Research Database
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Database last updated: 06/10/2023. Learn about the Research Database.
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Academic Research8. Hedgerows, Climate Change Sensitivity: Low
Climate Change Adaptation Manual - Evidence to support nature conservation in a changing climate
By their nature, hedgerows are linear, and consequently are vulnerable to edge effects. Drought and storms are therefore likely to have a greater impact on…
Academic ResearchA bustle in the hedgerow: Woody field margins boost on farm avian diversity and abundance in an intensive agricultural landscape
Biological Conservation
Considerable funding has been allocated to conservation management of non-crop habitat in agricultural landscapes, particularly field margin habitat such as hedgerows. Evaluation of the biodiversity…
Academic ResearchA comparative approach to assess the contribution of landscape features to aesthetic and recreational values in agricultural landscapes
Ecosystem Services
The importance of cultural ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes is increasingly recognized as agricultural scale enlargement and abandonment affect aesthetic and recreational values of agricultural…
Academic ResearchA comparison of butterfly populations on organically and conventionally managed farmland
Journal of Zoology
Habitat loss and reduction in quality, together with increasing homogeneity of the farmed landscape and more intensive field management, are believed to be major drivers…
Academic ResearchA comparison of four methods used to survey hedgerows: The Cardiff Hedgerow Survey 1998
Journal of Environmental Management, 60 (1), 91 - 100
One of the aims of the Cardiff Hedgerow Survey 1998 was to compare the results from four different survey techniques on the same hedgerows. A…
Academic ResearchA comparison of green lanes and field margins as bumblebee habitat in an arable landscape
Biological Conservation
There have been major changes in agricultural practice over the past 50 years. The increasing efficiency of arable production has led to larger field sizes…
Academic ResearchA comparison of microclimate and environmental modification produced by hedgerows and dehesa in the Mediterranean region: A study in the Guadarrama region, Spain
Landscape and Urban Planning
Two common forms of traditional land use systems in Mediterranean landscapes are dehesa and hedged fields. Both are agroforestry systems in which domestic stock are…
Academic ResearchA functional classification of herbaceous hedgerow vegetation for setting restoration objectives
Biodiversity and Conservation
Hedgerows are valuable habitats for biodiversity in farmed landscapes. The herbaceous vegetation at the hedge base is an important component of this habitat but its…
Academic ResearchA holistic landscape ecological study of the interactions between farming activities and ecological patterns in Brittany, France
Landscape and Urban Planning
We present a holistic analysis of the interactions of farming activities and ecological patterns within a gradient of landscape structure. This gradient is represented by…
Academic ResearchA landscape ecological framework for indigenous regeneration in rural New Zealand-Aotearoa
Landscape and Urban Planning
Practical steps using landscape ecological concepts to better integrate nature and culture within New Zealand's agricultural landscape are proposed. In New Zealand, nature conservation is…