Despite an ongoing reduction in field boundary habitats (Chapman & Sheail, 1994), a range
of public initiatives has resulted in the creation of new field margin features on ex-arable …

Most agricultural landscapes are a mosaic of farmers' fields, semi-natural habitats, human
infrastructures (eg roads) and occasional natural habitats. Within such landscapes, linear …

Field margins have been widely advocated as a means of integrating agronomic and
biodiversity objectives and are included in agri-environment schemes across Europe …

In France, the Netherlands and the UK, arable field boundaries were extended with four
metres of crop edge. Plots with perennial, herbaceous vegetation were established by …

INTRODUCTION In intensively utilized agricultural landscapes. much of the wild plant and
animal life occurs in strips of land adjoining arable helds. here-after called held …

In most intensively-managed European farming systems, the uncultivated elements present
are linear features in the landscape, typically field margins, verges and watercourses. These …

In Europe, the rapid increase of intensification of farming practices which occurs since
1970's, is partly responsible of decline of farmland biodiversity. The Rio de Janeiro …

Most agricultural landscapes are a mosaic of farmers' fields, semi-natural habitats, human
infrastructures (eg, roads) and occasional natural habitats. Within such landscapes, linear …

Within the European Union, more than 50% of the land surface is in agriculture and within
Britain over 75% of the land is farmed. Within these farmed landscapes semi-natural habitats …

Taking field margins out of intensive cultivation is a common form of agri-environmental
scheme and on-farm nature management. Typically, no nutrients or pesticides are applied in …