Replacing fossil with biomass-based sources of energy may help to reduce climate threats
to biodiversity. However, some geographic areas with high potential value for producing …

The decline of early successional and open forests and their wildlife inhabitants has resulted
in increased efforts to understand and conserve these communities. Natural and …

Urban expansion often accompanies a loss of natural habitats and arable lands but an
increase in urban population. In China, vegetable-dominant small farmlands are common in …

Introduction The maintenance of habitat connections between fragmented habitat patches is
vital for the conservation of wildlife populations and ecosystem functioning. The awareness …

While native grass and shrub restoration is often promoted for bird conservation, evaluations
are necessary to understand the effects of habitat change on songbird vital rates and …

Conservation Reserve Program Conservation Practice 33 (CP33: Conservation Buffers for
Upland Birds) provides habitat for grassland birds in agriculture-dominated landscapes …

This chapter focuses on wildlife benefits in agroforestry settings. Wildlife production is a
valuable byproduct that can be complementary to the goals of tree and crop production. The …

The collective body of US legislation, colloquially known as the Farm Bill, authorizes a suite
of practices and programs under its Conservation Title. This includes the Conservation …

Abstract The United States Farm Bill is a multi-billion-dollar federal legislation reenacted
every five years to provide funding towards crop protection, nutrition, environmental …

Agricultural grasslands have replaced native Midwestern prairies in the form of pasture, idle
cropland and conservation fields. The condition of these cover types directly and indirectly …