Declining birds in Australian agricultural landscapes may benefit from aspects of the European agri-environment model
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Article Title | Declining birds in Australian agricultural landscapes may benefit from aspects of the European agri-environment model |
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ERA Journal ID | 3211 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Attwood, Simon J. (Author), Park, Sarah E. (Author), Maron, Martine (Author), Collard, Stuart J. (Author), Robinson, Doug (Author), Reardon-Smith, Kathryn M. (Author) and Cockfield, Geoff (Author) |
Journal Title | Biological Conservation |
Journal Citation | 142 (10), pp. 1981-1991 |
Number of Pages | 11 |
Year | 2009 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
ISSN | 0006-3207 |
1873-2917 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2009.04.008 |
Abstract | Temperate Australia’s wheat/sheep zone and much of Western Europe have both experienced dramatic declines in native bird populations associated with agricultural landscapes. We compare recent conservation strategies on private land in the context of each region’s historical agricultural development and the ecology of its bird fauna. Specifically, we consider which aspects of the conservation instruments and practices employed in European agricultural landscapes might be used to augment and inform approaches to private-land biodiversity conservation in Australia. Australian biodiversity conservation activities have focussed predominantly on remnant native vegetation and rarely target the agricultural matrix (i.e. land that is primarily used for agricultural production). However, declining species include those that not only primarily inhabit woodland, but also species for which components of the agricultural matrix are important, or even their main, habitat. In contrast, in Europe a range of conservation activities undertaken through agri-environment schemes focus explicitly on the management of the agricultural |
Keywords | agricultural intensification; agricultural matrix; agri-environment schemes; conservation; land stewardship; farmland birds; woodland birds |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300299. Agriculture, land and farm management not elsewhere classified |
410401. Conservation and biodiversity | |
410407. Wildlife and habitat management | |
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Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia | |
University of Queensland | |
Rural Solutions, Australia | |
Trust for Nature, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z4yz/declining-birds-in-australian-agricultural-landscapes-may-benefit-from-aspects-of-the-european-agri-environment-model
2023
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