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4. Factors Associated With Highest Symptoms of Anxiety During COVID-19: Cross-Cultural Study of 23 Countries

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Burkova, V. N., Butovskaya, M. L., Randall, A. K., Fedenok, J. N., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Allami, F. B. M., Alpaslan, F. S., Al-Zu'bi, M. A. A., Al-Mseidin, K. I. M., Bicer, D. F., Cetinkaya, H., David, O. A., Donato, Silvia, Dural, S., Erickson, P., Ermakov, A. M., Ertugrul, B., Fayankinnu, E. A., Fisher, M. L., Al Gharaibeh, F., Hocker, L., Hromatko, I., Kasparova, E., Kavina, A., Khatatbeh, Y. M., Khun-Inkeeree, H., Kline, K. M., Koc, F., Kolodkin, V., Maceacheron, M., Maruf, I. R., Mesko, N., Mkrtchyan, R., Nurisnaeny, P. S., Ojedokun, O., Adebayo, D., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Ozener, B., Ponciano, E. L. T., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Spodina, V. I., Stoyanova, S., Tripathi, N., Upadhyay, S., Weisfeld, C., Yaakob, M. F. M., Yusof, M. R., Zinurova, R. I., Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Burkova, V. N., Butovskaya, M. L., Randall, A. K., Fedenok, J. N., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Allami, F. B. M., Alpaslan, F. S., Al-Zu'bi, M. A. A., Al-Mseidin, K. I. M., Bicer, D. F., Cetinkaya, H., David, O. A., Donato, Silvia, Dural, S., Erickson, P., Ermakov, A. M., Ertugrul, B., Fayankinnu, E. A., Fisher, M. L., Al Gharaibeh, F., Hocker, L., Hromatko, I., Kasparova, E., Kavina, A., Khatatbeh, Y. M., Khun-Inkeeree, H., Kline, K. M., Koc, F., Kolodkin, V., Maceacheron, M., Maruf, I. R., Mesko, N., Mkrtchyan, R., Nurisnaeny, P. S., Ojedokun, O., Adebayo, D., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Ozener, B., Ponciano, E. L. T., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Spodina, V. I., Stoyanova, S., Tripathi, N., Upadhyay, S., Weisfeld, C., Yaakob, M. F. M., Yusof, M. R., Zinurova, R. I., and Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604)

Abstract

The COVID-19 restrictions have impacted people’s lifestyles in all spheres (social, psychological, political, economic, and others). This study explored which factors affected the level of anxiety during the time of the first wave of COVID-19 and subsequent quarantine in a substantial proportion of 23 countries, included in this study. The data was collected from May to August 2020 (5 June 2020). The sample included 15,375 participants from 23 countries: (seven from Europe: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Russia; 11 from West, South and Southeast Asia: Armenia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey; two African: Nigeria and Tanzania; and three from North, South, and Central America: Brazil, Canada, United States). Level of anxiety was measured by means of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and the 20-item first part of The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)—State Anxiety Inventory (SAI). Respondents were also asked about their personal experiences with COVID-19, attitudes toward measures introduced by governments, changes in attitudes toward migrants during a pandemic, family income, isolation conditions, etc. The factor analysis revealed that four factors explained 45.08% of variance in increase of anxiety, and these components were interpreted as follows: (1) personal awareness of the threat of COVID-19, (2) personal reaction toward officially undertaken measures and attitudes to foreigners, (3) personal trust in official sources, (4) personal experience with COVID-19. Three out of four factors demonstrated strong associations with both scales of anxiety: high level of anxiety was significantly correlated with high level of personal awareness of the threat of COVID-19, low level of personal reaction toward officially undertaken measures and attitudes to foreigners, and high level of presence of personal experience with COVID-19. Our study revealed significant main effects

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2022

5. Personal Life Satisfaction as a Measure of Societal Happiness is an Individualistic Presumption: Evidence from Fifty Countries

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Krys, K. Park, J. Kocimska-Zych, A. Kosiarczyk, A. Selim, H.A. Wojtczuk-Turek, A. Haas, B.W. Uchida, Y. Torres, C. Capaldi, C.A. Bond, M.H. Zelenski, J.M. Lun, V.M.-C. Maricchiolo, F. Vauclair, C.-M. Poláčková Šolcová, I. Sirlopú, D. Xing, C. Vignoles, V.L. van Tilburg, W.A.P. Teyssier, J. Sun, C.-R. Stoyanova, S. Serdarevich, U. Schwarz, B. Sargautyte, R. Røysamb, E. Romashov, V. Rizwan, M. Pavlović, Z. Pavlopoulos, V. van Osch, Y. Okvitawanli, A. Nadi, A. Nader, M. Nur Fariza, M. Mosca, O. Mohorić, T. Barrientos, P.E. Malyonova, A. Liu, X. Lee, J.H. Kwiatkowska, A. Kronberger, N. Klůzová Kračmárová, L. Kascakova, N. Işık, İ. Igou, E.R. Igbokwe, D.O. Hanke-Boer, D. Gavreliuc, A. Garðarsdóttir, R.B. Fülöp, M. Gamsakhurdia, V. Esteves, C.S. Domínguez-Espinosa, A. Denoux, P. Charkviani, S. Baltin, A. Mira, A.D.M. Appoh, L. Albert, I. Akotia, C.S. Adamovic, M.

Abstract

Numerous studies document that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but the nature of this phenomenon remains understudied. In the current paper, we address this gap and test the reasoning that individualism correlates with societal happiness because the most common measure of societal happiness (i.e., country-level aggregates of personal life satisfaction) is individualism-themed. With the data collected from 13,009 participants across fifty countries, we compare associations of four types of happiness (out of which three are more collectivism-themed than personal life satisfaction) with two different measures of individualism. We replicated previous findings by demonstrating that societal happiness measured as country-level aggregate of personal life satisfaction is correlated with individualism. Importantly though, we also found that the country-level aggregates of the collectivism-themed measures of happiness do not tend to be significantly correlated with individualism. Implications for happiness studies and for policy makers are signaled. © 2020, The Author(s).

Published
2021

6. Personal Life Satisfaction as a Measure of Societal Happiness is an Individualistic Presumption: Evidence from Fifty Countries

