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The ecology of hedgerows and field margins
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ISBN: 9781315121413 9781138562967 9781138562981 Year: 2019 Publisher: London Routledge

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Hedges and field margins are important wildlife habitats and deliver a range of ecosystem services, and their value is increasingly recognised by ecologists. This book reviews and assesses the current state of research on hedgerows and associated field margins.With the intensification of agriculture in the second half of the last century, field sizes were increased by amalgamation and the rooting out of hedges, synthetic pesticide and inorganic fertiliser use increased, and traditional methods of hedge management were largely abandoned. The book is split into two main sections. The first deals with definitions, current and historic management, the impact of pesticides, the decline in hedge stock and condition, and new approaches to hedge evaluation using remote sensing techniques. The second section explores the pollination and biological pest control benefits provided by hedges and field margins and examines the ecology of some of the major groups that are found in hedgerows and field margins: butterflies and moths, carabid beetles, mammals, and birds. A case study on birds and invertebrates from a research farm managed as a commercial enterprise, but which attempts to farm with wildlife in mind, brings these themes together. A final chapter introduces the neglected area of hedges in the urban environment.The book will be of great interest to advanced students, researchers and professionals in ecology, agriculture, wildlife conservation, natural history, landscape, environmental and land management.


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Haies rurales : rôles, création, entretien, bois énergie
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ISBN: 9782855572765 2855572762 Year: 2018 Publisher: Paris : Editions France Agricole,

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Pourquoi il faut réhabiliter les haies rurales. Les haies rurales ont un impact important sur notre environnement et sont un facteur clé pour l'agriculture durable en matière de qualité de l'eau, de protection des sols, de biodiversité et de production de bois. Ce guide pratique donne aux exploitants agricoles des conseils sur leurs techniques de plantations et leur entretien.56 types de plantes sont présentés sous formes de fiches richement illustrées à travers leur forme, leur habitat, leurs préférences en matière de sol, leurs particularités, leurs éventuelles vertus médicinales.+ Un DVD inclus en bonus. Dans le DVD, vous trouverez une vidéo présentant les premières étapes de la mise en place d'un chantier de haies, depuis le choix des plants de qualité jusqu'à la plantation sur le terrain. Cette vidéo a été produite par Agroof, en partenariat avec les pépinières Naudet.

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