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| Schneider, Manuel; Lüscher, Gisela; Jeanneret, Philippe; Arndorfer, Michaela; Bailey, Debra; Balacs, Katalin; Choisis, Jean-Pierre; Dennis, Peter; Fjellstad, Wendy; Fraser, M.; Frank, Thomas; Friedel, Jürgen K.; Gillingham, Pippa; Jerkovich, G.; Gomiero, Tiziano; Jongman, Rob; Kainz, Max; Moreno, Gerardo; Oschatz, M.-L.; Paoletti, Maurizio; Pointereau, Philippe; Sarthou, Jean-Pierre; Siebrecht, Norman; Sommaggio, D.; Vale, Jim; Wolfrum, Sebastian; Herzog, Felix. |
| One of the aims of organic farming is the protection of biodiversity. In the EU FP7 project BioBio, we studied the effect of organic farming on species numbers at farm level on 169 randomly selected organic and non-organic farms with mostly low to medium intensity in ten European regions. Using a preferential sampling scheme based on habitat mapping, numbers of plants, earthworms, spiders and bees were assessed at farm level. A global analysis across the ten regions shows that organic farms have significantly higher numbers of plant and bee species than non-organic farms. The effect of organic farming on earthworm and spider species numbers are also positive but insignificant. The effects in absolute terms are small and much smaller than the variation... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21413/1/21413_Schneider.pdf |
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| Last, Luisa; Arndorfer, Michaela; Bailey, Debra; Balázs, Katalin; Dennis, Peter; Dyman, Tetyana; Fjellstad, Wendy; Friedel, Jürgen K.; Garchi, Salah; Geijzendorffer, Ilse; Herzog, Felix; Jeanneret, Philippe; Jongman, Rob; Kainz, Maximilian; Lüscher, Gisela; Moreno, Gerado; Nkwiine, Charles; Paoletti, Maurizio; Pointereau, Philippe; Sarthou, Jean Pierre; Schneider, Manuel; Stoyanova, Siyka; Wolfrum , Sebastian; Kölliker, Roland. |
| Genetic variability is the fundament of life. Large genetic variability within species is the basis for adaptation to changing environmental conditions. Farmers and breeders have developed a multitude of crop cultivars and animal breeds to stabilize and increase quality and productivity. This study evaluated genetic diversity within different organic and non-organic farming systems using crop-cultivar and livestock-breed information as simple indicators. Data was collected using on-farm surveys in 15 case study regions in Europe and beyond. Selected indicators revealed strong differences of cultivar diversity between different countries and farming systems across Europe. No or only small differences were detectable between organic and non-organic farming... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Breeding and genetics; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21281/1/21281_Last.pdf |
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| Herzog, Felix; Arndorfer, Michaela; Bailey, Debra; Balázs, Katalin; Dennis, Peter; Dyman, Tetyana; Fjellstad, Wendy; Friedel, Jürgen K.; Garchi, Salah; Geijzendorffer, Ilse; Jeanneret, Philippe; Jongman, Rob; Kainz, Maximilian; Kölliker, Roland; Last, Luisa; Lüscher, Gisela; Moreno, Gerardo; Nkwiine, Charles; Paoletti, Maurizio; Pointereau, Philippe; Sarthou, Jean-Pierre; Schneider, Manuel; Siyka, Stoyanova; Targetti, Stefano; Viaggi, Davide; Wolfrum, Sebastian. |
| Organic and low-input farming systems provide habitats for wildlife on farmland. The EU FP7 project BIOBIO has identified a core set of 23 indicators relating to the diversity of habitats, of species, of crops and of livestock. Management indicators capturing the pressure on biodiversity are also proposed. The indicators were identified in an iterative process between scientists and stake-holders to make sure that they are not only scientifically sound but also practicable and attractive. They were tested in 12 case study regions on four major farm types. Allocating 0.25 % of the CAP budget to a farm scale biodiversity monitoring would allow to measure and analyse the indicators on 50,000 farms across Europe. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Technology assessment; Biodiversity and ecosystem services; Consumer issues; Policy environments and social economy. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21318/1/21318_Herzog.pdf |
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| Friedel, Jürgen K.; Arndorfer, Michaela; Balázs, Katalin; Dennis, Peter; Eiter, Sebastian; Jeanneret, Philippe; Jongman, Rob; Kainz, Max; Lüscher, Gisela; Moreno, Gerardo; Paoletti, Maurizio G.; Pointereau, Philippe; Sarthou, Jean-Pierre; Stoyanova, Siyka; Herzog, Felix. |
| Farming practices are the key to maintaining and restoring farmland biodiversity. Selected farm management indicators, regarded as scientifically sound, practicable and attractive to stakeholders, were tested against species indicators in various farm types in 12 case studies across Europe. A set of eight farm management indicators is recommended, reflecting the pressure on biodiversity by farm management via energy and nutrient input, mechanical operations, pesticide use and livestock. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Crop combinations and interactions; Soil biology; Composting and manuring; Soil tillage; Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/21448/1/21448_friedel.pdf |
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| Sarthou, Jean-Pierre; Choisis, J.-P.; Amossé, A.; Arndorfer, M.; Bailey, D.; Balázs, K.; Balent, G.; Deconchat, M.; Dennis, P.; Eiter, S.; Fjellstad, W.; Friedel, J.K.; Jeanneret, Philippe; Jongman, R.H.B; Kainz , M.; Moreno, G.; Ouin, A.; Paoletti, Maurizio G.; Pointereau, Philippe; Stoyanova, S.; Viaggi, Davide; Vialatte, A.; Wolfrum, S.; Herzog, Felix. |
| In the framework of the European project BIOBIO, we compared between countries habitat and cumulated species richnesses of plants, wild bees, spiders and earthworms, measured in 169 conventional and organic farms belonging to 10 case studies in 10 European countries. For the French case study (Gascony Valleys and Hills), correlations between direct (habitat and taxonomic richnesses) and indirect (agricultural practices) indicators of biodiversity within 8 conventional and 8 organic farms, were calculated. Results showed that the main driver of biodiversity at the farm level was the number of cultivated and above all semi-natural habitats, inthe French case study region as well as inthe other regions. This factor partially explained the highest biodiversity... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/26476/1/Sarthou_2013_CIAG_Vol32.pdf |
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