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 …

In this paper, the main aspects of agricultural intensification that have led to population
declines in farmland birds over the past 50 years are reviewed, together with the current …

Urbanization is increasing across the globe and there is growing interest in urban ecology
and a recognition that developed areas may be important for conservation. We review the …

Common agricultural birds are in decline, both in Europe and in North America. Evidence
from Europe suggests that agricultural intensification and, for some species, the indirect …

The impact of increasing vertebrate predator numbers on bird populations is widely debated
among the general public, game managers and conservationists across Europe. However …

One of the classic ecological questions is how predators affect population size. This is often
assessed by measuring how many individuals are killed by a predator, yet such direct effects …

Predators can affect individual fitness and population and community processes through
lethal effects (direct consumption or 'density'effects), where prey is consumed, or through …

It has been suggested that increased predation rates may rival habitat alteration as a causal
agent in farmland bird population declines. Such a view may be over‐simplistic, however, as …

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 …

Agriculture and biodiversity: a better balance benefits both Page 1 AIMS Agriculture and Food,
1(2): 157-174 DOI: 10.3934/agrfood.2016.2.157 Received 5 February 2016, Accepted 20 April …