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Krys, K, Park, J, Kocimska-Zych, A, Kosiarczyk, A, Selim, HA, Wojtczuk-Turek, A, Haas, BW, Uchida, Y, Torres, C, Capaldi, CA, Bond, MH, Zelenski, JM, Lun, VMC, Maricchiolo, F, Vauclair, CM, Poláčková Šolcová, I, Sirlopú, D, Xing, C, Vignoles, VL, van Tilburg, WAP, Teyssier, J, Sun, CR, Stoyanova, S, Serdarevich, U, Schwarz, B, Sargautyte, R, Røysamb, E, Romashov, V, Rizwan, M, Pavlović, Z, Pavlopoulos, V, van Osch, Y, Okvitawanli, A, Nadi, A, Nader, M, Nur Fariza, M, Mosca, O, Mohorić, T, Barrientos, PE, Malyonova, A, Liu, X, Lee, JH, Kwiatkowska, A, Kronberger, N, Klůzová Kračmárová, L, Kascakova, N, Işık, İ, Igou, ER, Igbokwe, DO, Hanke-Boer, D, Gavreliuc, A, Garðarsdóttir, RB, Fülöp, M, Gamsakhurdia, V, Esteves, CS, Domínguez-Espinosa, A, Denoux, P, Charkviani, S, Baltin, A, Mira, ADM, Appoh, L, Albert, I, Akotia, CS, Adamovic, M, Krys, K, Park, J, Kocimska-Zych, A, Kosiarczyk, A, Selim, HA, Wojtczuk-Turek, A, Haas, BW, Uchida, Y, Torres, C, Capaldi, CA, Bond, MH, Zelenski, JM, Lun, VMC, Maricchiolo, F, Vauclair, CM, Poláčková Šolcová, I, Sirlopú, D, Xing, C, Vignoles, VL, van Tilburg, WAP, Teyssier, J, Sun, CR, Stoyanova, S, Serdarevich, U, Schwarz, B, Sargautyte, R, Røysamb, E, Romashov, V, Rizwan, M, Pavlović, Z, Pavlopoulos, V, van Osch, Y, Okvitawanli, A, Nadi, A, Nader, M, Nur Fariza, M, Mosca, O, Mohorić, T, Barrientos, PE, Malyonova, A, Liu, X, Lee, JH, Kwiatkowska, A, Kronberger, N, Klůzová Kračmárová, L, Kascakova, N, Işık, İ, Igou, ER, Igbokwe, DO, Hanke-Boer, D, Gavreliuc, A, Garðarsdóttir, RB, Fülöp, M, Gamsakhurdia, V, Esteves, CS, Domínguez-Espinosa, A, Denoux, P, Charkviani, S, Baltin, A, Mira, ADM, Appoh, L, Albert, I, Akotia, CS, and Adamovic, M

Abstract

Numerous studies document that societal happiness is correlated with individualism, but the nature of this phenomenon remains understudied. In the current paper, we address this gap and test the reasoning that individualism correlates with societal happiness because the most common measure of societal happiness (i.e., country-level aggregates of personal life satisfaction) is individualism-themed. With the data collected from 13,009 participants across fifty countries, we compare associations of four types of happiness (out of which three are more collectivism-themed than personal life satisfaction) with two different measures of individualism. We replicated previous findings by demonstrating that societal happiness measured as country-level aggregate of personal life satisfaction is correlated with individualism. Importantly though, we also found that the country-level aggregates of the collectivism-themed measures of happiness do not tend to be significantly correlated with individualism. Implications for happiness studies and for policy makers are signaled.

Published
2021

7. Cross-cultural perspectives on the role of empathy during COVID-19’s first wave

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Butovskaya, M. L., Burkova, V. N., Randall, A. K., Donato, Silvia, Fedenok, J. N., Hocker, L., Kline, K. M., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Mutsher Allami, F. B., Alpaslan, F. S., Abdelaziz Al-Zu'Bi, M. A., Bicer, D. F., Cetinkaya, H., David, O. A., Dural, S., Erickson, P., Ermakov, A. M., Ertugrul, B., Fayankinnu, E. A., Fisher, M. L., Hromatko, I., Kasparova, E., Kavina, A., Khun-Inkeeree, H., Koc, F., Kolodkin, V., Maceacheron, M., Maruf, I. R., Mesko, N., Mkrtchyan, R., Nurisnaeny, P. S., Ojedokun, O., Adebayo, D., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Ozener, B., Tinoco Ponciano, E. L., Popov, I. V., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Spodina, V. I., Stoyanova, S., Tripathi, N., Upadhyay, S., Weisfeld, C., Mohd Yaakob, M. F., Yusof, M. R., Zinurova, R. I., Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Butovskaya, M. L., Burkova, V. N., Randall, A. K., Donato, Silvia, Fedenok, J. N., Hocker, L., Kline, K. M., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Mutsher Allami, F. B., Alpaslan, F. S., Abdelaziz Al-Zu'Bi, M. A., Bicer, D. F., Cetinkaya, H., David, O. A., Dural, S., Erickson, P., Ermakov, A. M., Ertugrul, B., Fayankinnu, E. A., Fisher, M. L., Hromatko, I., Kasparova, E., Kavina, A., Khun-Inkeeree, H., Koc, F., Kolodkin, V., Maceacheron, M., Maruf, I. R., Mesko, N., Mkrtchyan, R., Nurisnaeny, P. S., Ojedokun, O., Adebayo, D., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Ozener, B., Tinoco Ponciano, E. L., Popov, I. V., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Spodina, V. I., Stoyanova, S., Tripathi, N., Upadhyay, S., Weisfeld, C., Mohd Yaakob, M. F., Yusof, M. R., Zinurova, R. I., and Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread throughout the world, and concerns about psychological, social, and economic consequences are growing rapidly. Individuals’ empathy-based reactions towards others may be an important resilience factor in the face of COVID-19. Self-report data from 15,375 participants across 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, this study examined different facets of empathy—Perspective-Taking, Empathic Concern, and Personal Distress, and their association with cross-cultural ratings on Individualism, Power Distance, The Human Development Index, Social Support Ranking, and the Infectious Disease Vulnerability Index, as well as the currently confirmed number of cases of COVID-19 at the time of data collection. The highest ratings on Perspective-Taking were obtained for USA, Brazil, Italy, Croatia, and Armenia (from maximum to minimum); on Empathetic Concern, for the USA, Brazil, Hungary, Italy, and Indonesia; and on Personal Distress, from Brazil, Turkey, Italy, Armenia, Indonesia. Results also present associations between demographic factors and empathy across countries. Limitations and future directions are presented.

Published
2021

8. Sex differences in human mate preferences vary across sex ratios

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Walter, K. V., Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Duyar, D. A., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Garduno, J. C., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Ottesen Kennair, L. E., Kervyn, N., Khanh Ha, T. T., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Linh, T. T., Lopez, Giulia, Luot, N. V., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Correa Varella, M. A., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zatkova, M. M., Zupancic, M., Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636), Walter, K. V., Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Duyar, D. A., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Garduno, J. C., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Ottesen Kennair, L. E., Kervyn, N., Khanh Ha, T. T., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Linh, T. T., Lopez, Giulia, Luot, N. V., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Correa Varella, M. A., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zatkova, M. M., Zupancic, M., Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), and Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636)

Abstract

A wide range of literature connects sex ratio and mating behaviours in non-human animals. However, research examining sex ratio and human mating is limited in scope. Prior work has examined the relationship between sex ratio and desire for short-term, uncommitted mating as well as outcomes such as marriage and divorce rates. Less empirical attention has been directed towards the relationship between sex ratio and mate preferences, despite the importance of mate preferences in the human mating literature. To address this gap, we examined sex ratio's relationship to the variation in preferences for attractiveness, resources, kindness, intelligence and health in a long-term mate across 45 countries (n = 14 487). We predicted that mate preferences would vary according to relative power of choice on the mating market, with increased power derived from having relatively few competitors and numerous potential mates. We found that each sex tended to report more demanding preferences for attractiveness and resources where the opposite sex was abundant, compared to where the opposite sex was scarce. This pattern dovetails with those found for mating strategies in humans and mate preferences across species, highlighting the importance of sex ratio for understanding variation in human mate preferences.

