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9780198745488 English 0198745486 Biodiversity provides the foundation for agricultural systems, with the conservation of biodiversity being critical for ensuring environmental sustainability. At the same time, agriculture is playing a hugely significant role in the biodiversity crisis by contributing to the major drivers of biodiversity loss in complex and inter-related ways. The pressures on agricultural production have never been greater and are only likely to accelerate current levels of biodiversity decline. Developing ways to reconcile the ever-changing needs of agricultural production and those of biodiversity conservation requires an approach that bridges the gap between academic theory and practical problem-solving. This innovative and accessible two-volume work describes an empirical research programme that delivers precisely that. Wildlife Conservation on Farmland provides a combination of selected case studies, combined with authoritative and thought-provoking editorial syntheses, to demonstrate how ecological study (often long term), combined with a flexible, interdisciplinary approach, is a consistently effective strategy to tackle the most pressing challenges facing farmers, conservationists, and policy makers today. It is aimed at student and professional academics as well as conservation practitioners and policy makers, both government and non-government. Volume 1: Managing for Nature on Lowland Farms integrates more than 30 years of research by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford to reveal how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from microcosm to landscape, individuals to populations, and covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals, with the purpose of fortifying the evidence base for managing outcomes. It considers the implications of agricultural development for natural habitats, biodiversity, and the provision of essential ecosystem services. Book jacket., Using more than 30 years research from the author team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), this volume reveals how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from landscape to microcosm, from populations to individuals, covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. It demonstrates the essential ecosystem services provided by agricultural land, and discusses the implications of agricultural development for natural habitats and biodiversity.
9780198745488 English 0198745486 Biodiversity provides the foundation for agricultural systems, with the conservation of biodiversity being critical for ensuring environmental sustainability. At the same time, agriculture is playing a hugely significant role in the biodiversity crisis by contributing to the major drivers of biodiversity loss in complex and inter-related ways. The pressures on agricultural production have never been greater and are only likely to accelerate current levels of biodiversity decline. Developing ways to reconcile the ever-changing needs of agricultural production and those of biodiversity conservation requires an approach that bridges the gap between academic theory and practical problem-solving. This innovative and accessible two-volume work describes an empirical research programme that delivers precisely that. Wildlife Conservation on Farmland provides a combination of selected case studies, combined with authoritative and thought-provoking editorial syntheses, to demonstrate how ecological study (often long term), combined with a flexible, interdisciplinary approach, is a consistently effective strategy to tackle the most pressing challenges facing farmers, conservationists, and policy makers today. It is aimed at student and professional academics as well as conservation practitioners and policy makers, both government and non-government. Volume 1: Managing for Nature on Lowland Farms integrates more than 30 years of research by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit at Oxford to reveal how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from microcosm to landscape, individuals to populations, and covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals, with the purpose of fortifying the evidence base for managing outcomes. It considers the implications of agricultural development for natural habitats, biodiversity, and the provision of essential ecosystem services. Book jacket., Using more than 30 years research from the author team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), this volume reveals how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from landscape to microcosm, from populations to individuals, covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. It demonstrates the essential ecosystem services provided by agricultural land, and discusses the implications of agricultural development for natural habitats and biodiversity.