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2022
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Galera, Matrigon 72SG and their parallel products are approved for weed control in oilseed rape every fourth years. In 2017, clopyralid, which is the active component in the herbicides, was found in Danish honey for the first time when honey from 2016 and 2017 was tested. The maximum acceptable residue level for clopyralid in honey has not been verified scientifically but is set at 0.05 mg/kg, which is not considered harmful to humans. However, 0.1 mg/kg releases a ban on sale of honey. In several of the tested honey samples from both years the amount of clopyralid was higher than 0.1 mg/kg. As nearly 50% of the Danish honey stems from nectar collected from rapeseed the use of clopyralid in oilseed rape poses a very serious economic problem for Danish beekeepers, and already in 2017, the sale of several spring honey lots was rejected. In 2019 and 2020, we tested the following hypotheses 1) nectar and pollen, collected from flowers of winter oilseed rape sprayed with clopyralid according to the regulations may contain clopyralid; 2) honey and pollen collected from beehives placed next to winter oilseed rape fields sprayed with clopyralid according to the regulations may contain clopyralid. Residues of clopyralid were found in all nectar, pollen and honey samples from treated plots and fields. In a large part of the samples, more than 0.1 mg clopyralid/kg was detected, which would have resulted in a ban on the sale of honey. The perspectives of the results are discussed.
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Clopyralid is a systemic herbicide used in oilseed rape and other crops. It was found in Danish honey from 2016 in concentrations exceeding the maximum residue level (MRL) of 0.05 mg kg−1. About 50% of the Danish honey is based on nectar from winter oilseed rape. In 2019 and 2020, winter oilseed rape fields were sprayed with clopyralid just before the assigned spraying deadline. At flowering, nectar and pollen samples were collected and the content of clopyralid was measured. Honey and pollen samples were also collected from beehives next to ten conventional winter oilseed rape fields sprayed with clopyralid. Clopyralid was found in nectar and pollen from the experimental fields, and in honey and pollen from beehives next to the conventional fields. For most samples the content in nectar and honey exceeded the MRL. The concentrations found, may not pose any health risk for consumers, as the MRL is based on the original detection limit and not on toxicological tests. However, it can have a significant economical consequence for the beekeepers, who are not allowed to sell the honey if the concentration of clopyralid exceeds 0.1 mg kg−1. Reducing the acceptable applicable rate of clopyralid or implementing an earlier deadline for spraying of clopyralid may reduce the risk of contaminating bee food products. However, if it is not possible to obtain a satisfactory effect of clopyralid on the weed flora under these conditions, spraying with pesticides containing clopyralid should be restricted in winter oilseed rape. Determination of an MRL value based on toxicological tests might result in a higher value and make it acceptable selling the honey containing higher levels of clopyralid.
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Jingjing Liang Javier G. P. Gamarra Nicolas Picard Mo Zhou Bryan Pijanowski Douglass F. Jacobs Peter B. Reich Thomas W. Crowther Gert-Jan Nabuurs Sergio de-Miguel Jingyun Fang Christopher W. Woodall Jens-Christian Svenning Tommaso Jucker Jean-Francois Bastin Susan K. Wiser Ferry Slik Bruno Hérault Giorgio Alberti Gunnar Keppel Geerten M. Hengeveld Pierre L. Ibisch Carlos A. Silva Hans ter Steege Pablo L. Peri David A. Coomes Eric B. Searle Klaus von Gadow Bogdan Jaroszewicz Akane O. Abbasi Meinrad Abegg Yves C. Adou Yao Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez Angelica M. Almeyda Zambrano Jan Altman Esteban Alvarez-Dávila Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González Luciana F. Alves Bienvenu H. K. Amani Christian A. Amani Christian Ammer Bhely Angoboy Ilondea Clara Antón Fernández Valerio Avitabile Gerardo A. Aymard Akomian F. Azihou Johan A. Baard Timothy R. Baker Radomir Balazy Meredith L. Bastian Rodrigue Batumike Marijn Bauters Hans Beeckman Nithanel