Published
2021

9. Predictors of anxiety in the COVID-19 pandemic from a global perspective: Data from 23 countries

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Burkova, V. N., Butovskaya, M. L., Randall, A. K., Fedenok, J. N., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Allami, F. B. M., Alpaslan, F. S., Al-Zu'bi, M. A. A., Bicer, D. F., Cetinkaya, H., David, O. A., Donato, Silvia, Dural, S., Erickson, P., Ermakov, A. M., Ertugrul, B., Fayankinnu, E. A., Fisher, M. L., Hocker, L., Hromatko, I., Kasparova, E., Kavina, A., Khatatbeh, Y. M., Khun-Inkeeree, H., Kline, K. M., Koc, F., Kolodkin, V., Maceacheron, M., Maruf, I. R., Mesko, N., Mkrtchyan, R., Nurisnaeny, P. S., Ojedokun, O., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Ozener, B., Ponciano, E. L. T., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Spodina, V. I., Stoyanova, S., Tripathi, N., Upadhyay, S., Weisfeld, C., Yaakob, M. F. M., Yusof, M. R., Zinurova, R. I., Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Burkova, V. N., Butovskaya, M. L., Randall, A. K., Fedenok, J. N., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Allami, F. B. M., Alpaslan, F. S., Al-Zu'bi, M. A. A., Bicer, D. F., Cetinkaya, H., David, O. A., Donato, Silvia, Dural, S., Erickson, P., Ermakov, A. M., Ertugrul, B., Fayankinnu, E. A., Fisher, M. L., Hocker, L., Hromatko, I., Kasparova, E., Kavina, A., Khatatbeh, Y. M., Khun-Inkeeree, H., Kline, K. M., Koc, F., Kolodkin, V., Maceacheron, M., Maruf, I. R., Mesko, N., Mkrtchyan, R., Nurisnaeny, P. S., Ojedokun, O., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Ozener, B., Ponciano, E. L. T., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Spodina, V. I., Stoyanova, S., Tripathi, N., Upadhyay, S., Weisfeld, C., Yaakob, M. F. M., Yusof, M. R., Zinurova, R. I., and Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604)

Abstract

Prior and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have resulted in substantial changes to everyday life. The pandemic and measures of its control affect mental health negatively. Self-reported data from 15,375 participants from 23 countries were collected from May to August 2020 during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Two questionnaires measuring anxiety level were used in this study—the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), and the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI). The associations between a set of social indicators on anxiety during COVID-19 (e.g., sex, age, country, live alone) were tested as well. Self-reported anxiety during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic varied across countries, with the maximum levels reported for Brazil, Canada, Italy, Iraq and the USA. Sex differences of anxiety levels during COVID-19 were also examined, and results showed women reported higher levels of anxiety compared to men. Overall, our results demonstrated that the self-reported symptoms of anxiety were higher compared to those reported in general before pandemic. We conclude that such cultural dimensions as individualism/collectivism, power distance and looseness/tightness may function as protective adaptive mechanisms against the development of anxiety disorders in a pandemic situation.

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2021

11. Global perspective on marital satisfaction

Author

Dobrowolska, M., Groyecka-Bernard, A., Sorokowski, P., Randall, A. K., Hilpert, P., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Aryeetey, R., Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria, Bettache, K., Blazejewska, M., Bodenmann, G., Bortolini, T. S., Bosc, C., Butovskaya, M., Castro, F. N., Cetinkaya, H., Cunha, D., David, D., David, O. A., Dileym, F. A., Dominguez Espinosa, A. C., Donato, Silvia, Dronova, D., Dural, S., Fisher, M., Frackowiak, T., Akkaya, A. H., Hamamura, T., Hansen, K., Hattori, W. T., Hromatko, I., Gulbetekin, E., Iafrate, Raffaella, James, B., Jiang, F., Kimamo, C. O., Koc, F., Krasnodebska, A., Lopes, F. A., Martinez, R., Mesko, N., Molodovskaya, N., Qezeli, K. M., Motahari, Z., Natividade, J. C., Ntayi, J., Ojedokun, O., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Paluszak, A., Portugal, A., Realo, A., Relvas, A. P., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Salkicevic, S., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Stamkou, E., Stoyanova, S., Sukolova, D., Sutresna, N., Tadinac, M., Teras, A., Ponciano, E. L. T., Tripathi, R., Tripathi, N., Tripathi, M., Yamamoto, M. E., Yoo, G., Sorokowska, A., Bertoni A. (ORCID:0000-0001-7228-8718), Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Iafrate R. (ORCID:0000-0003-1311-8983), Dobrowolska, M., Groyecka-Bernard, A., Sorokowski, P., Randall, A. K., Hilpert, P., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A. M., Aryeetey, R., Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria, Bettache, K., Blazejewska, M., Bodenmann, G., Bortolini, T. S., Bosc, C., Butovskaya, M., Castro, F. N., Cetinkaya, H., Cunha, D., David, D., David, O. A., Dileym, F. A., Dominguez Espinosa, A. C., Donato, Silvia, Dronova, D., Dural, S., Fisher, M., Frackowiak, T., Akkaya, A. H., Hamamura, T., Hansen, K., Hattori, W. T., Hromatko, I., Gulbetekin, E., Iafrate, Raffaella, James, B., Jiang, F., Kimamo, C. O., Koc, F., Krasnodebska, A., Lopes, F. A., Martinez, R., Mesko, N., Molodovskaya, N., Qezeli, K. M., Motahari, Z., Natividade, J. C., Ntayi, J., Ojedokun, O., Omar-Fauzee, M. S. B., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Paluszak, A., Portugal, A., Realo, A., Relvas, A. P., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Salkicevic, S., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Stamkou, E., Stoyanova, S., Sukolova, D., Sutresna, N., Tadinac, M., Teras, A., Ponciano, E. L. T., Tripathi, R., Tripathi, N., Tripathi, M., Yamamoto, M. E., Yoo, G., Sorokowska, A., Bertoni A. (ORCID:0000-0001-7228-8718), Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), and Iafrate R. (ORCID:0000-0003-1311-8983)

Abstract

Across the world, millions of couples get married each year. One of the strongest predictors of whether partners will remain in their relationship is their reported satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is commonly found to be a key predictor of both individual and relational well-being. Despite its importance in predicting relationship longevity, there are relatively few empirical research studies examining predictors of marital satisfaction outside of a Western context. To address this gap in the literature and complete the existing knowledge about global predictors of marital satisfaction, we used an open-access database of self-reported assessments of self-reported marital satisfaction with data from 7178 participants representing 33 different countries. The results showed that sex, age, religiosity, economic status, education, and cultural values were related, to various extents, to marital satisfaction across cultures. However, marriage duration, number of children, and gross domestic product (GDP) were not found to be predictors of marital satisfaction for countries represented in this sample. While 96% of the variance of marital satisfaction was attributed to individual factors, only 4% was associated with countries. Together, the results show that individual differences have a larger influence on marital satisfaction compared to the country of origin. Findings are discussed in terms of the advantages of conducting studies on large cross-cultural samples.

