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| Philipps, Ms Lois; Stockdale, Dr Elizabeth A.; Waston, Dr Christine A.. |
| Maintaining ecosystem functions is a key issue for sustainable farming, while recent reviews (Hole et al, 2005, Fuller et al 2005) have highlighted that a wide range of taxa, including birds and mammals, benefit from organic management of land, there is a need to bring together the evidence for the impact of agricultural management practices on belowground biodiversity. A focus simply on the biodiversity of below-ground species is however not enough and there is a need to consider the contribution of below-ground biological processes to the maintenance and enhancement of a range of ecosystem services. A recent literature review on the impacts of land management practices on soil ecology and function shows clearly that farm management practices do alter... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Soil biology; Soil quality. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/7511/1/belowground_biodiversity.doc |
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| Philipps, Ms Lois; Bently-Fox, Miss Helen. |
| Food production systems are partially responsible for contributing to elevated levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to the heavy reliance on fossil fuels and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Organic farming systems, however, strive to work so far as possible within closed systems, which attempt to use appropriate technologies and scarce resources sparingly. Drawing data from recent case studies this paper examines how close modern UK organic farming can come to these ideals. The paper will conclude with recommendations for the organic farming sector to deliver a food production system that will be required to operate within tighter economic, social and environmental constraints in the future. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Environmental aspects; "Organics" in general. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/7464/1/Energy.pdf |
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