Recent Publications – Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

Recent Publications

Against the odds: Network and institutional pathways enabling agricultural diversification

Published originally here on March 27th, 2023. Jennifer Blesh, Zia Mehrabi, Hannah Wittman, Rachel Bezner Kerr, Dana James, Sidney Madsen, Olivia M. Smith, Sieglinde Snapp, Anne Elise Stratton, Mohamed Bakarr, Abram J. Bicksler, Ryan Galt, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Ingo Grass, Marney E. Isaac, Innocensia John, Sarah K. Jones, Christina M. Kennedy, Susanna Klassen, …

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Effect of Climate Change Impact Menu Labels on Fast Food Ordering Choices Among US Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Published originally here on December 27th, 2022. Julia Wolfson, Aviva A. Musicus, Cindy W. Leung Key Points Question  What effects do positive and negative climate impact menu labels have on the environmental sustainability of adult restaurant food choices in a nationally representative sample? Findings  In this randomized clinical trial with 5049 US adults, 23% more participants in …

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Weight bias among children and parents during very early childhood: A scoping review of the literature

Published originally here on January 13th, 2023. Jackson Bensley, Hurley O Riley, and SFSI affiliates Katherine W Bauer, Alison L Miller Abstract Objective: Exposure to and endorsement of weight bias attitudes are risk factors for poor mental health and weight-related outcomes among children and youth. Better understanding early-emerging weight bias, and how parents of young children …

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Anthropogenic nutrients mitigate importance of fish-mediated nutrient supply for seagrass beds in Haiti

Published originally here on February 13th, 2022. Emily M Brines, Mona A Andskog, Katrina S Munsterman, Craig A Layman, Matthew McCoy, Jacob E Allgeier Abstract The supply of nutrients from consumer waste products, i.e., consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics, is critical for primary production in marine environments, especially in oligotrophic systems. However, human impacts can influence the …

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Dicamba drift alters plant–herbivore interactions at the agro-ecological interface

Published originally here in November 2022 Nia M Johnson, Regina S Baucom Abstract Natural populations evolve in response to biotic and abiotic changes in their environment, which shape species interactions and ecosystem dynamics. Agricultural systems can introduce novel conditions via herbicide exposure to non-crop habitats in surrounding fields. While herbicide drift is known to produce …

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Reduced rainfall and resistant varieties mediate a critical transition in the coffee rust disease

Published originally here on January 28th, 2022 Kevin Li, Zachary Hajian-Forooshani, Chenyang Su, Ivette Perfecto, John Vandermeer Abstract Critical transitions, sudden responses to slow changes in environmental drivers, are inherent in many dynamic processes, prompting a search for early warning signals. We apply this framework to understanding the coffee rust disease, which experienced an unprecedented …

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An aggressive nonconsumptive effect mediates pest control and multipredator interactions in a coffee agroecosystem

Published originally here on May 5th, 2022 Jonathan R Morris, Ivette Perfecto Abstract Natural pest control is an alternative to pesticide use in agriculture, and may help to curb insect declines and promote crop production. Nonconsumptive interactions in natural pest control that historically have received far less attention than consumptive interactions, may have distinct impacts …

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Integrating Social-Ecological and Political-Ecological Models of Agrobiodiversity With Nutrient Management of Keystone Food Spaces to Support SDG 2

Published originally here on March 31st, 2022 Karl S Zimmerer, Andrew D Jones, Stef de Haan, Hilary Creed-Kanashiro, Ramzi M Tubbeh, Carolynne Hultquist, Milka N Tello Villavicencio, Franklin Plasencia Amaya, Kien Tri Nguyen Abstract Agrobiodiversity—the biodiversity of food, agriculture, and land use—is essential to U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 2 by providing crucial food and nutritional …

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Debrief on the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)

Published originally here on 2022-02-03. Molly Anderson, Lesli Hoey, Peter Hurst, Michelle Miller, Maywa Montenegro de Wit Abstract What are the roles and responsibilities of U.S. academia in global fora such as the United Nations Food Systems Summit? In an effort to be better global partners, the Inter-institutional Network for Food and Agricultural Sustainability (INFAS) …

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Assessing cover crop and intercrop performance along a farm management gradient

Published originally here on July 1st, 2022 Anne Elise Stratton, Jucinei José Comin, Ilyas Siddique, Donald R Zak, Letícia Dambroz Filipini, Renata Rodrigues Lucas, Jennifer Blesh Abstract The impacts of crop diversity on ecosystem functioning can vary across environmental conditions and land use histories. We conducted a two-year experiment to assess the effects of two …

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