Measuring Farmland Biodiversity

F. Herzog; P. Jeanneret; Y. Ammari; S. Angelova; M. Arndorfer; D. Bailey; K. Balazs; A. Báldi; R. G. H. Bunce; J.-P. Choisis; Peter Dennis; T. Dyman; S. Eiter; W. Fjellstad; Mariecia Dawn Fraser; T. Frank; J. K. Friedel; S. Garchi; I. Geijzendorffer; Tiziano Gomiero; G. Jerkovich; R. G. H. Jongman; M. Kainz; E. Kakudidi; E. Kelemen; R. Kolliker; N. Kwikiriza; A. Kovács-Hostyánszki; L. Last; G. Luscher; G. Moreno; C. Nkwiine; J. Opio; M.-L. Oschatz; M.G. Paoletti; P. Pointereau; J.-P. Sarthou; M. K. Schneider; N. Siebrecht; D. Sommaggio; S. Stoyanova; S. Targetti; D. Viaggi; Sebastian Wolfrum; S. Yashchenko

Measuring Farmland Biodiversity

F. Herzog, P. Jeanneret, Y. Ammari, S. Angelova, M. Arndorfer, D. Bailey, K. Balazs, A. Báldi, R. G. H. Bunce, J.-P. Choisis, Peter Dennis, T. Dyman, S. Eiter, W. Fjellstad, Mariecia Dawn Fraser, T. Frank, J. K. Friedel, S. Garchi, I. Geijzendorffer, Tiziano GomieroG. Jerkovich , R. G. H. Jongman, M. Kainz, E. Kakudidi, E. Kelemen, R. Kolliker, N. Kwikiriza, A. Kovács-Hostyánszki, L. Last, G. Luscher, G. Moreno, C. Nkwiine, J. Opio, M.-L. Oschatz, M.G. Paoletti, P. Pointereau, J.-P. Sarthou , M. K. Schneider , N. Siebrecht, D. Sommaggio, S. Stoyanova, S. Targetti, D. Viaggi, Sebastian Wolfrum, S. Yashchenko

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- The diversity of life – genetic, species and habitat diversity – is a critical resource, which is under threat. In an agricultural context, the functions provided by biodiversity are particularly important (e.g. biomass production, pollination, predation as a natural means of pest control, decomposition, etc.). Yet, not much is known about farmland biodiversity and how it is sustained.
- We developed a toolbox consisting of 23 indicators addressing all components of farmland biodiversity as well as management practices. The indicators were tested in 15 case study regions in Europe and in Africa. -- We propose that 0.25 % of the budget for European agricultural subsidies is diverted to monitoring of continental farmland biodiversity and adaptation of the toolbox for application beyond Europe.
- Guidebooks to indicator measurement and interpretation, including an extended summary in twelve languages, are available at www.biobio-indicator.org.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	52 – 58
Journal	Solutions Journal
Volume	4
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Oct 2013

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Herzog, F., Jeanneret, P., Ammari, Y., Angelova, S., Arndorfer, M., Bailey, D., Balazs, K., Báldi, A., Bunce, R. G. H., Choisis, J.-P., Dennis, P., Dyman, T., Eiter, S., Fjellstad, W., Fraser, M. D., Frank, T., Friedel, J. K., Garchi, S., Geijzendorffer, I., ... Yashchenko, S. (2013). Measuring Farmland Biodiversity. Solutions Journal, 4(4), 52 – 58. http://www.thesolutionsjournal.com/node/23997

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