Flower preferences and pollen transport networks for cavity‐nesting solitary bees: Implications for the design of agri‐environment schemes
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4234
Abstract: Abstract Floral foraging resources are valuable for pollinator conservation on farmland, and their provision is encouraged by agri‐environment schemes in many countries. Across Europe, wildflower seed mixtures are widely sown on farmland to encourage pollinators,… read more here.
Keywords: solitary bees; transport networks; environment schemes; pollen transport ... See more keywords
Flower-strip agri-environment schemes provide diverse and valuable summer flower resources for pollinating insects
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-018-1531-0
Abstract: The diversity and abundance of insect pollinators are declining. This decline reduces the potential ecosystem services of pollination for wild and cultivated plants. Specific agri-environment schemes (AES) are subsidised to support and conserve biodiversity in… read more here.
Keywords: insects; flower; environment schemes; flower resources ... See more keywords
Increasing the proportion and quality of land under agri-environment schemes promotes birds and butterflies at the landscape scale
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.12.022
Abstract: Abstract The intensification of agricultural practices that Western nations have experienced after World War II has led to an alarming decline in farmland biodiversity. With the aim of stopping and even reversing this decline, agri-environment… read more here.
Keywords: birds butterflies; environment schemes; quality; landscape scale ... See more keywords
How can academic research on UK agri-environment schemes pivot to meet the addition of climate mitigation aims?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105441
Abstract: Abstract Agri-environment schemes were introduced in the UK in the 1980s as a response to the widespread environmental damage caused by post-war farming practices. Given such schemes are approaching forty years old, the academic literature… read more here.
Keywords: environment schemes; climate mitigation; climate; agri environment ... See more keywords
Population responses of farmland bird species to agri‐environment schemes and land management options in Northeastern Scotland
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13309
Abstract: 1. The decline of farmland birds across Europe is a well-documented case of biodiversity loss, and despite land stewardship supported by funding from agri-environment schemes (AES), the negative trends have not yet been reversed. read more here.
Keywords: population responses; responses farmland; environment schemes; agri environment ... See more keywords
Are agri‐environment schemes successful in delivering conservation grazing management on saltmarsh?
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13405
Abstract: 1.Grasslands occur around the globe and, in temperate regions, their natural management by fire, drought and wild herbivores has largely been replaced by grazing with domestic livestock. Successful management for agriculture is not always suitable… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; management; conservation grazing; environment schemes ... See more keywords
Developing Farm-Level Social Indicators for Agri-Environment Schemes: A Focus on the Agents of Change
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DOI: 10.3390/su13147820
Abstract: Most monitoring and evaluation programmes for agri-environment schemes focus on understanding the environmental outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of these schemes. Evaluation of the social dimensions of agri-environment schemes, particularly the socio-cultural factors that might influence… read more here.
Keywords: environment schemes; schemes focus; level; social indicators ... See more keywords