Mikael Hendrik Benu Robert Bitariho Pascal Boeckx Jan Bogaert Frans Bongers Olivier Bouriaud Pedro H. S. Brancalion Susanne Brandl Francis Q. Brearley Jaime Briseno-Reyes Eben N. Broadbent Helge Bruelheide Erwin Bulte Ann Christine Catlin Roberto Cazzolla Gatti Ricardo G. César Han Y. H. Chen Chelsea Chisholm Emil Cienciala Gabriel D. Colletta José Javier Corral-Rivas Anibal Cuchietti Aida Cuni-Sanchez Javid A. Dar Selvadurai Dayanandan Thales de Haulleville Mathieu Decuyper Sylvain Delabye Géraldine Derroire Ben DeVries John Diisi Tran Van Do Jiri Dolezal Aurélie Dourdain Graham P. Durrheim Nestor Laurier Engone Obiang Corneille E. N. Ewango Teresa J. Eyre Tom M. Fayle Lethicia Flavine N. Feunang Leena Finér Markus Fischer Jonas Fridman Lorenzo Frizzera André L. de Gasper Damiano Gianelle Henry B. Glick Maria Socorro Gonzalez-Elizondo Lev Gorenstein Richard Habonayo Olivier J. Hardy David J. Harris Andrew Hector Andreas Hemp Martin Herold Annika Hillers Wannes Hubau Thomas Ibanez Nobuo Imai Gerard Imani Andrzej M. Jagodzinski Stepan Janecek Vivian Kvist Johannsen Carlos A. Joly Blaise Jumbam Banoho L. P. R. Kabelong Goytom Abraha Kahsay Viktor Karminov Kuswata Kartawinata Justin N. Kassi Elizabeth Kearsley Deborah K. Kennard Sebastian Kepfer-Rojas Mohammed Latif Khan John N. Kigomo Hyun Seok Kim Carine Klauberg Yannick Klomberg Henn Korjus Subashree Kothandaraman Florian Kraxner Amit Kumar Relawan Kuswandi Mait Lang Michael J. Lawes Rodrigo V. Leite Geoffrey Lentner Simon L. Lewis Moses B. Libalah Janvier Lisingo Pablito Marcelo López-Serrano Huicui Lu Natalia V. Lukina Anne Mette Lykke Vincent Maicher Brian S. Maitner Eric Marcon Andrew R. Marshall Emanuel H. Martin Olga Martynenko Faustin M. Mbayu Musingo T. E. Mbuvi Jorge A. Meave Cory Merow Stanislaw Miscicki Vanessa S. Moreno Albert Morera Sharif A. Mukul Jörg C. Müller Agustinus Murdjoko Maria Guadalupe Nava-Miranda Litonga Elias Ndive Victor J. Neldner Radovan V. Nevenic Louis N. Nforbelie Michael L. Ngoh Anny E. N’Guessan Michael R. Ngugi Alain S. K. Ngute Emile Narcisse N. Njila Melanie C. Nyako Thomas O. Ochuodho Jacek Oleksyn Alain Paquette Elena I. Parfenova Minjee Park Marc Parren Narayanaswamy Parthasarathy Sebastian Pfautsch Oliver L. Phillips Maria T. F. Piedade Daniel Piotto Martina Pollastrini Lourens Poorter John R. Poulsen Axel Dalberg Poulsen Hans Pretzsch Mirco Rodeghiero Samir G. Rolim Francesco Rovero Ervan Rutishauser Khosro Sagheb-Talebi Purabi Saikia Moses Nsanyi Sainge Christian Salas-Eljatib Antonello Salis Peter Schall Dmitry Schepaschenko Michael Scherer-Lorenzen Bernhard Schmid Jochen Schöngart Vladimír Šebeň Giacomo Sellan Federico Selvi Josep M. Serra-Diaz Douglas Sheil Anatoly Z. Shvidenko Plinio Sist Alexandre F. Souza Krzysztof J. Stereńczak Martin J. P. Sullivan Somaiah Sundarapandian Miroslav Svoboda Mike D. Swaine Natalia Targhetta Nadja Tchebakova Liam A. Trethowan Robert Tropek John Tshibamba Mukendi Peter Mbanda Umunay Vladimir A. Usoltsev Gaia Vaglio Laurin Riccardo Valentini Fernando Valladares Fons van der Plas Daniel José Vega-Nieva Hans Verbeeck Helder Viana Alexander C. Vibrans Simone A. Vieira Jason Vleminckx Catherine E. Waite Hua-Feng Wang Eric Katembo Wasingya Chemuku Wekesa Bertil Westerlund Florian Wittmann Verginia Wortel Tomasz Zawiła-Niedźwiecki Chunyu Zhang Xiuhai Zhao Jun Zhu Xiao Zhu Zhi-Xin Zhu Irie C. Zo-Bi Cang HuiAbstract
The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain LDG, but rigorous tests of the drivers of LDGs have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. Here we produce a high-resolution (0.025° × 0.025°) map of local tree species richness using a global forest inventory database with individual tree information and local biophysical characteristics from ~1.3 million sample plots. We then quantify drivers of local tree species richness patterns across latitudes. Generally, annual mean temperature was a dominant predictor of tree species richness, which is most consistent with the metabolic theory of biodiversity (MTB). However, MTB underestimated LDG in the tropics, where high species richness was also moderated by topographic, soil and anthropogenic factors operating at local scales. Given that local landscape variables operate synergistically with bioclimatic factors in shaping the global LDG pattern, we suggest that MTB be extended to account for co-limitation by subordinate drivers.
