Abstract Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) are one of the three new greening measures of the
European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). We used an interdisciplinary and European …

In this paper, the main aspects of agricultural intensification that have led to population
declines in farmland birds over the past 50 years are reviewed, together with the current …

1. The abundance and distribution of species tend to be linked, such that species declining
in abundance often tend also to show declines in the number of sites they occupy, while …

1. Over the past three decades changes in agricultural management have resulted in
increased crop and grass production. This intensification has been accompanied by …

With contributions from more than 75 international experts, this second edition focuses on
toxic substances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for …

Changes in land-use practices have affected the integrity and quality of water resources
worldwide. In Patagonia there is a strong concern about the ecological status of surface …

Summary In the 2014–20 CAP, environment is targeted through a combination of measures
in both Pillar 1, through cross‐compliance and green payments, and Pillar 2, mainly through …

Collaborative research by networks of amateurs has had a major role in ornithology and
conservation science and will continue to do so. It has been important in establishing the …

The populations of many species of farmland bird declined greatly across Europe during the
last quarter of the twentieth century, indicating severe damage to the continent's biodiversity …

1. Corn buntings Miliaria calandra have declined steeply in Britain and north‐western
Europe since the mid‐1970s; changes in farming practice are believed to have been partly …