Published
2020

12. Sex differences in mate preferences across 45 Countries: A large-scale replication

Author

Walter, K. V., Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Atamturk Duyar, D., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Garduno, J. C., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Kennair, L. E. O., Kervyn, N., Khanh Ha, T. T., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Linh, T. T., Lopez, Giulia, Van Luot, N., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Varella, M. A. C., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zat'Kova, M., Zupancic, M., Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636), Walter, K. V., Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Atamturk Duyar, D., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Garduno, J. C., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Kennair, L. E. O., Kervyn, N., Khanh Ha, T. T., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Linh, T. T., Lopez, Giulia, Van Luot, N., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Varella, M. A. C., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zat'Kova, M., Zupancic, M., Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), and Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636)

Abstract

Considerable research has examined human mate preferences across cultures, finding universal sex differences in preferences for attractiveness and resources as well as sources of systematic cultural variation. Two competing perspectives-an evolutionary psychological perspective and a biosocial role perspective-offer alternative explanations for these findings. However, the original data on which each perspective relies are decades old, and the literature is fraught with conflicting methods, analyses, results, and conclusions. Using a new 45-country sample (N = 14,399), we attempted to replicate classic studies and test both the evolutionary and biosocial role perspectives. Support for universal sex differences in preferences remains robust: Men, more than women, prefer attractive, young mates, and women, more than men, prefer older mates with financial prospects. Cross-culturally, both sexes have mates closer to their own ages as gender equality increases. Beyond age of partner, neither pathogen prevalence nor gender equality robustly predicted sex differences or preferences across countries.

Published
2020

15. Contrasting computational models of mate preference integration across 45 Countries

Author

Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Duyar, D. A., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Garduno, J. C., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Kennair, L. E. O., Kervyn, N., Thi Khanh Ha, T., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Thi Linh, T., Lopez, Giulia, Van Luot, N., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Varella, M. A. C., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zatkova, M., Zupancic, M., Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636), Conroy-Beam, D., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Duyar, D. A., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Garduno, J. C., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Kennair, L. E. O., Kervyn, N., Thi Khanh Ha, T., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Thi Linh, T., Lopez, Giulia, Van Luot, N., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Varella, M. A. C., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zatkova, M., Zupancic, M., Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), and Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636)

Abstract

Humans express a wide array of ideal mate preferences. Around the world, people desire romantic partners who are intelligent, healthy, kind, physically attractive, wealthy, and more. In order for these ideal preferences to guide the choice of actual romantic partners, human mating psychology must possess a means to integrate information across these many preference dimensions into summaries of the overall mate value of their potential mates. Here we explore the computational design of this mate preference integration process using a large sample of n = 14,487 people from 45 countries around the world. We combine this large cross-cultural sample with agent-based models to compare eight hypothesized models of human mating markets. Across cultures, people higher in mate value appear to experience greater power of choice on the mating market in that they set higher ideal standards, better fulfill their preferences in choice, and pair with higher mate value partners. Furthermore, we find that this cross-culturally universal pattern of mate choice is most consistent with a Euclidean model of mate preference integration.

Published
2019

16. Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation

Author

Conroy-Beam, D., Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Atamturk Duyar, D., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria, Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Donato, Silvia, Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Contreras Garduno, J., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Iafrate, Raffaella, Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Kennair, L. E. O., Kervyn, N., Ha, T. T. K., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Linh, T. T., Lopez, Giulia, Van Luot, N., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Varella, M. A. C., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zatkova, M., Zupancic, M., Bertoni A. (ORCID:0000-0001-7228-8718), Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Iafrate R. (ORCID:0000-0003-1311-8983), Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636), Conroy-Beam, D., Roney, J. R., Lukaszewski, A. W., Buss, D. M., Asao, K., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Aavik, T., Akello, G., Alhabahba, M. M., Alm, C., Amjad, N., Anjum, A., Atama, C. S., Atamturk Duyar, D., Ayebare, R., Batres, C., Bendixen, M., Bensafia, A., Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria, Bizumic, B., Boussena, M., Butovskaya, M., Can, S., Cantarero, K., Carrier, A., Cetinkaya, H., Croy, I., Cueto, R. M., Czub, M., Donato, Silvia, Dronova, D., Dural, S., Duyar, I., Ertugrul, B., Espinosa, A., Estevan, I., Esteves, C. S., Fang, L., Frackowiak, T., Contreras Garduno, J., Gonzalez, K. U., Guemaz, F., Gyuris, P., Halamova, M., Herak, I., Horvat, M., Hromatko, I., Hui, C. -M., Iafrate, Raffaella, Jaafar, J. L., Jiang, F., Kafetsios, K., Kavcic, T., Kennair, L. E. O., Kervyn, N., Ha, T. T. K., Khilji, I. A., Kobis, N. C., Lan, H. M., Lang, A., Lennard, G. R., Leon, E., Lindholm, T., Linh, T. T., Lopez, Giulia, Van Luot, N., Mailhos, A., Manesi, Z., Martinez, R., Mckerchar, S. L., Mesko, N., Misra, G., Monaghan, C., Mora, E. C., Moya-Garofano, A., Musil, B., Natividade, J. C., Niemczyk, A., Nizharadze, G., Oberzaucher, E., Oleszkiewicz, A., Omar-Fauzee, M. S., Onyishi, I. E., Ozener, B., Pagani, Ariela Francesca, Pakalniskiene, V., Parise, Miriam, Pazhoohi, F., Pisanski, A., Pisanski, K., Ponciano, E., Popa, C., Prokop, P., Rizwan, M., Sainz, M., Salkicevic, S., Sargautyte, R., Sarmany-Schuller, I., Schmehl, S., Sharad, S., Siddiqui, R. S., Simonetti, F., Stoyanova, S. Y., Tadinac, M., Varella, M. A. C., Vauclair, C. -M., Vega, L. D., Widarini, D. A., Yoo, G., Zatkova, M., Zupancic, M., Bertoni A. (ORCID:0000-0001-7228-8718), Donato S. (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Iafrate R. (ORCID:0000-0003-1311-8983), Lopez G. (ORCID:0000-0002-9188-0650), Pagani A. F. (ORCID:0000-0002-7149-9350), and Parise M. (ORCID:0000-0003-2150-6636)

Abstract

Mate choice lies close to differential reproduction, the engine of evolution. Patterns of mate choice consequently have power to direct the course of evolution. Here we provide evidence suggesting one pattern of human mate choice—the tendency for mates to be similar in overall desirability—caused the evolution of a structure of correlations that we call the d factor. We use agent-based models to demonstrate that assortative mating causes the evolution of a positive manifold of desirability, d, such that an individual who is desirable as a mate along any one dimension tends to be desirable across all other dimensions. Further, we use a large cross-cultural sample with n = 14,478 from 45 countries around the world to show that this d-factor emerges in human samples, is a cross-cultural universal, and is patterned in a way consistent with an evolutionary history of assortative mating. Our results suggest that assortative mating can explain the evolution of a broad structure of human trait covariation.

