Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe–a review
The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …
Sown wildflower strips for insect conservation: a review
1. Sown wildflower strips are increasingly being established in European countries within
agri‐environmental schemes to enhance biodiversity, especially in intensively used …
agri‐environmental schemes to enhance biodiversity, especially in intensively used …
[BOOK][B] Grasses and grassland ecology
DJ Gibson - 2009 - books.google.com
Grasslands, in particular managed pastures and rangelands, are widespread, covering
approximately 40%(52 million km²) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by …
approximately 40%(52 million km²) of the Earth's land surface. They are dominated by …
Maximizing arthropod‐mediated ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: the role of native plants
R Isaacs, J Tuell, A Fiedler, M Gardiner… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Beneficial arthropods, including native bees, predators, and parasitoids, provide valuable
ecosystem services worth $8 billion to US agriculture each year. These arthropod‐mediated …
ecosystem services worth $8 billion to US agriculture each year. These arthropod‐mediated …
Creating culturally sustainable agri-environmental schemes
RJF Burton, UH Paragahawewa - Journal of Rural Studies, 2011 - Elsevier
Evidence is emerging from across Europe that contemporary agri-environmental schemes
are having only limited, if any, influence on farmers' long-term attitudes towards the …
are having only limited, if any, influence on farmers' long-term attitudes towards the …
Landscape enhancement of floral resources for honey bees in agro-ecosystems
A Decourtye, E Mader, N Desneux - Apidologie, 2010 - apidologie.org
Honey bee populations have experienced serious losses in Europe and North America.
These losses highlight the potential risk to our agricultural systems that could result from loss …
These losses highlight the potential risk to our agricultural systems that could result from loss …
Studies on agri-environmental measures: a survey of the literature
S Uthes, B Matzdorf - Environmental management, 2013 - Springer
Agri-environmental measures (AEM) are incentive-based instruments in the European
Union (EU) that provide payments to farmers for voluntary environmental commitments …
Union (EU) that provide payments to farmers for voluntary environmental commitments …
How the Green Architecture of the 2023–2027 Common Agricultural Policy could have been greener
A new 5-year Common Agricultural Policy has been in place since January 2023. Like its
predecessors, this new policy will fail to deliver significant climatic and environmental …
predecessors, this new policy will fail to deliver significant climatic and environmental …
Homogenization of lepidopteran communities in intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes
Landscape simplification and habitat fragmentation may cause severe declines of less
mobile and habitat specialist species and lead to biotic homogenization of species …
mobile and habitat specialist species and lead to biotic homogenization of species …
Arable field margins managed for biodiversity conservation: a review of food resource provision for farmland birds
JA Vickery, RE Feber, RJ Fuller - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2009 - Elsevier
Most arable field margins are sown grass strips which are limited in the avian food resources
they offer but potentially supply grass seeds and, depending on the complexity of the sward …
they offer but potentially supply grass seeds and, depending on the complexity of the sward …