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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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| Steinwidder, Andreas; Schneider, Manuel; Wachendorf, Michael; Starz, Walter; Pötsch, Erich M.. |
| 8 % of the total EU population lives in mountainous areas which represent a particularly important eco-region in Central Europe. Because of ecological, climatic and economic reasons an increasing pressure is imposed upon agriculture. Hence in large parts of European mountainous areas drastic changes in agricultural structure and land use systems can be observed in terms of emigration and land abandonment. Due to disadvantaged production conditions, and the high ecological sensitivity, organic farming is an important option for a sound regional development. In alpine regions organic farming does not proceed in a homogeneous way. One essential reason for that could be seen in the differences of national and regional “traditions and orientations” and... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/19338/1/The_future_of_organic_grassland_farming_in_mountainous_regions_of_Central_Europe.pdf |
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