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2021
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Browse from Three Tree Legumes Increases Forage Production for Cattle in a Silvopastoral System in the Southwest Amazon.
Assessing the palatability of forage from locally adapted trees could improve the sustainability of livestock production systems. However, grasses continue to dominate livestock feed across the Amazon. We established a silvopastoral cattle farming system in Peru, comparing three different forage tree species with grass monocultures using a randomised block design....Dablin, Lucy ; Lewis, Simon L. ; Milliken, William ; Monro, Alexandre ; Lee, Mark A.
Agroforestry, Biomass, Intensification, Agriculture, Ecosystem, Silvopasture, Livestock, Sustainable, and Browse
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2021
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Relationships between resource availability and elevation vary between metrics creating gradients of nutritional complexity
Plant and animal community composition changes at higher elevations on mountains. Plant and animal species richness generally declines with elevation, but the shape of the relationship differs between taxa. There are several proposed mechanisms, including the productivity hypotheses; that declines in available plant biomass confers fewer resources to consumers, thus...Lee, Mark A. ; Burger, Grace ; Green, Emma R. ; Kooij, Pepijn W.
Grassland , Biodiversity, Protein, Forage, and Altitude
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2020
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The state of the world’s urban ecosystems: What can we learn from trees, fungi, and bees?
Social Impact Statement Positive interactions between people and nature inspire behaviours that are in harmony with biodiversity conservation and also afford physical and mental health benefits. Since most people live in towns and cities, urban greenspaces are key points of influence for conservation, but also provide diverse ecosystem services. City... -
2020
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Unlocking plant resources to support food security and promote sustainable agriculture.
Societal Impact Statement Biodiversity is essential to food security and nutrition locally and globally. By reviewing the global state of edible plants and highlighting key neglected and underutilized species (NUS), we attempt to unlock plant food resources and explore the role of fungi, which along with the wealth of traditional... -
2020
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A model-data fusion approach to analyse carbon dynamics in managed grasslands.
Grasslands are an important component of the global carbon (C) cycle, with a strong potential for C sequestration. However, an improved capacity to quantify grassland C stocks and monitor their variation in space and time, particularly in response to management, is needed in order to conserve and enhance grassland C...Myrgiotis, Vasileios ; Blei, Emanuel ; Clement, Rob ; Jones, Stephanie K. ; Keane, Ben …
Primary production, Grasslands, Carbon sequestration, United Kingdom, and Model-data fusion
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2019
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A framework for predicting soft-fruit yields and phenology using embedded, networked microsensors, coupled weather models and machine-learning techniques
Improving the accuracy of harvest timing predictions offers an opportunity to sustainably improve soft fruit farming. Fruits are perishable, high-value and seasonal, and prices are typically time-sensitive. Harvesting is labour-intensive and increasingly expensive making accurate phenological predictions valuable for growers. We have developed and tested a novel framework for linking...Lee, Mark A. ; Monteiro, Angelo ; Barclay, Andrew ; Marcar, Jon ; Miteva-Neagu, Mirena …
fruiting, sensors, climate, picking, strawberries, and machine learning
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2019
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Routes to achieving sustainable intensification in simulated dairy farms: The importance of production efficiency and complimentary land uses
Sustainable intensification (SI) is a global challenge, aiming to increase food production whilst conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. This is contrary to the observed trend of agricultural intensification degrading environmental quality. We developed a framework integrating animal nutrition, crop yields and biodiversity modelling to explore SI potential in multiple model...White, Patrick ; Lee, Mark A. ; Roberts, Dave ; Cole, Lorna
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2019
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Resistance of Multiple Diploid and Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) Varieties to Three Projected Drought Scenarios for the UK in 2080
Forage plants underpin the livestock industry. Selective breeding, including polyploidization, where genome size is increased by whole genome duplication, changes the productivity and stress tolerance of new varieties. We conducted a growth chamber experiment to investigate the likely responses of Lolium perenne L. to drought, testing four diploid and four...Lee, Mark A. ; Howard-Andrews, Victoria ; Chester, Michael