Consequences of organic and non-organic farming practices for field, farm and landscape complexity

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This paper provides a detailed description and analysis of habitat and management differences between 89 pairs of organic and non-organic fields on 161 farms containing arable crops distributed throughout England. Data were derived at different scales ranging from field to landscape scale using a range of methods including: land manager questionnaires, habitat surveys and the use of large-scale landscape datasets. Organic farms were situated in inherently more diverse landscape types, had sma...

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Authors: Norton, L; Johnson, P; Joys, A; Stuart, R; Chamberlain, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS and ENVIRONMENT
• Volume: 129
• Issue: 1-3
• Pages: 221-227
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2008.09.002
• ISSN: 0167-8809
• Language: English
• Keywords: Farming system; Habitat management; Landscape complexity; Biodiversity restoration