Nature and farming : sustaining native biodiversity in agricultural landscapes / David Norton, Nick Reid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norton, David.

Contributor:

Reid, Nick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation.

Biodiversity.

Sustainable agriculture.

Wildlife conservation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, VIC : CSIRO Publishing, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Outlines the key issues in developing and implementing practical approaches to safeguarding native biodiversity in rural areas.

Contents:

Cover; Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Why this book?; 2 What biodiversity occurs in agricultural landscapes?; 3 Accidents of history, farming and the impact on biodiversity; 4 Implications of fragmentation for native biodiversity; 5 Native biodiversity in the matrix - the flipside; 6 Ultimate drivers of biodiversity change in agricultural systems; 7 Introduction to case studies; 8 Programs and approaches for biodiversity conservation; Australian government's Environmental Stewardship Program; Biodiversity offsetting; Managing woody vegetation for carbon credits; Grass banking

Private stewardship - Bushland Conservation Pty LtdEnvironmental certification; Landcare; Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust; QEII National Trust covenants; Brian Molloy - a New Zealand scientist making a difference; David Curtis - an Australian scientist making a difference; 9 Approaches to managing biodiversity on the ground; Remnant management in New Zealand; Grazing and woody weeds; Seasonal grazing; Grazing management to conserve understorey wildflowers; Role of native biodiversity as shelter for lambing; Native vegetation and natural pest control

Conservation biological control in vineyardsPasture cropping and no-kill cropping; Re-establishing native forest for conservation; Broadacre revegetation - philanthropy and Cygnet Park Sanctuary; Old man saltbush plantings; Grassland restoration; Sustainable management of native forests; Falcons and vineyards; 10 Property case studies; Rangelands - Glenmore; Rangelands - Woodgreen; Native pastures - Lana; Native pasture - Willydah; Native/sown pasture - Melrose; Sown pasture - Balcarres; Mixed farming - Payneham Vale; Sown pasture - Mangarara Station; Sown pasture - Paterangi

Irrigated arable farming - KilmarnockIrrigated intensive cropping - Harts Creek; Cropping to restore soil - Connewarran; Farm forestry - The Hill; Native farm forestry - Coombell; Farm forestry - Woodside; Diversified farming - Bangor; 11 Opportunities and constraints; 12 Facilitating biodiversity conservation; 13 Management planning and goal setting; 14 A way forward; Endnotes; List of scientific names of plants and animals; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780643106604

064310660X

9781299448643

129944864X

9780643106598

0643106596