Published
2019

22. Marital satisfaction, sex, age, marriage duration, religion, number of children, economic status, education, and collectivistic values: Data from 33 countries

Author

Sorokowski, P., Randall, A., Groyecka, A., Frackowiak, T., Cantarero, K., Hilpert, P., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A., Aryeetey, R., Bertoni, A., Bettache, K., Blazejewska, M., Bodenmann, G., Bortolini, T., Bosc, C., Butovskaya, M., Castro, F., Cetinkaya, H., Cunha, D., David, D., David, O., Espinosa, A., Donato, S., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Fisher, M., Akkaya, A., Hamamura, Takeshi, Hansen, K., Hattori, W., Hromatko, I., Gulbetekin, E., Iafrate, R., James, B., Jiang, F., Kimamo, C., Koç, F., Krasnodebska, A., Laar, A., Lopes, F., Martinez, R., Mesko, N., Molodovskaya, N., Qezeli, K., Motahari, Z., Natividade, J., Ntayi, J., Ojedokun, O., Mohd, M., Onyishi, I., Özener, B., Paluszak, A., Portugal, A., Realo, A., Relvas, A., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Salkicevic, S., Sarmány-Schuller, I., Stamkou, E., Stoyanova, S., Šukolová, D., Sutresna, N., Tadinac, M., Teras, A., Edna, E., Tripathi, R., Tripathi, N., Tripathi, M., Yamamoto, M., Yoo, G., Sorokowska, A., Sorokowski, P., Randall, A., Groyecka, A., Frackowiak, T., Cantarero, K., Hilpert, P., Ahmadi, K., Alghraibeh, A., Aryeetey, R., Bertoni, A., Bettache, K., Blazejewska, M., Bodenmann, G., Bortolini, T., Bosc, C., Butovskaya, M., Castro, F., Cetinkaya, H., Cunha, D., David, D., David, O., Espinosa, A., Donato, S., Dronova, D., Dural, S., Fisher, M., Akkaya, A., Hamamura, Takeshi, Hansen, K., Hattori, W., Hromatko, I., Gulbetekin, E., Iafrate, R., James, B., Jiang, F., Kimamo, C., Koç, F., Krasnodebska, A., Laar, A., Lopes, F., Martinez, R., Mesko, N., Molodovskaya, N., Qezeli, K., Motahari, Z., Natividade, J., Ntayi, J., Ojedokun, O., Mohd, M., Onyishi, I., Özener, B., Paluszak, A., Portugal, A., Realo, A., Relvas, A., Rizwan, M., Sabiniewicz, A., Salkicevic, S., Sarmány-Schuller, I., Stamkou, E., Stoyanova, S., Šukolová, D., Sutresna, N., Tadinac, M., Teras, A., Edna, E., Tripathi, R., Tripathi, N., Tripathi, M., Yamamoto, M., Yoo, G., and Sorokowska, A.

Published
2017

23. European farm scale habitat descriptors for the evaluation of biodiversity

Author

Herzog, F., primary, Lüscher, G., additional, Arndorfer, M., additional, Bogers, M., additional, Balázs, K., additional, Bunce, R.G.H., additional, Dennis, P., additional, Falusi, E., additional, Friedel, J.K., additional, Geijzendorffer, I.R., additional, Gomiero, T., additional, Jeanneret, P., additional, Moreno, G., additional, Oschatz, M.-L., additional, Paoletti, M.G., additional, Sarthou, J.-P., additional, Stoyanova, S., additional, Szerencsits, E., additional, Wolfrum, S., additional, Fjellstad, W., additional, and Bailey, D., additional

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2017
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25. Corrigendum to 'Estimating the cost of different strategies for measuring farmland biodiversity: Evidence from a Europe-wide field evaluation'

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Targetti, S., Herzog, F., Geijzendorffer, I.R., Wolfrum, S., Arndorfer, M., Balàzs, K., Choisis, J.P., Dennis, P., Eiter, S., Fjellstad, W., Friedel, J.K., Jeanneret, P., Jongman, R.H.G., Kainz, M., Luescher, G., Moreno, G., Zanetti, T., Sarthou, J.P., Stoyanova, S., Wiley, D., Paoletti, M.G., and Viaggi, D.

Subjects
Biodiversiteit en Beleid, Life Science, Biodiversity and Policy
Published
2015

26. Estimating the cost of different strategies for measuring farmland biodiversity: Evidence from a Europe-wide field evaluation (vol 45, pg 434, 2014)

Author

Targetti, S., Herzog, F., Geijzendorffer, I. R., Wolfrum, S., Arndorfer, M., Balazs, K., Choisis, J. P., Dennis, P., Eiteri, S., Fjellstad, W., Friedel, J. K., Jeanneret, P., Jongman, R. H. G., Kainz, M., Luescher, G., Moreno, G., Zanetti, T., Sarthou, J. P., Stoyanova, S., Wiley, D., Paoletti, M. G., Viaggi, D., Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d'écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), and Avignon Université (AU)-Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut de recherche pour le développement [IRD] : UMR237-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

Subjects
[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Abstract

International audience; no abstract

Published
2015

27. Effect of locomotor activity of Russian sturgeons (Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii Brandt) on water heat flows in a recirculation system

Author

Peychev, K., Staykov, Y., and Stoyanova, S.

Subjects
swimming activity, recirculation system, Russian sturgeon, heat flows
Abstract

The interest and the increasing demand for gourmet fish species is a stable tendency in modern aquaculture. This requires the development of intensive production systems with accurately determined and precisely controlled parameters, providing ecological and sustainable farming of a given aquaculture species The aim of the study was modelling and determination of the effect of swimming speed on heat flows within a recirculation system. An additional analysis of the effect of changing average live weight of farmed Russian sturgeon (Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii Brandt.) on converted heat was made. The experimental tank volume was 70 m3, the diameter – 7.5 m and the depth – 1.6 m. It was situated in a closed thermostable premise, part of recirculation system for Russian sturgeon farming. The water in the tank was exchanged 2.3 times per hour under constant temperature of 22°С. In this tank, about 800 Russian sturgeons (Acipenser Gueldenstaedtii Brandt.), with average live weight of 3.5 kg were reared. The effect of fish swimming speed on the resulting thermal power in a recirculation tank followed the same trend irrespective of the live weight of individuals. The swimming speed of fish in recirculation tanks during the summer months should pertain to the technologically allowable minimum, while during the winter months, fish in recirculation systems should be stimulated to swim at a higher speed close to the maximum technologically permissible limit.

Published
2015

28. INFLUENCE OF DIETARY CINNAMOMUM VERUM EXTRACT ON THE GROWTH AND ECONOMIC EFFICACY OF COMMON CARP/CYPRINUS CARPIO L. /, REARED IN A RECIRCULATION SYSTEM.

Author

Stoyanova, S., Zhelyazkov, G., Sirakov, I., Velichkova, K., and Staykov, Y.

