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1. Fields left fallow after harvest (i.e. stubble fields) support high wintering densities of many species of granivorous bird. We examined correlates...
Read moreIn the UK, overwintered stubbles are important foraging habitats for farmland birds, many of which are of current conservation concern. Maximizing the...
Read moreThe habitat use and diet of skylarks (Alauda arvensis) wintering on lowland farms were studied to assess whether changes in agricultural practice coul...
Read moreEuropean farmland bird populations have fallen dramatically and sympathetic management of key habitats is one crucial way to help boost these populati...
Read moreThe authors present a model simulating the effects of the acridid Melanoplus sanguinipes on the yield of spring wheat planted in infested stubble. The...
Read moreA sward of perennial ryegrass cv. S23 grown during 1979-81 was treated on 20 April with 130 kg N/ha as ammonium nitrate doubly labelled with 15N, foll...
Read moreAgri-environment schemes (AES) are used extensively across Europe to address biodiversity declines in farmland. In England, Environmental Stewardship ...
Read moreDactylis glomerata was grown with either Lolium perenne or Agrostis tenuis in proportions ranging from monoculture of one species to monoculture of th...
Read moreSeeds of Polygonum spp., especially P. convolvulus, were the main weed seeds eaten by partridges in October 1968 and formed 44% of the total dry weigh...
Read moreThis report aims to identify support needs for farmers in Scotland during the transition towards regenerative arable agriculture. As a case study, it ...
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