Will agri‐environment schemes deliver substantial biodiversity gain, and if not why not?

By Mark J. Whittingham. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Economics and Econometrics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Agriculture and biodiversity conservation: opportunity knocks (2008, background): “2001), but the impact of larger-scale national programs is equivocal (Kleijn et al. 2001; Kleijn & Sutherland 2003; Kleijn et al. 2004; Kleijn et al. 2006; Knop et al. 2006; Whittingham 2007).”
Optimizing the biodiversity gain from agri-environment schemes (2009, background): “…within certain areas that target specific species or species groups (e.g. Peach et al., 2001), is currently seen as a key issue in enhancing the wider ecological benefits of AES (Whittingham, 2007; DEFRA, 2008), but so far very little empirical evidence exists that it works (Dutton et al., 2008).”
Sown wildflower strips for insect conservation: a review (2011, background): “…have recently been disputed, especially with regard to their very high costs (Kleijn & Sutherland, 2003; Berendse et al., 2004; Whitfield, 2006;Whittingham, 2007), but it has been argued that Correspondence: Christine Haaland, Department of Landscape Management, Design and Construction,…”
Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe--a review. (2009, background): “Whittingham (2007) called for a landscape approach to AEPs, whereby groups of farms undertake management towards a common objective.”
How too much care kills species: Grassland reserves, agri-environmental schemes and extinction of Colias myrmidone (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) from its former stronghold (2008, background): “Several papers also expressed a scepticism over the efficiency of AES for conserving biodiversity (e.g., Kleijn et al. 2001; Kleijn et al. 2006; Whittingham 2007).”
The potential for collaborative agri-environment schemes in England: Can a well-designed collaborative approach address farmers’ concerns with current schemes? (2012, background): “The current piecemeal approach to AES in the EU, and its failure to address a broader spectrum of habitat and species‟ needs has attracted recent criticism in the ecological literature (Concepción et al., 2008; Dallimer et al., 2010; Kleijn and Sutherland, 2003; Merckx et al., 2009; Tscharntke et al”
Wildflower areas within revitalized agricultural matrices boost small mammal populations but not breeding Barn Owls (2010, background): “Interestingly, agri-environment schemes are primarily considered as biodiversity promoters (e.g. Kleijn and Sutherland 2003; Knop et al. 2006; Whitthingham 2007).”
Landscape connectivity, habitat structure and activity of bat guilds in farmland-dominated matrices (2013, unknown): “The effectiveness of AES has been controversially discussed (e.g. Kleijn et al. 2001; Kleijn & Sutherland 2003; Whittingham 2006), which led to improvements that aim not only at increasing size but also quality of compensation areas.”
The effect of ‘mosaic management’ on the demography of black‐tailed godwit Limosa limosa on farmland (2008, background): “Acknowledging the importance of farmland for godwits and the need for spatially coherent management (Whittingham 2007), Dutch conservation organizations designed a new AES to optimize breeding conditions for black-tailed godwits within the constraints of modern dairy farming.”
A novel method for mapping agricultural intensity reveals its spatial aggregation: Implications for conservation policies (2012, background): “On the one hand, policies ould target areas with aggregation of extensively managed farmands, which have been shown to host higher biodiversity levels Kleijn and Sutherland, 2003) and provide more resources for the ultiple species requirements (Whittingham, 2007).”
Homogenization of lepidopteran communities in intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes (2010, background): “Measures currently included in most agri-environment schemes are implemented at too small a spatial scale for them to be effective (Whittingham 2007; Merckx et al. 2009a), not only for habitat specialists, but even for mobile habitat generalists (Merckx et al.”
Intensified agricultural use of grasslands reduces growth and survival of precocial shorebird chicks (2013, background): “To stop the decline of meadow bird populations, national and European conservation schemes have been in use now for several decades (Whittingham 2007; Kleijn et al. 2011).”
Vascular plant and Orthoptera diversity in relation to grassland management and landscape composition in the European Alps (2007, background): “Moreover, the significant influence of landscape composition on Orthoptera diversity indicates that the effectiveness of measures applied at a field scale may be improved by integration of traditional protected area schemes with farms or groups of farms managed extensively (Whittingham 2007).”
The future of agri‐environment schemes: biodiversity gains and ecosystem service delivery? (2011, background): “on farmland (Whittingham 2007).”
Creating culturally sustainable agri-environmental schemes (2011, background): “At the same time, European ecologists have observed that voluntary agri-environmental schemes are having only a limited impact on species richness and abundance (Kleijn et al., 2001, 2004; Whittingham, 2007).”
Mitigating the impacts of agriculture on biodiversity: bats and their potential role as bioindicators (2015, background): “…456 currently clear why these agri-environment schemes do not appear to be benefitting foraging bats but 457 it is possible in some cases the implementation of management and the relatively small scale over 458 which it operates are not sufficient to exert a positive response (Whittingham 2007).”
A spatial scale assessment of habitat effects on arthropod communities of an oceanic island (2009, background): “, 2007) and much evidence suggests that it is difficult, if not impossible, to re-establish the natural ancestral condition (Hobbs et al., 2006; Whittingham, 2007).”