Subjects
*CINNAMON tree, *CARP, *BLOOD circulation
Abstract

The use of herbs as feed additives for fish showed a stimulating effect on growth, feed assimilation and increase its digestibility. The aim of research was to assess the outcome of feeding dietary cinnamon extract on the survival rate, growth performance, feed conversion and production efficiency of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.), farmed in recirculation system. Thirty-two carps were distributed in two experimental variants, with two replicates of eight fish per group each. The average weight of the carps from the control and experimental group (CG) and EG) was 866.56 ± 113.99 g and 869.38 ± 96.88 g, respectively (p>0.05). The average individual carp grown EG was by 18.98% higher vs CG fish, with no significant differences between groups (p> 0.05). The economic efficiency of feed with extract of cinnamon in the experimental group had better coefficient of economic efficiency 2.71, which is lower by 4.61% compared to the coefficient of the controls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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29. Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions

Author

Lüscher, Gisela, Ammari, Y., Andriets, A., Angelova, S., Arndorfer, M., Bailey, Debra, Balázs, K., Bogers, M., Bunce, R. G.H., Choisis, J.-P., Dennis, P., Pointereau, P., Pulido, F., Sarthou, J.-P., Schneider, M. K., Sghaier, T., Siebrecht, N., Stoyanova, S., Wolfrum, S., Yashchenko, S., Albrecht, H., Belényesi, M., Báldi, A., Benhadi-Marin, J., Blick, T., Buholzer, S., Centeri, C., Choisis, N., Cuendet, G., De Lange, H. J., Déjean, S., Deltshev, C., Dramstad, W., Cosín, D. J. D., Elek, Zoltán, Engan, G., Evtushenko, K., Falusi, E., Finch, O.-D., Frank, T., Gavinelli, F., Genoud, D., Gillingham, P. K., Gutiérrez, M., Grónás, V., Häusler, W., Heer, X., Hübner, T., Isaia, M., Jerkovich, G., Jesus, J. B., Kakudidi, E., Kelemen, E., Koncz, N., Kovács-Hostyánszki, Aniko, Kovacs, E., Last, L., Ljubomirov, T., Mandery, K., Mayr, J., Mjelde, A., Muster, C., Nascimbene, J., Neumayer, J., Ødegaard, F., Oschatz, M.-L., Sánchez, F. J. O., Papaja-Hülsbergen, S., Paschetta, M., Pavett, M., Pelosi, C., Penksza, K., Pommeresche, R., Popov, V., Radchenko, V., Richner, N., Scullion, J., Riedel, S., Sommaggio, D., Szalkovszki, O., Szerencsits, E., Trigo, D., Vale, J., van Kats, R., Vasilev, A., Whittington, A. E., Wilkes-Allemann, J., Díaz Esteban, Mario, Zanetti, T., Dyman, T., Eiter, S., Fjellstad, W., Fraser, Morgan, Friedel, J. K., Garchi, S., Geijzendorffer, Ilse R., Gomiero, Tiziano, González-Bornay, G., Guteva, Y., Herzog, F., Jeanneret, P., Jongman, R. H.G., Kainz, M., Kwikiriza, N., Díaz, M. L. L., Moreno, G., Nicholas-Davies, P., Nkwiine, C., Opio, J., Paoletti, Maurizio G., Podmaniczky, L., Lüscher, Gisela, Ammari, Y., Andriets, A., Angelova, S., Arndorfer, M., Bailey, Debra, Balázs, K., Bogers, M., Bunce, R. G.H., Choisis, J.-P., Dennis, P., Pointereau, P., Pulido, F., Sarthou, J.-P., Schneider, M. K., Sghaier, T., Siebrecht, N., Stoyanova, S., Wolfrum, S., Yashchenko, S., Albrecht, H., Belényesi, M., Báldi, A., Benhadi-Marin, J., Blick, T., Buholzer, S., Centeri, C., Choisis, N., Cuendet, G., De Lange, H. J., Déjean, S., Deltshev, C., Dramstad, W., Cosín, D. J. D., Elek, Zoltán, Engan, G., Evtushenko, K., Falusi, E., Finch, O.-D., Frank, T., Gavinelli, F., Genoud, D., Gillingham, P. K., Gutiérrez, M., Grónás, V., Häusler, W., Heer, X., Hübner, T., Isaia, M., Jerkovich, G., Jesus, J. B., Kakudidi, E., Kelemen, E., Koncz, N., Kovács-Hostyánszki, Aniko, Kovacs, E., Last, L., Ljubomirov, T., Mandery, K., Mayr, J., Mjelde, A., Muster, C., Nascimbene, J., Neumayer, J., Ødegaard, F., Oschatz, M.-L., Sánchez, F. J. O., Papaja-Hülsbergen, S., Paschetta, M., Pavett, M., Pelosi, C., Penksza, K., Pommeresche, R., Popov, V., Radchenko, V., Richner, N., Scullion, J., Riedel, S., Sommaggio, D., Szalkovszki, O., Szerencsits, E., Trigo, D., Vale, J., van Kats, R., Vasilev, A., Whittington, A. E., Wilkes-Allemann, J., Díaz Esteban, Mario, Zanetti, T., Dyman, T., Eiter, S., Fjellstad, W., Fraser, Morgan, Friedel, J. K., Garchi, S., Geijzendorffer, Ilse R., Gomiero, Tiziano, González-Bornay, G., Guteva, Y., Herzog, F., Jeanneret, P., Jongman, R. H.G., Kainz, M., Kwikiriza, N., Díaz, M. L. L., Moreno, G., Nicholas-Davies, P., Nkwiine, C., Opio, J., Paoletti, Maurizio G., and Podmaniczky, L.

