Reduced pesticide toxicity and increased woody vegetation cover account for enhanced native bird densities in organic orchards

1. Organic farming is often promoted as a solution for counteracting the adverse impacts of agricultural intensification on biodiversity. However, it is unclear whether the biodiversity benefits derived from organic farming require an adoption of organic farming in its entirety (i.e. a systems-level...

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Published in:	The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 652 - 660
Main Authors:	MacLeod, Catriona J., Blackwell, Grant, Benge, Jayson
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01-06-2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell
Subjects:	Agricultural management Agroecosystems Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Biodiversity Biological and medical sciences Birds Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environmental management Farming systems farmland Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Habitat management Habitats horticulture indicators integrated management introduced species New Zealand Nonnative species Orchards organic Organic farming Pesticides Sustainable agriculture sustainable land management Toxicity Vegetation New Zealand Introduced species Horticulture Toxicity Pesticides sustainable land management Farmland Woody plant Biodiversity indicators Density Integrated management Indicator Agroecosystem New Zealand Vertebrata Orchard Land management Organic agriculture Plant cover Aves Native species organic
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