In most current farming system classifications (eg “conventional” versus “organic”), each type
of farming system encompasses a wide variety of farming practices and performances …

We have assessed the current state of knowledge relative to methods used in assessing sub-
tidal benthic habitat quality and the classification of benthic habitats. While our main focus is …

More than half of the world's population currently live in urban areas and are particularly at
risk from the combined effects of the urban heat island phenomenon and heat increases due …

The discipline of silviculture is at a crossroads. Silviculturists are under increasing pressure
to develop practices that sustain the full function and dynamics of forested ecosystems and …

Global change effects on biodiversity and human wellbeing call for improved long-term
environmental data as a basis for science, policy and decision making, including increased …

Traditional approaches to soil quality evaluation were based on the use of physical,
chemical and microbiological indicators. Recently, new methods, based on soil …

A comprehensive understanding of interlinked ecological-economic systems requires
integration of different theoretical frameworks and assessment methods. This paper reviews …

Quality of life (QOL), although a complex and amorphous concept, is a term that warrants
attention, especially in discussions on issues that touch on the impacts of climate change …

A reanalysis is a physically consistent set of optimally merged simulated model states and
historical observational data, using data assimilation. High computational costs for modeled …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptually articulate the differing needs of
graduates and graduate employers, which can be competing or complementary in nature …