Territory Distribution and Breeding Success of Skylarks Alauda arvensis on Organic and Intensive Farmland in Southern England

Wilson, Jeremy D.; Evans, Julianne; Browne, Stephen J.; King, Jon R.

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“…Nesting success (per breeding attempt) has increased since the 1960s, indicating that the population decline is likely to have been caused either by a decrease in the number of annual nesting attempts or an increase in mortality, or a combination of both (Chamberlain & Crick 1999, Siriwardena et al 2000. Changes in farm cropping have limited the number of broods Skylarks have within a season (Wilson et al 1997), but one study has also demonstrated that over-winter survival of adult Skylarks was lowest during the early 1980s when the decline was greatest (Wolfenden & Peach 2001).…”

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Habitat selection by SkylarksAlauda arvensiswintering in Britain in 1997/98

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Habitat selection by SkylarksAlauda arvensiswintering in Britain in 1997/98

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“…Chamberlain et al (1999) studied that up to 25% more birds occur from certified organic fields than from conventional fields. Lokemon et al (1997) and Wilson et al (1997) studied skylarks who also prefer to choose organic fields for their nesting site. In addition, many insects and worms are presented in the areas of organic farming (Mäder et al, 2002;Pfiffner et al;1996, Szásziné, 2007.…”

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“…The higher biodiversity applies to different taxonomic groups, including micro-organisms, earthworms, weeds and wild flowers, insects, mammals and birds (13,(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) . In regions where the number of organic farms increased, the diversity and abundance of bees grew considerably, which contributed to the pollination of crops and wild plants over larger areas (23) .…”

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Sustainability of organic food production: challenges and innovations

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The greatest challenge for agriculture is to reduce the trade-offs between productivity and long-term sustainability. Therefore, it is interesting to analyse organic agriculture which is a given set of farm practices that emphasise ecological sustainability. Organic agriculture can be characterised as being less driven by off-farm inputs and being better embedded in ecosystem functions. The literature on public goods and non-commodity outputs of organic farms is overwhelming. Most publications address the positive effects of organic farming on soil fertility, biodiversity maintenance and protection of the natural resources of soil, water and air. As a consequence of focusing on public goods, organic agriculture is less productive. Meta-analyses show that organic agriculture yields range between 0·75 and 0·8 of conventional agriculture. Best practice examples from disadvantaged sites and climate conditions show equal or, in the case of subsistence farming in Sub-Saharan Africa, higher productivity of organic agriculture. Hence, organic agriculture is likely to be a good model for productive and sustainable food production. Underfunding in R&D addressing specific bottlenecks of organic agriculture are the main cause for both crop and livestock yield gaps. Therefore, the potential for improving the performance of organic agriculture through agricultural research is huge. Although organic farming is a niche in most countries, it is at the verge of becoming mainstream in leading European countries. Consumer demand has grown over the past two decades and does not seem to be a limiting factor for the future development of organic agriculture.

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Territory Distribution and Breeding Success of Skylarks Alauda arvensis on Organic and Intensive Farmland in Southern England

Cited by 275 publications

References 30 publications

Habitat selection by SkylarksAlauda arvensiswintering in Britain in 1997/98

Habitat selection by SkylarksAlauda arvensiswintering in Britain in 1997/98

Challenges and Opportunities of Organic Farming

Sustainability of organic food production: challenges and innovations

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