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Climate change results in longer growing season, benefitting forage crop production in northern Norway. Wild goose populations take advantage of the increased access to this high-quality feed. European goose populations are increasing, triggering conflicts and economical losses for farmers. A warmer climate may open for higher yielding seed mixtures, with better tolerance against goose grazing. We tested eight different seed mixtures by adding five forage species in various combinations to a traditional, commercial seed mixture in a randomized block design, three replicates. Goose grazing was simulated by weekly cutting small plots (0.25 m2) fixed within 10.5 m2 larger plots. Cumulated biomass in the weekly cut small plots was compared to total yields from the large plots, harvested twice according to normal practice. No significant differences in biomass accumulation between seed mixtures of the weekly cut plots were identified, possibly due to large variation between replicates, harvest years and cutting regime. However, results indicate that several of the new mixtures containing Dactylis glomerata are higher yielding and tolerate intensified cutting better than the traditional mixtures. This suggests that traditional, commercial seed mixtures are not the best for grasslands subjected to intensive geese grazing. goose grazing, Northern Norway, Dactylis glomerata, field study, simulated grazing
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The occurrence of freeze–thaw cycles modifies water infiltration processes and surface runoff generation. Related processes are complex and are not yet fully investigated at field scale. While local weather conditions and soil management practices are the most important factors in both runoff generation and surface erosion processes, local terrain heterogeneities may significantly influence soil erosion processes in catchments with undulating terrain. This paper presents a field-based investigation of spatial and temporal heterogeneities in subsurface soil moisture and soil temperature associated with freezing, thawing, and snowmelt infiltration. The field setup consists of a combination of traditional point measurements performed with frequency domain reflectometry (FDR) and electrical resistivity tomography (ERT). The transect was approximately 70 m long and spanned an entire depression with a north-facing slope (average slope of 11.5%) and a south-facing slope (average slope of 9.7%). The whole depression was entirely covered with stubble. Observed resistivity patterns correspond well to the measured soil moisture patterns. During the observation period, the north facing slope froze earlier and deeper compared with the south facing slope. Freeze–thaw cycles were less pronounced in the north-facing slope than in the south-facing slope. There were also differences in soil temperature and soil moisture patterns between lower and upper parts of the monitored depression. These indicate that initiation and development of runoff related processes, and consequently soil erosion, in regions with freeze–thaw cycles may differ significantly depending on local terrain characteristics. Consequently, it indicates that spatial terrain heterogeneities, especially slope aspects, may be important when studying soil erosion processes, water flow and nutrient leaching in lowlands where patchy snowpacks and dynamic freeze–thaw cycles are predominating.
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Rapid methods allowing for non-destructive crop monitoring are imperative for accurate in-season nitrogen (N) status assessment and precision N management. The objectives of this paper were to (1) compare the performance of a leaf fluorescence sensor Dualex 4 and an active canopy reflectance sensor Crop Circle ACS-430 for estimating maize (Zea mays L.) N status indicators across growth stages; (2) evaluate the potential of N status prediction across growth stages using the reflectance parameters acquired from the canopy sensor at an early growth stage; and, (3) investigate the prospect of combining the active canopy sensor and leaf fluorescence sensor data to estimate N nutrition index (NNI) indirectly using a general model across growth stages. The results indicated that data from both sensors were closely related to NNI across stages. However, using the direct NNI estimation method, among the tested indices, only the N balance index (NBI) could diagnose N status satisfactorily, based on the Kappa statistics. The effect of growth stages on proximal sensing was reduced by incorporating the information of days after sowing. It was found that the leaf fluorescence sensor performed relatively better in estimating plant N concentration whereas the canopy reflectance sensor performed better in aboveground biomass estimation. Their combination significantly improved the reliability of N diagnosis, including NNI prediction. In addition, the study confirmed that N status can be assessed by predicting aboveground biomass at the later stages using the canopy reflectance measurements at an early stage. Furthermore, the integrated NBI was verified to be a more robust and sensitive N status indicator than the chlorophyll concentration index. It is concluded that combining active canopy sensor data, of an early growth stage (e.g. V8), with leaf fluorescence sensor data, modified using days after sowing, can improve the accuracy of corn N status diagnosis across growth stages.