Farmland Conservation

Evidence for the effects of interventions in northern and western Europe
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-907807-17-6
Verlag: Pelagic Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band Vol. 3, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 889 g

Reihe: Synopses of Conservation Evidence

This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife. It is restricted to evidence captured on the website www.conservationevidence.com. It includes papers published in the journal Conservation Evidence, evidence summarized on our database and systematic reviews collated by the Collaboration for Environmental Evidence. It is the thrid volume in the series Synopses of Conservation Evidence.

Evidence was collected from all European countries west of Russia, but not those south of France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Romania.

A list of interventions to conserve wildlife on farmland was developed collaboratively by a team of thirteen experts. A number of interventions that are not currently agri-environment options were added during this process, such as ‘Provide nest boxes for bees (solitary or bumblebees)’ and ‘Implement food labelling schemes relating to biodiversity-friendly farming’. Interventions relating to the creation or management of habitats not considered commercial farmland (such as lowland heath, salt marsh and farm woodland) were removed.

The list of interventions was organized into categories based on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifications of direct threats and conservation actions. Interventions that fall under the threat category ‘Agriculture’ are grouped by farming system, with separate sections for interventions that apply to arable or livestock farms, or across all farming types.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dicks, Lynn V.

Ashpole, Joscelyne E.

Dänhardt, Juliana

James, Katy

Jönsson, Annelie M.

Randall, Nicola

Showler, David A.

Smith, Rebecca K.

Turpie, Susan

Williams, David R.

Sutherland, William J.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Tier- und Umweltschutz
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltkriminalität, Umweltrecht
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. About this book.

2. All farming systems.

3. Arable farming.

4. Perennial (non-timber) crops.

5. Livestock farming.

6. Residential and commercial development.

7. Agri-chemicals.

8. Transport and service corridors.

9. Hunting and trapping.

10. Natural system modification.

11. Invasive and other problematic species.

12. Education and awareness.

Über Autor(innen)

Smith, Rebecca K.
Dr Rebecca K. Smith is a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.  She holds degrees in the ecology & conservation of European hares (PhD, University of Bristol), Applied Ecology & Conservation (MSc, University of East Anglia) and Biology (BSc with Honours, University of Bristol). Dr Smith is part of the Conservation Evidence group at the University of Cambridge, which focuses on summarising and disseminating scientific evidence about the effects of conservation interventions for habitats and species. She is an author of the Farmland Conservation synopsis and has undertaken systematic reviews on the effectiveness of conservation management for birds. Prior to this work Dr Smith undertook projects developing monitoring and management strategies for high conservation priority mammal species. Her current scientific duties include facilitating the development of further synopses including bat, reptile and forest conservation and invasive species management. She is also the Editorial Administrator of the Conservation Evidence Journal.

Sutherland, William J.
Bill Sutherland is Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge and President of the British Ecological Society. He is known for his research on integrating science and policy particularly in the field of evidence-based conservation. Two of his key contributions have been the horizon-scanning exercises to identify future priority issues and the 100 important questions in various disciplines (ecology, poverty prevention, global agriculture and food amongst others). He has also worked extensively on bird population ecology and the biodiversity impacts of agriculture.

Dicks, Lynn V.
Lynn Dicks is a Research Fellow at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge. She has been a NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellow, linked to the Insect Pollinators Initiative(2011-2014) and a Co-ordinating Lead Author of the IPBES Thematic assessment of pollinators, pollination and food production. She has a degree from Oxford University in Biological Sciences (1995) and a PhD from Cambridge University (2002) on the ecology of flower-visiting insects.

Lynn V. Dicks is a Research Fellow in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Joscelyne E. Ashpole is a Research Assistant in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Juliana Dänhardt has a PhD in animal ecology and is currently employed as Research Administrator at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University.

Katy James is a Researcher at Harper Adams University.

Annelie M. Jönsson is a PhD student in the Department of Biology at Lund University, Sweden.

Nicola Randall is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Crop and Environmental Science and Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Agriculture at Harper Adams University.

David A. Showler is an Ecological Consultant based in Norwich, UK.

Rebecca K. Smith is a Research Associate in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

Susan Turpie is an Agri-Environment Policy Officer in the Natural Heritage Management Team, Scottish Government.

David Williams is a Doctoral Student in the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge.

William J. Sutherland is the Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge.