Authors
Ailsa J McKenzie, Steven B Emery, Jeremy R Franks, Mark J Whittingham
Publication date
2013/10
Journal
Journal of Applied Ecology
Volume
50
Issue
5
Pages
1274-1280
Description
- The primary aim of many agri‐environment schemes (AES) is to enhance biodiversity; however, the results of AES designed for this purpose have, to date, been largely underwhelming. One reason for this may be because AES tend to be administered at the farm scale.
- We argue that collaborative AES (cAES) – single environmental management agreements for multiple farm units – can benefit biodiversity. We then discuss how a shift to this type of scheme may impact upon ecosystem services (ES).
- Evidence gathered from studies carried out across European farmland demonstrated that more than a third (18 of 52; 35%) of the bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and bumblebee species important in English farmland operate at scales larger than the typical English farm (146 ha) in the breeding season. While this study relates ranging behaviour specifically to England and the English AES system, the estimates of …
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AJ McKenzie, SB Emery, JR Franks, MJ Whittingham - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2013