GHG emissions resulting from animal food products constituted 57% of total global food system GHG emissions, nearly double the 29% attributed to plant-based food products.
Substituting Beans for Beef as a Contribution Toward US Climate Change Targets
This study finds that simply substituting beans for beef in the United States (US) could result in reaching 46% to 74% of the necessary reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to meet the nation’s 2020 target.
Proactive Conservation to Prevent Habitat Losses to Agricultural Expansion
GHG emissions resulting from animal food products constituted 57% of total global food system GHG emissions, nearly double the 29% attributed to plant-based food products.
Amur Tigers and Leopards Returning to China: Direct Evidence and a Landscape Conservation Plan
Despite the sightings of endangered Amur tigers and leopards in China, this study identifies human disturbances and cattle grazing as key hurdles of the species’ expansion into available suitable habitats.
Food Systems are Responsible for a Third of Global Anthropogenic GHG Emissions
Using their own global food emissions database (EDGAR-FOOD), the authors of this study find that the food system accounted for 34% of total global emissions in 2015.
Volunteer-Run Cameras as Distributed Sensors for Macrosystem Mammal Research
This study finds monitoring of wildlife by volunteer-run camera traps to be a useful tool to fill in existing data gaps needed to map and critically examine the distribution of mammals, as well as raise public awareness around conservation science.
Landscape and Local Effects on Occupancy and Densities of an Endangered Wood-Warbler in an Urbanizing Landscape
This study of male golden-cheeked warblers, a type of wood warbler whose survival is currently threatened by habitat loss, fragmentation, and urbanization, used point-count surveys in the spring months of 2011–2014 across Balcones Canyonlands Preserve.
Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Beef Cattle Backgrounding Environment Over Two Years After Cessation of Operation
This study assesses the persistence of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in a cattle backgrounding environment (i.e. the entirety of environment surrounding the cattle, not just where they physically reside) prior to and two years following the operation’s cessation in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Characterizing the Soil Microbiome and Quantifying Antibiotic Resistance Gene Dynamics in Agricultural Soil Following Swine CAFO Manure Application
This study investigates the impact of swine concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) manure fertilization on the soil microbiome and the abundance of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) over the fall and spring.