Abolition of set-aside schemes, associated impacts on habitat structure and modelling of potential effects of cross-farm regulation

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 221, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 2728-2737

  Levin, Gregor ^a   Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cross farm regulation; Habitat structure; Land use change; Land use modelling; Set aside land; Spatial structure indicator

Indexed keywords

CROSS-FARM REGULATION; HABITAT STRUCTURES; LAND-USE CHANGE; SET-ASIDE LAND; SPATIAL STRUCTURE;

AGGLOMERATION; BIODIVERSITY; FARMS; FORESTRY; LAND USE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SET-ASIDE;

DENMARK;

EID: 77956904811     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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