The cost-effectiveness of agri-environment schemes for biodiversity conservation: A quantitative review
Abstract Agri-environment schemes (AES), where farmers receive payments in exchange for
providing public goods and services such as biodiversity, account for a major proportion of …
providing public goods and services such as biodiversity, account for a major proportion of …
Spatial and seasonal patterns of bird communities in Italian agroecosystems
P Laiolo - Conservation Biology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Despite agricultural landscapes covering almost 60% of the total land area of Italy,
knowledge of the effects of agriculture and its intensification on bird communities is still …
knowledge of the effects of agriculture and its intensification on bird communities is still …
Maximum entropy niche-based modelling of seasonal changes in little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) distribution
S Suárez-Seoane, ELG de la Morena, MBM Prieto… - ecological …, 2008 - Elsevier
The effects of habitat fragmentation on species may change seasonally mainly due to
variations in resource availability and biotic interactions. In critical periods, such as winter …
variations in resource availability and biotic interactions. In critical periods, such as winter …
Disentangling the effects of management, field characteristics of fallows, and surrounding landscape to promote steppe bird conservation
The steep decrease of fallow area in the last years has been directly related to steppe bird
population declines in Europe, as fallow lands are a crucial habitat for shelter, food, and …
population declines in Europe, as fallow lands are a crucial habitat for shelter, food, and …
Landscape composition influences farm management effects on farmland birds in winter: a pan-European approach
This study examined the effects of agricultural intensity, various farming practices, landscape
composition and vegetation cover on the abundance and species richness of wintering …
composition and vegetation cover on the abundance and species richness of wintering …
Does land irrigation actually reduce foraging habitat for breeding lesser kestrels? The role of crop types
The lesser kestrel is a Globally Threatened Species which large decline has been related to
recent agricultural changes in European pseudo-steppes. Irrigation is considered as one of …
recent agricultural changes in European pseudo-steppes. Irrigation is considered as one of …
[HTML][HTML] Olive grove intensification negatively affects wintering bird communities in central Spain
Agricultural intensification is a persistent and growing threat to biodiversity worldwide. Olive
groves cover extensive areas in the Mediterranean basin and play a fundamental role as …
groves cover extensive areas in the Mediterranean basin and play a fundamental role as …
Varying potential of conservation tools of the Common Agricultural Policy for farmland bird preservation
ED Concepción, M Diaz - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Agri-environment schemes (AES) and greening of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
are crucial tools for biodiversity conservation in Europe. However, they have not been …
are crucial tools for biodiversity conservation in Europe. However, they have not been …
Influence of agricultural factors on weed, carabid and bird richness in a Mediterranean cereal cropping system
Using a multimodel inference approach, the most relevant field-level and landscape context
factors explaining the simultaneous variability of bird, carabid and weed species richness …
factors explaining the simultaneous variability of bird, carabid and weed species richness …
Effects of agri‐environmental schemes on farmland birds: do food availability measurements improve patterns obtained from simple habitat models?
Studies evaluating agri‐environmental schemes (AES) usually focus on responses of single
species or functional groups. Analyses are generally based on simple habitat …
species or functional groups. Analyses are generally based on simple habitat …