Reconciling agricultural production with biodiversity conservation / edited by Paolo Bàrberi and Anna-Camilla Moonen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Barberi, Paolo, editor.

Moonen, Anna Camilla, editor.

Series:

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; Number 87.

Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; Number 87

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable agriculture.

Biodiversity.

Agriculture--Environmental aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Biodiversity refers to the variety of species and the habitats on which they depend. More intensive, monocultural agriculture has been associated with a decline in diversity of habitat and plant species which leads to corresponding declines in diversity of insect, bird and mammal species. There is mounting evidence that a more biodiverse landscape improves ecosystem services which benefits farmers. This collection summarises the wealth of research on ways of improving biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, with a focus on temperate agriculture. The first part of this volume assesses general issues such as ways reconciling agricultural production and biodiversity in grassland management. It also reviews landscape approaches to biodiversity conservation, mapping and modelling biodiversity as well as assessing the economic value of biodiversity conservation practices. Part 2 reviews management practices promoting biodiversity such as field margins, hedgerows, the role of agroecological practices such as Conservation Agriculture, as well as improved pasture management and agroforestry.

Contents:

Intro

Reconciling agricultural production with biodiversity conservation

Contents

Series list

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1 Methods to study biodiversity in agroecosystems

Chapter 1 The challenge of monitoring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes at the EU level

1 Introduction

2 Farmland birds and butterflies

3 Grasslands

4 Pollinators

5 Soil biodiversity

6 Monitoring under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC

7 European Monitoring of Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes (EMBAL)

8 Alien species

9 Other monitoring approaches

10 New approaches and technologies

11 Conclusions

12 Where to look for further information

13 References

Chapter 2 Modelling biodiversity in agriculture

2 Interaction among individuals for place, space or resource

3 Process-based modelling

4 Trading biophysical, economic, social and political currencies

5 Whole-system multi-attribute decision modelling

6 Future trends and conclusion

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 3 Assessing the economic value of agricultural biodiversity: a critical perspective

2 The relationship between definitions and economic approaches

3 What does valuing agricultural biodiversity mean?

4 The ecosystem services framework (ESF)

5 Ecosystem interactions

6 Understanding the limitations of ecosystem service valuations

7 The investor perspective: the natural environment as a legally structured persona

8 Conclusions

9 References

Chapter 4 Functional biodiversity for the provision of agroecosystem services

2 The rise of studies on agriculture: biodiversity relationships

3 Functional biodiversity and the delivery of agroecosystem services.

4 How can research contribute to the advancement of functional agrobiodiversity?

5 Where to look for further information

6 References

Part 2 Management practices to support agroecosystem services

Chapter 5 The role of field margins in biodiversity conservation in agroecosystems

2 Options for promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

3 Field margins: characteristics and types

4 The role of field margins in agroecosystems

5 Managing field margins to promote insect biodiversity

6 Managing field margins to promote rare arable plants, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals

7 Conclusions

8 Where to look for further information

Chapter 6 The role of hedgerows in supporting biodiversity and other ecosystem services in intensively managed agricultural landscapes

2 What is a hedgerow?

3 The role of hedgerows as habitat for biodiversity

4 Hedgerows and hedgerow networks

5 Hedgerows and ecosystem services

6 Case study: hedgerow plantation and bocage restoration enhance biodiversity and other ecosystem services

7 Summary and future trends

Chapter 7 Reconciling production and biodiversity in management of pastures and grasslands

2 Analyzing the relationship between biodiversity and productivity in grasslands

3 Biodiversity factors affecting grassland productivity

4 Biodiversity factors affecting grassland productivity over time

5 Biodiversity factors affecting the quality of forage and animal products

6 Grassland biodiversity and ecosystem services

7 Assessing the economic value of species-rich grasslands

8 Management of grasslands for both biodiversity and production

9 Case study: flowering meadows competition

10 Summary and future trends.

11 References

Chapter 8 The importance of agroforestry systems in supporting biodiversity conservation and agricultural production: a European perspective

2 The contribution of agroforestry to global biodiversity goals

3 Agroforestry and the protection of species and habitats

4 Agroforestry and the maintenance and restoration of ecosystems

5 Achieving more sustainable agriculture and forestry

6 Stopping the loss of global biodiversity

7 Future trends

9 Acknowledgements

10 References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78676-351-6

1-78676-350-8

1-003-04792-0

9781003047926

OCLC:

1197638361