Susceptibility of commercial Michigan plum cultivars to spotted wing Drosophila

Published on September 27, 2017
Based on our most recent survey of spotted wing Drosophila (SWD) susceptibility in Michigan peach cultivars, we have new information for growers on cultivar susceptibility and management strategies.

Chestnuts: Growing a food crop and an industry in Michigan

Published on February 8, 2013
Michigan’s edible sweet chestnut growers lead the nation in number of acres in production.

Prevalence | Bovine Leukemia Virus

Factsheets | Integrated Pest Management

These industries have polluted consciences; we are unable to envision change: Sense of place and lock-in mechanisms in Sulcis coal and carbon-intensive region, Italy

Published on May 1, 2024
European coal and carbon-intensive regions (CCIRs) face the intricate challenge of navigating destabilizationreconfiguration pathways, requiring a nuanced understanding of how phase-out intertwines with innovation and lock-in mechanisms. The success ...

Co-creation of socio-ecological systems knowledge to adopt an Ecosystem-based Approach and Land-Sea Interactions in maritime spatial planning

Published on May 1, 2024
The European Union (EU) Directive on maritime spatial planning (MSP) (2014/89/EU) requires EU coastal states to design maritime spatial plans to coordinate maritime actions in a sustainable manner. In Finland, MSP is the joint responsibility of autho...

The role of private landowners for generating cultural ecosystem services in Mediterranean rural landscapes: a case study in Andalusia Spain

Published on February 6, 2025
More than 60% of the European population lives in areas considered rural. In many cases, this rural population has been consolidating cultural landscapes regarded as socio-ecological systems preserving traditional agrarian practices and biocultural d...

Murradambirra Dhangaang make food secure: Aboriginal community and stakeholder perspectives on food insecurity in urban and regional Australia.

Published on January 1, 2022
Background It is widely acknowledged that the invasion by colonial powers of the Australian continent had profound and detrimental impacts on Aboriginal Communities, including food security. Policies of successive governments since European arrival h...

Making the best of both worlds: Can high-resolution agricultural administrative data support the assessment of High Nature Value farmlands across Europe?

Published on January 1, 2017
Worldwide, the role of farmlands for biodiversity conservation and the delivery of multiple ecosystem services has been widely acknowledged. In the European Union (EU), societal demands to include environmental conservation concerns within the Common...

Detecting temporal changes in the extent of High Nature Value farmlands: The case-study of the Entre-Douro-e-Minho Region, Portugal

Published on March 1, 2020
In the European Union, the socio-ecological systems underlying the maintenance of low-intensity farming systems supporting the occurrence of several species and habitats are known as High Nature Value farmlands (HNVf).Detecting trends of change in th...

A matter of scales: Does the management of marine recreational fisheries follow the ecosystem approach to fisheries in Europe?

Published on November 1, 2018
European policy-makers are increasingly aware of the ecological and socioeconomic relevance of marine recreational fisheries (MRF), but there are still gaps in, the information needed to achieve sustainable management. How is the current management o...