The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe (PDF)
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This edited volume documents the current nature conservation status of arable habitats in Europe. Arable farming systems have evolved in the European landscape over more than ten thousand years and now occupy nearly 30% of the European land area. They support species that have life cycles closely synchronised with traditional cereal growing, many of which have experienced massive declines throughout Europe. For example, in Britain, of the 100 plant species exhibiting the greatest declines in the latter half of the 20th century, 47 were typical of arable land. Despite this the habitat and many of the species associated with it remains unprotected across much of Europe.
In 22 chapters a range of topics are covered including:
- · Regional accounts describing the impact of changing agricultural practices on the arable flora;
- · The results of research and surveillance projects on the soil organisms, bryophyte flora, invertebrate fauna and pollinators of arable habitats;
- · The potential for designing multifunctional and resilient agricultural landscapes;
- · The use of ex situ conservation to aid the reintroduction of rare arable plants;
- · Case studies illustrating how changing agricultural practices have impacted on bird populations in Europe;
- · The roles of remote sensing in monitoring agricultural systems;
- · How agri-environment schemes can help restore the biodiversity in arable habitats; and
- · A look forward at ways to help ensure the future security of the species associated with arable habitats.
It is clear that the biodiversity of arable land throughout Europe has undergone major changes, particularly during the second half of the 20th century, and that these changes are continuing into the 21st century. We need to develop a deeper appreciation of farmland wildlife and its integration into farming systems to ensure its future security in a world where value is increasingly expressed in terms of material profit.
This book is particularly relevant to practitioners, policy-makers and managers working in the fields of nature conservation, agri-environment schemes and land management, and to researchers working in the fields of conservation biology, terrestrial ecology, nature conservation, applied ecology, biodiversity, agriculture, agricultural ethics and environmental studies.
Dr Jonathan Storkey is a plant ecologist working in agro-ecosystems. His research focusses on applying ecological principles to the management and conservation of non-crop biodiversity in agricultural landscapes while maintaining crop productivity. Work in this area is increasingly showing that the 'choice' between managing arable habitats for optimal productivity or conservation of biodiversity is a false dichotomy and sustainable cropping systems cannot be maintained in the absence of a healthy ecosystem. Jonathan's work on the drivers of declines in arable plant communities based on an understanding of the response plant traits and the implications for higher trophic groups is internationally recognized and he is currently working with colleagues in the UK and Europe to use this knowledge to design more sustainable agricultural landscapes for the future.
Phil Wilson has been studying the ecology of Britain's arable flora since the 1980s, and was awardeda PhD for his pioneering work
- 2021, 1st ed. 2020, 364 Seiten, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Clive Hurford, Phil Wilson, Jonathan Storkey
- Verlag: Springer International Publishing
- ISBN-10: 3030598756
- ISBN-13: 9783030598754
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.01.2021
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