Published
2016

30. Corrigendum: The associations of dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation study

Author

Hilpert, P, Randall, Ak, Sorokowski, P, Atkins, Dc, Sorokowska, A, Ahmadi, K, Alghraibeh, A. M., Aryeetey, R, Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria, Bettache, K, Błażejewska, M, Bodenmann, G, Borders, J, Bortolini, T, Butovskaya, M, Castro, Fn, Cetinkaya, H, Cunha, D, David, Oa, Delongis, A, Dileym, Fa, Doínguez Espinosa, Adc, Donato, Silvia, Dronova, D, Dural, S, Fisher, M, Frackowiak, T, Gulbetekin, E, Hamamcıoğlu Akkaya, A, Hansen, K, Hattori, Wt, Hromatko, I, Iafrate, Raffaella, James, Bo, Jiang, F, Kimamo, Co, King, Db, Koç, F, Laar, A, Lopes, Fda, Martinez, R, Mesko, N, Molodovskaya, N, Moradi, K, Motahari, Z, Natividade, Jc, Ntayi, J, Ojedokun, O, Omar Fauze, Msb, Onyishi, Ie, Özener, B, Paluszak, A, Portugal, A, Relvas, Ap, Rizwan, M, Salkičević, S, Sarmány Schuller, I, Stamkou, E, Stoyanova, S, Šukolová, D, Sutresna, N, Tadinac, M, Teras, A, Tinoco Ponciano, El, Tripathi, R, Tripathi, N, Tripathi, M, Vilchinsky, N, Xu, F, Yamamoto, Me, Yoo, G., Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria (ORCID:0000-0001-7228-8718), Donato, Silvia (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), Iafrate, Raffaella (ORCID:0000-0003-1311-8983), Hilpert, P, Randall, Ak, Sorokowski, P, Atkins, Dc, Sorokowska, A, Ahmadi, K, Alghraibeh, A. M., Aryeetey, R, Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria, Bettache, K, Błażejewska, M, Bodenmann, G, Borders, J, Bortolini, T, Butovskaya, M, Castro, Fn, Cetinkaya, H, Cunha, D, David, Oa, Delongis, A, Dileym, Fa, Doínguez Espinosa, Adc, Donato, Silvia, Dronova, D, Dural, S, Fisher, M, Frackowiak, T, Gulbetekin, E, Hamamcıoğlu Akkaya, A, Hansen, K, Hattori, Wt, Hromatko, I, Iafrate, Raffaella, James, Bo, Jiang, F, Kimamo, Co, King, Db, Koç, F, Laar, A, Lopes, Fda, Martinez, R, Mesko, N, Molodovskaya, N, Moradi, K, Motahari, Z, Natividade, Jc, Ntayi, J, Ojedokun, O, Omar Fauze, Msb, Onyishi, Ie, Özener, B, Paluszak, A, Portugal, A, Relvas, Ap, Rizwan, M, Salkičević, S, Sarmány Schuller, I, Stamkou, E, Stoyanova, S, Šukolová, D, Sutresna, N, Tadinac, M, Teras, A, Tinoco Ponciano, El, Tripathi, R, Tripathi, N, Tripathi, M, Vilchinsky, N, Xu, F, Yamamoto, Me, Yoo, G., Bertoni, Anna Marta Maria (ORCID:0000-0001-7228-8718), Donato, Silvia (ORCID:0000-0002-8406-4604), and Iafrate, Raffaella (ORCID:0000-0003-1311-8983)

Abstract

Objective: Theories about how couples help each other to cope with stress, such as the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping, suggest that the cultural context in which couples live influences how their coping behavior affects their relationship satisfaction. In contrast to the theoretical assumptions, a recent meta-analysis provides evidence that neither culture, nor gender, influences the association between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction, at least based on their samples of couples living in North America and West Europe. Thus, it is an open questions whether the theoretical assumptions of cultural influences are false or whether cultural influences on couple behavior just occur in cultures outside of the Western world. Method: In order to examine the cultural influence, using a sample of married individuals (N = 7973) from 35 nations, we used multilevel modeling to test whether the positive association between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction varies across nations and whether gender might moderate the association. Results: Results reveal that the association between dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction varies between nations. In addition, results show that in some nations the association is higher for men and in other nations it is higher for women. Conclusions: Cultural and gender differences across the globe influence how couples' coping behavior affects relationship outcomes. This crucial finding indicates that couple relationship education programs and interventions need to be culturally adapted, as skill trainings such as dyadic coping lead to differential effects on relationship satisfaction based on the culture in which couples live.

Published
2016

31. Growing of common carp fingerlings in net cages at different stoking densities

Author

Staykov, Y. and Stoyanova, S.

Subjects
survival rate, intensity of growth, common carp fingerlings, stocking density, net cages
Abstract

The stocking density is one of the most important parameters of fish growth and productivity in farming activities. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of different stocking densities on growth rate and body indices of common carp fingerlings /Cyprinus caprio L./, reared in net cages. The trial was set up as a complete randomized design, with three different stocking densities (SD1 – 300, SD2 – 500 and SD3 – 700 fish/m3), each of them with three replications. The initial body weight of fish was 0.9 g. The size of net cages was 1.50 х 1.50 х 1.50 m, with effective depth of the mesh 1.0 m and water volume – 2.25 m3. The trial lasted 122 days. The highest final body weight was attained by fish with stocking density of 300 fish/m3 – 75.55 g. The increased stocking density resulted in lower final weight of fingerlings SD2 and SD3 (p

Published
2014

33. Measuring farmland biodiversity

Author

Herzog, F., Jeanneret, P., Ammari, Y., Angelova, S., Arndorfer, M., Bailey, D., Balázs, K., Báldi, A., Bogers, M., Bunce, R. H. G., Choisis, J. P., Cuming, David, Dennis, P., Dyman, T., Eiter, S., Elek, Z., Falusi, E., Fjellstad, W., Frank, T., Friedel, J. K., Garchi, S., Geijzendorffer, I. R., Gomiero, T., Jerkovich, G., Jongman, R. H. G., Kainz, M., Kakudidi, E., Kelemen, E., Kölliker, R., Kwikiriza, N., Kovács Hostyánszki, A., Last, L., Lüscher, G., Moreno, G., Nkwiine, C., Opio, J., Oschatz, M. L., Paoletti, M. G., Penksza, K., Pointereau, P., Riedel, S., Sarthou, J. P., Schneider, M. K., Siebrecht, N., Sommaggio, D., Stoyanova, S., Szerencsits, E., Szalkovski, O., Stefano Targetti, Davide Viaggi, Wilkes Allemann, J., Wolfrum, S., Yashchenko, S., Zanetti, T., Dynamiques Forestières dans l'Espace Rural (DYNAFOR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse (ENSAT), Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT), AGroécologie, Innovations, teRritoires (AGIR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Austrian Ministry for Science and Research, European Project: 227161,EC:FP7:KBBE,FP7-KBBE-2008-2B,BIOBIO(2009), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Unité Mixte de Recherche AGroécologie-Innovations-TeRritoires (AGIR), École Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole de Toulouse-Auzeville (ENSFEA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - INRA (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-École nationale supérieure agronomique de Toulouse [ENSAT]-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), F. Herzog, P. Jeanneret, Y. Ammari, S. Angelova, M. Arndorfer, D. Bailey, K. Baláz, A. Báldi, M. Boger, R.H.G. Bunce, J.-P. Choisis, D. Cuming, P. Dennis, T. Dyman, S. Eiter, Z. Elek, E. Falusi, W. Fjellstad, T. Frank, J.K. Friedel, S. Garchi, I.R. Geijzendorffer, T. Gomiero, G. Jerkovich, R.H.G. Jongman, M. Kainz, E. Kakudidi, E. Kelemen, R. Kölliker, N. Kwikiriza, A. Kovács-Hostyánszki, L. Last, G. Lüscher, G. Moreno, C. Nkwiine, J. Opio, M.-L. Oschatz, M.G. Paoletti, K. Penksza, P. Pointereau, S. Riedel, J.-P. Sarthou, M.K. Schneider, N. Siebrecht, D. Sommaggio, S. Stoyanova, E. Szerencsits, O. Szalkovski, S. Targetti, D. Viaggi, J. Wilkes-Allemann, S. Wolfrum, S. Yashchenko, T. Zanetti, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research (WSL), and Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE)

Subjects
Sciences et techniques de l'agriculture, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Biodiversité et Ecologie, Indicateurs, Vers de terre, Abeilles, [SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics, Plantes, Agriculture biologique, Araignées, [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences, Habitats, [SDV.SA.STA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Sciences and technics of agriculture, biodiversity indicators, Agriculture, économie et politique, Biodiversité, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Pratiques agricoles
Abstract

International audience; About one-third of the world’s land surface is used for farming, a fact that bears important implications for biodiversity. In Europe, for instance, an estimated 50 percent of all wild species are reliant on agricultural habitats, while agricultural productivity often depends on the presence or absence of particular species. Despite this close coupling, surprisingly little is known about the status and evolution of farmland biodiversity. A team of European and African researchers, hoping to fill this gap in information, recently invented and piloted a new toolbox called the BioBio indicator set, which measures 23 different instances of biodiversity across a variety of farm types and scales in Europe. Applications were also tested in Tunisia, Ukraine, and Uganda, where they proved a feasible starting point for adaptation to the agricultural context of different countries.

