Globally, agriculture has intensified during the past 50 years due to increased
mechanization, changes in the timing of farming operations, grassland conversion to …

Agricultural intensification has led to a widespread decline in farmland biodiversity
measured across many different taxa. The changes in agricultural practices affect many …

Simple rules for landscape management seem elusive because different species and
species groups are associated with different land cover types; a change in landscape …

Summary 1 The efficiency of agricultural subsidy programmes for preserving biodiversity
and improving the environment has been questioned in recent years. Organic farming …

The intensification and expansion of modern agriculture is amongst the greatest current
threats to worldwide biodiversity. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, dramatic declines …

Large-scale solar power plants are being developed at a rapid rate, and are setting up to
use thousands or millions of acres of land globally. The environmental issues related to the …

Summary 1 There is continuing debate about the impact of agricultural practices on farmland
wildlife. In particular, it has been postulated that a general decline in insect abundance …

The widespread and ongoing declines of North American bird populations that have
affinities for grassland and grass‐shrub habitats (hereafter referred to as grassland birds) …

The variability in the amount and configuration of broad habitat types in the landscape,
together with their structural complexity, influence observed biodiversity patterns. When …

Pressure to increase food production to meet the demands of a growing human population
can make conservation-motivated recommendations to limit agricultural expansion …