem for urban circular economies with far-reaching environmental impacts. Effectively addressing this problem…”
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Small woody features in agricultural areas: Agroforestry systems of overlooked significance in Europe by Rubio-Delgado, Judit, Schnabel, Susanne, Lavado-Contador, J. Francisco, Schmutz, Ulrich

“…Small woody features (SWF), as field boundaries, hedgerows, or riparian buffers, are crucial for agricultural landscapes and, frequently, disregarded. In…”
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Food beyond the city – Analysing foodsheds and self-sufficiency for different food system scenarios in European metropolitan regions by Zasada, Ingo, Schmutz, Ulrich, Wascher, Dirk, Kneafsey, Moya, Corsi, Stefano, Mazzocchi, Chiara, Monaco, Federica, Boyce, Peter, Doernberg, Alexandra, Sali, Guido, Piorr, Annette

“…The debate on urban resilience and metabolism has directed increasing attention to the ecological footprint of food consumption, self-sufficiency as a means of…”
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Balancing people, planet, and profit in urban food waste management by Parsa, Ali, Van De Wiel, Marco, Schmutz, Ulrich, Taylor, Ivan, Fried, Jana

“…Food waste is a complex problem and critical challenge for the sustainable development of circular economies, with interconnected social, environmental, and…”
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The ‘Neighbourhood Effect’: A multidisciplinary assessment of the case for farmer co-ordination in agri-environmental programmes by Sutherland, Lee-Ann, Gabriel, Doreen, Hathaway-Jenkins, Laura, Pascual, Unai, Schmutz, Ulrich, Rigby, Dan, Godwin, Richard, Sait, Steven M., Sakrabani, Ruben, Kunin, William E., Benton, Tim G., Stagl, Sigrid

“…► Higher concentrations of organic farms leads to higher average biodiversity. ► Organic management of grasslands results in higher soil water infiltration…”
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Balancing fertility management and economics in organic field vegetable rotations by Schmutz, Ulrich, Rayns, Francis, Firth, Chris

“…BACKGROUND: Organic field-scale vegetables are among the most profitable enterprises in organic farming systems. They are also some of the most…”
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Balancing fertility management and economics in organic field vegetable rotations : Organic farming by SCHMUTZ, Ulrich, RAYNS, Francis, FIRTH, Chris

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BOOK REVIEWS by Berardi-Allaway, Gigi, Schmutz, Ulrich

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BOOK REVIEWS by Berardi-Allaway, Gigi, Schmutz, Ulrich, Berardi-Allaway, Gigi

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