Many attempts have been made to reduce the impact of modern conventional farming on the
environment and semi-natural ecosystems. One of them is organic farming, known primarily …

The aim was to compare and test differences in the conservation value of hedge bottom
vegetation on organic and conventional farms. The studied hedgerows (28 organic and 28 …

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of contrasting agricultural practices in
organic and conventional farming (local factors), and to evaluate the influence of …

Linear landscape elements such as hedgerows and road verges have the potential to
mitigate the adverse effects of habitat fragmentation and climate change on species, for …

Abstract In North-western Germany woodland fragmentation has caused a decline in many
forest plant species. Hedgerows partly offer a similar environment as forests and have been …

The vegetation of weeds was sampled in matched pairs of long established organic and
contemporary conventional cereal fields in summer 1987, and in spring and summer 1988 …

Hedgerows are semi-natural wooded habitats and an important element in agricultural
landscapes across Western and North-Western Europe. They reduce erosion, function as …

Hedgerows have been proposed as habitat and conservation corridor for forest plant
species, but their importance for the survival of these species is still not clear. The objective …

Many areas in Europe are dominated by agricultural land use, and as a consequence, many
typical forest plant species suffer from habitat loss and fragmentation. Hedgerows, one of the …

Plant species richness of ditch banks under different farming practices and management
regimes was compared. To this end, species richness was inventoried on ditch banks on …