Is biodiversity management effective? Cross-sectional relationships between management, bird response and vegetation attributes in an Australian agri-environment scheme

Date

2012

Authors

Wood, Jeffrey
Montague-Drake, Rebecca
Michael, Damian
Crane, Mason
Okada, Sachiko
MacGregor, Chris
Gibbons, Philip
Lindenmayer, David B

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Elsevier

Abstract

Do sites managed under an agri-environment scheme support significantly more biodiversity than sites managed in accordance with traditional agricultural practices? This is a key question underpinning agri-environment schemes worldwide, including one that

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Keywords: agricultural land; agricultural practice; agricultural production; biodiversity; bird; cross section; functional group; grazing pressure; habitat conservation; management practice; native species; overstory; physiological response; shrub; species richness Agricultural landscapes; Bird conservation; Management intervention; Reduced grazing pressure; Temperate woodland; Vegetation condition

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Biological Conservation

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Journal article

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Open Access

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