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Functional trait-based ecological research has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of natural plant community dynamics. However, to date,...
Read moreOver the past three decades changes in agricultural management have resulted in increased crop and grass production. This intensification has been acc...
Read moreCrop diversification has been introduced as an environmental strategy in the 'Greening' of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2015-2020. The ...
Read moreSince 2000 the Water Framework Directive defines water quality targets for groundwater, surface water bodies and coastal waters in the European Union....
Read moreThe loss of biodiversity caused by agricultural expansion can be countered by adopting wildlife-friendly farming strategies and by expanding the netwo...
Read moreNumerical studies of the relationship between birds and their habitat are important because they provide understanding of the impacts of natural and h...
Read moreStudies, mainly from the UK, show that many farmland birds have declined as a result of recent agricultural intensification. We tested this idea by an...
Read moreNeonicotinoids are the most widely used class of insecticides globally. However, the link between farming practices and the extent of contamination of...
Read moreRecent forest expansion in Euro-Mediterranean countries predominantly results from secondary succession in abandoned farmland, rather than from artifi...
Read moreSet-aside is arable land rested from normal intensive operations, usually providing, in summer, a relatively sparse, weedy or grass-dominated sward wi...
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