Another milestone in our work on impacts of farmland heterogeneity on biodiversity, this study compares the spatial influences to those of farming practices such as tillage and application of fertilizer or herbicides.
Martin, Amanda E., S. Collins, S. Crowe, J. Girard, I. Naujokaitis-Lewis, A. Smith, K. Lindsay, S. Mitchell, L. Fahrig. 2020. Effects of farmland heterogeneity on biodiversity are similar to—or even larger than—the effects of farming practices. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 288 (1): 106698. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2019.106698 (open access) [PDF]