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The establishment of grassy strips at the margins of arable fields is an agri-environment scheme that aims to provide resources for native flora and f...
Read moreAgricultural intensification can cause a huge increase in productivity. However, associated costs in terms of reduced, self-regulation and increased r...
Read moreGenetically modified (GM), herbicide-tolerant crops have been adopted extensively worldwide, resulting in increased homogenization of agricultural pra...
Read moreTwo experiments were done near Ascot, UK, to determine the effect of grazing by rabbits on plant recruitment in mature grassland and on cultivated soi...
Read moreAgricultural intensification is a main threat to biodiversity, and vineyards are particularly concerning because of their increasing extent and intens...
Read moreThe riparian vegetation of many rivers around the world is impacted by flow regulation for hydropower. Water levels behind dams are being raised to ge...
Read moreEcological theories suggest that higher plant genetic diversity can increase productivity in natural ecosystems. So far, varietal mixtures, that is, t...
Read moreBased on the findings presented in this report, general recommendations regarding measures and strategies to decrease the water footprint (WF) of cott...
Read moreUK agri-environment schemes rarely address within-crop biodiversity yet this habitat is used almost exclusively by some taxa. With the removal of set-...
Read moreIn trials in the Breckland region (Norfolk/Suffolk border) UK in 1978-88 on Calluna vulgaris heathland and grass heathland (dominated by Festuca ovina...
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