Wydawnictwo | Springer, Berlin |
Data wydania | |
Liczba stron | 364 |
Forma publikacji | książka w twardej oprawie |
Język | angielski |
ISBN | 9783030598747 |
Kategorie | Nauka ekologiczna, biosfera |
This edited volume documents the current nature conservation status of arable habitats in Europe. Arable farming systems have evolved in the European landscape over more than ten thousand years and now occupy nearly 30% of the European land area. They support species that have life cycles closely synchronised with traditional cereal growing, many of which have experienced massive declines throughout Europe. For example, in Britain, of the 100 plant species exhibiting the greatest declines in the latter half of the 20th century, 47 were typical of arable land. Despite this the habitat and many of the species associated with it remains unprotected across much of Europe.
The 22 chapters cover a range of topics, including:
It is clear that the biodiversity of arable land throughout Europe has undergone major changes, particularly during the second half of the 20th century, and that these changes are continuing into the 21st century. We need to develop a deeper appreciation of farmland wildlife and its integration into farming systems to ensure its future security in a world where value is increasingly expressed in terms of material profit.
This book is particularly relevant to practitioners, policy-makers and managers working in the fields of nature conservation, agri-environment schemes and land management, and to researchers working in the fields of conservation biology, terrestrial ecology, nature conservation, applied ecology, biodiversity, agriculture, agricultural ethics and environmental studies.
The Changing Status of Arable Habitats in Europe: A Nature Conservation Review
Preface
PART I: Introduction
Chapter 1 - An Introduction to Arable Habitats
Phil Wilson and Chris Stoate
PART II: The Status of Arable Plants in European Regions
Chapter 2 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Eastern Europe
Gyula Pinke
Chapter 3 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in North West Europe
Guillaume Fried
Chapter 4 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Mediterranean Countries
Jordi Recesens
Chapter 5 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Central Europe
Stefan Meyer
Chapter 6 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in the UK
Jonathan Storkey
Chapter 7 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Scandinavian Countries
Terho Hyvonen
Chapter 8 - The Status of Arable Plant Habitats in Baltic States
Tsipe Aavik
PART III: Habitat and Species Case Studies
Chapter 9 - The Changing Status of the Little Bustard (Tetrax Tetrax) and Other Steppe Bird Species in Spain
Santi Manosa
Chapter 10 - Managing Agro-Ecosystems for Farmland Bird Conservation: Success Stories
Will Peach
Chapter 11 - The History, Current State and Conservation Perspectives of the Czech Grey Partridge (Perdix Perdix) Population
Miroslav Salek and Mirek Zámecník
Chapter 12 - The Impact of Land Use Change on Arable Plants and Farmland Bird Populations on a Farm in SW Wales
Clive Hurford
Chapter 13 - Pollinators in Arable Habitats
Sandrine Petit
Chapter 14 - Agricultural Intensification, Environmental-Friendly Farming and the Fate of Arable Bryophytes in Switzerland
Irene Bisang and Ariel Bergamini
Chapter 15 - The Ex-Situ Conservation and Subsequent Reintroduction of the Most Vulnerable Arable Plants In Skane, Sweden
Gabrielle Rosquist
Chapter 16 - The Ex-Situ Conservation of Darnel (Lolium Temulentum) In the UK
Dominic Price
PART IV: Long-Term Studies
Chapter 17 - The Evolution in Time and Space of the Flora and Fauna Associated to the Huelva Countryside (SW Spain) through its Agricultural Changes
Enrique Sánchez Gullón and Adolfo Munoz Rodriguez
Chapter 18 - Long-Term Trends In Grey Partridges (Perdix Perdix) In Southern England. Unprecedented Declines And Population Recovery
N.J. Aebischer, J.A. Ewald, J.A., and N.W. Sotherton
Chapter 19 - The Impacts of Farming Practices on Invertebrates Over the Last 50 Years
J. A. Ewald and N.J. Aebischer
Chapter 20 - Lessons From 25 Years of Ecological Monitoring of a Farmed Landscape
Vincent Bretagnolle and Sabrina Gaba
PART V: Looking Ahead: Considerations, Applications and Recommendations
Chapter 21 - The Use of Open Source Satellite Images for Monitoring Land-Use and Condition
Alan Brown
Chapter 22 - The Contributions of Earth Observation to the Conservation of Arable Habitats
Richard Lucas and Clive Hurford
Chapter 23 - The Art of Agri-Environment in the UK
Emily Swan
Chapter 24 - Research and Management Needs: Looking Ahead
Phil Wilson, Chris Stoate, et al.