RT Journal Article
T1 Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions
A1 Lüscher, Gisela
A1 Ammari, Youssef
A1 Andriets, Aljona
A1 Angelova, Siyka
A1 Arndorfer, Michaela
A1 Bailey, Debra
A1 Balázs, Katalin
A1 Bogers, Marion
A1 Bunce, Robert
A1 Choisis, Jean-Philippe
A1 Dennis, Peter
A1 Díaz, Mario
A1 Dyman, Tetyana
A1 Eiter, Sebastian
A1 Fjellstad, Wendy
A1 Fraser, Mariecia
A1 Friedel, Jürgen
A1 Garchi, Salah
A1 Geijzendorffer, Ilse
A1 Gomiero, Tiziano
A1 González-Bornay, Guillermo
A1 Guteva, Yana
A1 Herzog, Felix
A1 Jeanneret, Philippe
A1 Jongman, Rob
A1 Kainz, Max
A1 Kwikiriza, Norman
A1 López Díaz, María Lourdes
A1 Moreno, Gerardo
A1 Nicholas-Davies, Pip
A1 Nkwiine, Charles
A1 Opio, Julius
A1 Paoletti, Maurizio
A1 Podmaniczky, László
A1 Pointereau, Philippe
A1 Pulido, Fernando
A1 Sarthou, Jean-Pierre
A1 Schneider, Manuel
A1 Sghaier, Tahar
A1 Siebrecht, Norman
A1 Stoyanova, Siyka
A1 Wolfrum, Sebastian
A1 Yashchenko, Sergiy
A1 Albrecht, Harald
A1 Báldi, András
A1 Belényesi, Márta
A1 Benhadi-Marin, Jacinto
A1 Blick, Theo
A1 Buholzer, Serge
A1 Centeri, Csaba
A1 Choisis, Norma
A1 Cuendet, Gérard
A1 De Lange, Hendrika
A1 Déjean, Sylvain
A1 Deltshev, Christo
A1 Díaz Cosín, Darío
A1 Dramstad, Wenche
A1 Elek, Zoltán
A1 Engan, Gunnar
A1 Evtushenko, Konstantin
A1 Falusi, Eszter
A1 Finch, Oliver
A1 Frank, Thomas
A1 Gavinelli, Federico
A1 Genoud, David
A1 Gillingham, Phillipa
A1 Grónás, Viktor
A1 Gutiérrez López, Mónica
A1 Häusler, Werner
A1 Heer, Xaver
A1 Hübner, Thomas
A1 Isaia, Marco
A1 Jerkovich, Gergely
A1 Jesus, Juan
A1 Kakudidi, Esezah
A1 Kelemen, Eszter
A1 Koncz, Nóra
A1 Kovacs, Eszter
A1 Kovács-Hostyánszki, Anikó
A1 Last, Luisa
A1 Ljubomirov, Toshko
A1 Mandery, Klaus
A1 Mayr, Josef
A1 Mjelde, Atle
A1 Muster, Christoph
A1 Nascimbene, Juri
A1 Neumayer, Johann
A1 Ødegaard, Frode
A1 Ortiz Sánchez, Francisco Javier
A1 Oschatz, Marie-Louise
A1 Papaja-Hülsbergen, Susanne
A1 Paschetta, Mauro
A1 Pavett, Mark
A1 Pelosi, Céline
A1 Penksza, Károly
A1 Pommeresche, Reidun
A1 Popov, Victor
A1 Radchenko, Volodymyr
A1 Richner, Nina
A1 Riedel, Susanne
A1 Scullion, John
A1 Sommaggio, Daniele
A1 Szalkovszki, Ottó
A1 Szerencsits, Erich
A1 Trigo Aza, María Dolores
A1 Vale, Jim
A1 Kats, Ruud van
A1 Vasilev, Angel
A1 Whittington, Andrew
A1 Wilkes-Allemann, Jerylee
A1 Zanetti, Tommaso
AB Farmland is a major land cover type in Europe and Africa and provides habitat for numerous species. The severe decline in farmland biodiversity of the last decades has been attributed to changes in farming practices, and organic and low-input farming are assumed to mitigate detrimental effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity. Since the farm enterprise is the primary unit of agricultural decision making, management-related effects at the field scale need to be assessed at the farm level. Therefore, in this study, data were collected on habitat characteristics, vascular plant, earthworm, spider, and bee communities and on the corresponding agricultural management in 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions. In 15 environmental and agricultural homogeneous regions, 6–20 farms with the same farm type (e.g., arable crops, grassland, or specific permanent crops) were selected. If available, an equal number of organic and non-organic farms were randomly selected. Alternatively, farms were sampled along a gradient of management intensity. For all selected farms, the entire farmed area was mapped, which resulted in total in the mapping of 11 338 units attributed to 194 standardized habitat types, provided together with additional descriptors. On each farm, one site per available habitat type was randomly selected for species diversity investigations. Species were sampled on 2115 sites and identified to the species level by expert taxonomists. Species lists and abundance estimates are provided for each site and sampling date (one date for plants and earthworms, three dates for spiders and bees). In addition, farmers provided information about their management practices in face-to-face interviews following a standardized questionnaire. Farm management indicators for each farm are available (e.g., nitrogen input, pesticide applications, or energy input). Analyses revealed a positive effect of unproductive areas and a negative effect of intensive management on biodiversity. Communities of the four taxonomic groups strongly differed in their response to habitat characteristics, agricultural management, and regional circumstances. The data has potential for further insights into interactions of farmland biodiversity and agricultural management at site, farm, and regional scale.
PB Ecology
SN 0012-9658
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100359
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100359
LA eng
NO Lüscher, Gisela, et al. «Farmland Biodiversity and Agricultural Management on 237 Farms in 13 European and Two African Regions». Ecology, vol. 97, n.o 6, junio de 2016, pp. 1625-1625.  https://doi.org/10.1890/15-1985.1.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 4 abr 2025