Quantifying geomorphological heterogeneity to assess species diversity of set-aside arable land

The Use of Species-decline Statistics to

The Use of Species-decline Statistics to Help Target Conservation Policy for Set-aside Arable Land

✍ L.G. Firbank; M.G. Telfer; B.C. Eversham; H.R. Arnold 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 325 KB

The set-aside scheme of the E.C. is a way of dealing with the socio-economic problem of food surpluses, but it also presents opportunities for environmental benefits. To help target set-aside policies, three groups of species (scarce plants, butterfies and grasshoppers) were analysed by present and