Identifying and managing the conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe-A review

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 60-71

  Henle, Klaus ^a   Alard, Didier ^b   Clitherow, Jeremy ^c   Cobb, Paul ^d   Firbank, Les ^e   Kull, Tiiu ^f   McCracken, Davy ^g   Moritz, Robin F A ^h   Niemelä, Jari ⁱ   Rebane, Michael ^c   Wascher, Dirk ^j   Watt, Allan ^k   Young, Juliette ^k  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (Cumbria)   (United Kingdom)

^e ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^g SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^h MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^j WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Abandonment; Agricultural landscapes; Agricultural policies; Biodiversity conservation; Conflict reconciliation; Intensification; Monitoring; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 38949095704     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2007.09.005     Document Type: Review

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