Published
2013

35. GLYPHOSATE-BASED HERBICIDE ALTERS THE HISTOLOGICAL STRUCTURE OF GILLS OF TWO ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT CYPRINID SPECIES (COMMON CARP, CYPRINUS CARPIO AND BIGHEAD CARP, ARISTICHTHYS NOBILIS).

Author

GEORGIEVA, E., YANCHEVA, V., VELCHEVA, I., MOLLOV, I., TODOROVA, K., TOMOV, S., TSVETANOVA, V., and STOYANOVA, S.

Subjects
GLYPHOSATE, HERBICIDES, GILLS, CYPRINIDAE, CARP, BIGHEAD carp
Abstract

The present study primarily aims to investigate the histopathological effects which a glyphosate based herbicide could cause on the gills of two economically important Cyprinid fish (common carp and bighead carp), and to determine which species is more sensitive in terms of glyphosate contamination. The pesticide concentrations tested in laboratory conditions were decreasing (72 mg/l, 40 mg/l and 20 mg/l) and prepared by dilution of the stock solution of the commercial product used in plant protection. The experiment was short-term of 96 h. In general, the herbicide caused different pathological alterations in the fish gills, such as lamellar lifting, edema, proliferation of the glandular cells and epithelium, covering the gill filament, fusion, vasodilatation of the secondary lamellae and aneurysms. In addition, we observed a tendency towards the enhancement of the gill histological changes which degree of expression was proportional to the increasing pesticide concentrations. However, bighead carp was more sensitive compared to common carp when it comes to the tested chemical and the alterations in the gill histological structure were more pronounced. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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38. Abstracts

Author

Bychkovskii, A. L., Lubny-Gertsyk, A. L., Iodko, É. A., Trynkina, E. N., Lekhtmakher, S. O., Polev, N. M., Ruzer, L. S., Stoyanova, S. A., Volkenshtein, V. S., Arkad'ev, B. A., Dizenko, S. A., Nemirov, V. S., Grebenshehikov, V. N., Kravchenko, N. I., Volkov, V. M., Kukush, V. D., Didyk, L. A., Iodko, É. A., Maksimenko, D. M., Chumakov, V. L., Kozdoba, L. A., Geskin, É. S., Mal'tsev, D. V., Blinov, Yu. F., Sechenov, D. A., Kotyrlo, G. K., Shchegolev, G. M., Umanskii, A. S., Gorshkov, Yu. A., Severyanin, V. S., Ushakov, S. G., Ershov, Yu. G., Khrenov, V. I., Adzerikho, K. S., Nekrasov, V. P., Adzerikho, K. S., Nekrasov, V. P., Tedeev, R. V., Men', A. A., Sergeev, O. A., Popov, Yu. A., Karpukhovich, D. T., and Ivanov, K. F.

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1972
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40. Performance test traits in Danube White pigs with different RYR, ESR and FUT1 genotypes

Author

Stoyanova, S.

Subjects
backfat thickness, RYR, FUT1, pigs, age at 90 kg live weight, ESR
Abstract

The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the effect of the implementation of RYR, ESR and FUT1 genes in marker assisted selection on the currently performed selection for own productivity. A total of 205 female and 32 male Danube White pigs were tested for polymorphism of RYR, ESR and FUT1 loci Blood samples were obtained from the orbital sinus. Genotypes were determined in the Laboratory of Applied Molecular Genetics according of loci (LAMGen) at the Department of Genetics, Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Czech Republic using PCRRFLP. Data from the phenotype test of pigs were analyzed including backfat thickness (CKL2) and age at 90 kg live weight depending on the genotypes of studied loci. The marker assisted selection for RYR, ESR and FUT1 genes, have no negative effect on phenotype test traits (backfat thickness and growth performance). For the FUT1 gene however, the relationship of the favourable A allele to the deposition of more backfat should be evaluated in a larger number of pigs, as in our study, we have observed such a tendency.

Published
2009

42. Estimating the cost of different strategies for measuring farmland biodiversity: Evidence from a Europe-wide field evaluation

Author

Targetti, S., primary, Herzog, F., additional, Geijzendorffer, I.R., additional, Wolfrum, S., additional, Arndorfer, M., additional, Balàzs, K., additional, Choisis, J.P., additional, Dennis, P., additional, Eiter, S., additional, Fjellstad, W., additional, Friedel, J.K., additional, Jeanneret, P., additional, Jongman, R.H.G., additional, Kainz, M., additional, Luescher, G., additional, Moreno, G., additional, Zanetti, T., additional, Sarthou, J.P., additional, Stoyanova, S., additional, Wiley, D., additional, Paoletti, M.G., additional, and Viaggi, D., additional

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2014
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43. Biodiversity indicators in organic and conventional farming systems: main results from the European project BIOBIO

Author

Sarthou, Jean-Pierre, Choisis, J.-P., Amossé, A., Arndorfer, M., Bailey, D., Balázs, K., Balent, G., Deconchat, M., Dennis, P., Eiter, S., Fjellstad, W., Friedel, J.K., Jeanneret, Philippe, Jongman, R.H.B, Kainz , M., Moreno, G., Ouin, A., Paoletti, Maurizio G., Pointereau, Philippe, Stoyanova, S., Viaggi, Davide, Vialatte, A., Wolfrum, S., Herzog, Felix, Sarthou, Jean-Pierre, Choisis, J.-P., Amossé, A., Arndorfer, M., Bailey, D., Balázs, K., Balent, G., Deconchat, M., Dennis, P., Eiter, S., Fjellstad, W., Friedel, J.K., Jeanneret, Philippe, Jongman, R.H.B, Kainz , M., Moreno, G., Ouin, A., Paoletti, Maurizio G., Pointereau, Philippe, Stoyanova, S., Viaggi, Davide, Vialatte, A., Wolfrum, S., and Herzog, Felix

Abstract

In the framework of the European project BIOBIO, we compared between countries habitat and cumulated species richnesses of plants, wild bees, spiders and earthworms, measured in 169 conventional and organic farms belonging to 10 case studies in 10 European countries. For the French case study (Gascony Valleys and Hills), correlations between direct (habitat and taxonomic richnesses) and indirect (agricultural practices) indicators of biodiversity within 8 conventional and 8 organic farms, were calculated. Results showed that the main driver of biodiversity at the farm level was the number of cultivated and above all semi-natural habitats, inthe French case study region as well as inthe other regions. This factor partially explained the highest biodiversity level of the French case study region. However, farming practices, specific or not to the organic and conventional systems, most often drove biodiversity parameters at the habitat level. In fine, the project proposed the BIOBIO method for monitoring biodiversity in farms.

Published
2013

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