Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe–a review

C Stoate, A Baldi, P Beja, ND Boatman, I Herzon… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …

Cost-effective approach to explore key impacts on the environment from agricultural tools to inform sustainability improvements: inversion tillage as a case study

L Green, E Webb, E Johnson, S Wynn… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The United Nations Food Systems Summit and the European Green Deal have
prompted various policy and regulatory initiatives aiming to transition agricultural practices …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects of conservation tillage on soil erosion in Central Europe: A random forest-based approach

B Madarász, G Jakab, Z Szalai, K Juhos… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conservation tillage (CT) is of primary importance in food security, soil conservation, and
sustainable development, even though its comprehensive effects on runoff (RO) and soil …

Delivering multiple ecosystem services from Enclosed Farmland in the UK

L Firbank, RB Bradbury, DI McCracken… - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Here, we review the delivery of ecosystem services from Enclosed Farmland in the UK, and
explore how the expected demands for ecosystem services might be met in the future. Most …

Application of conservation tillage in China: a method to improve climate resilience

X Deng, Q Yang, D Zhang, S Dong - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the context of climate change, agricultural cultivation, as one of the most vulnerable
sectors, is under threat. Extreme weather and climate conditions have caused a series of …

Mixed effects of landscape structure and farming practice on bird diversity

C Fischer, A Flohre, LW Clement, P Batáry… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2011 - Elsevier
Bird abundance, species richness and diversity of bird communities were analysed on 59
plots during breeding season and 61 plots during winter (500m× 500m around winter wheat …

A comprehensive analysis of soil health indicators in a long‐term conservation tillage experiment

K Juhos, PA Nugroho, G Jakab, N Prettl… - Soil Use and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation tillage (CT) is a ploughless tillage with a reduced number of operations, and
its positive effect on soil functions and health is widely known. Multivariate analyses are …

Assessment of benefits of conservation agriculture on soil functions in arable production systems in Europe

BB Ghaley, T Rusu, T Sandén, H Spiegel, C Menta… - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
Conventional farming (CONV) is the norm in European farming, causing adverse effects on
some of the five major soil functions, viz. primary productivity, carbon sequestration and …

The past and future of farmland birds in Hungary

A Báldi, P Batáry - Bird Study, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Capsule Populations of birds on farmland are larger and more stable in Hungary than in the
UK and may provide baseline targets when planning population restoration programmes in …

Conservation tillage affects species composition but not species diversity: a comparative study in northern Italy

F Boscutti, M Sigura, N Gambon, C Lagazio… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Conservation tillage (CT) is widely considered to be a practice aimed at preserving several
ecosystem functions. In the literature, however, there seems to be no clear pattern with …