[HTML][HTML] Assessing the role of CAP for more sustainable and healthier food systems in Europe: A literature review

F Recanati, C Maughan, M Pedrotti, K Dembska… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Today, the European food system is characterized by unhealthy dietary trends,
environmentally unsustainable production, and a dependency on an ageing farming …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of crop and non-crop resources and competition: high importance of trees and oilseed rape for solitary bee reproduction

J Yourstone, M Karlsson, BK Klatt, O Olsson… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
To mitigate wild bee declines, it is important to understand the separate and joint effects of
parallel losses of semi-natural habitats containing flower resources and increases in …

How farmers feel about trees: Perceptions of ecosystem services and disservices associated with rural forests in southwestern France

J Blanco, A Sourdril, M Deconchat, C Barnaud… - Ecosystem Services, 2020 - Elsevier
Rural forests, including the wooded areas primarily managed by farmers (eg farm forests,
hedgerows, isolated trees), are critical for the sustainability of agricultural landscapes. Yet …

Toward the next Common Agricultural Policy reform: Determinants of avian communities in hay meadows reveal current policy's inadequacy for biodiversity …

G Assandri, G Bogliani, P Pedrini… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐natural grasslands are among the richest European ecosystems in terms of
biodiversity. However, they have been severely affected by farming intensification and land …

The effect of microhabitat features, anthropogenic pressure and spatial structure on bird diversity in southern Tunisian agroecosystems

F Hamza, S Hanane - Annals of Applied Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In southern Tunisia, oases and olive orchards are the two main agroecosystems, hence the
importance of investigating their value for native fauna. Using generalised linear mixed …

Grassland management in agricultural vs. forested landscapes drives butterfly and bird diversity

LM Ernst, T Tscharntke, P Batáry - Biological Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Calcareous grasslands and orchard meadows are among the most species-rich semi-
natural habitats in Europe, but they are severely threatened by intensified land use and …

Agroforestry supports high bird diversity in European farmland

M Edo, MH Entling, V Rösch - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2024 - Springer
Intensification and homogenization of agricultural landscapes have led to a strong decline in
European farmland birds. Agroforestry systems, which were widespread in the past, are …

Species-specific responses to habitat and livestock management call for carefully targeted conservation strategies for declining meadow birds

G Assandri, G Bogliani, P Pedrini… - Journal for Nature …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent decades, upland hay-meadows underwent large transformations due to the
modernization of livestock husbandry system. Such changes impacted on biodiversity, but …

Sparse trees and shrubs confers a high biodiversity to pastures: Case study on spiders from Transylvania

R Gallé, I Urák, GS Nikolett, T Hartel - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The integration of food production and biodiversity conservation represents a key challenge
for sustainability. Several studies suggest that even small structural elements in the …

Effects of urban land-use types on avifauna assemblage in a rapidly developing urban settlement in Ghana

JK Afrifa, KA Monney, JP Deikumah - Urban Ecosystems, 2023 - Springer
Given that rates of urbanization are rising globally, the need to maintain and enhance urban
biodiversity has become important. This study examines the relative influence of different …