Loading…

Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Agricultural Land

Cultivation and cropping are major causes of destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems throughout the world. We face the challenge of maintaining provisioning services while conserving or enhancing other ecosystem services and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. There is a range of poss...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Ecosystems (New York) 2012-09, Vol.15 (6), p.883-899
Main Authors: Benayas, José M. Rey, Bullock, James M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
cited_by cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153
cites cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153
container_end_page 899
container_issue 6
container_start_page 883
container_title Ecosystems (New York)
container_volume 15
creator Benayas, José M. Rey
Bullock, James M.
description Cultivation and cropping are major causes of destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems throughout the world. We face the challenge of maintaining provisioning services while conserving or enhancing other ecosystem services and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. There is a range of possibilities within two types of intervention, namely "land sharing" and "land separation"; the former advocates the enhancement of the farmed environment, but the latter a separation between land designated for farming versus conservation. Land sharing may involve biodiversity-based agricultural practices, learning from traditional farming, changing from conventional to organic agriculture and from "simple" crops and pastures to agro-forestry systems, and restoring or creating specific elements to benefit wildlife and particular services without decreasing agricultural production. Land separation in the farmland context involves restoring or creating non-farmland habitat at the expense of field-level agricultural production—for example, woodland on arable land. Restoration by land sharing has the potential to enhance agricultural production, other ecosystem services and biodiversity at both the field and landscape scale; however, restoration by land separation would provide these benefits only at the landscape scale. Although recent debate has contrasted these approaches, we suggest they should be used in combination to maximize benefits. Furthermore, we suggest "woodland islets", an intermediate approach between land abandonment and farmland afforestation, for ecological restoration in extensive agricultural landscapes. This approach allows reconciliation of farmland production, conservation of values linked to cultural landscapes, enhancement of biodiversity, and provision of a range of ecosystem services. Beyond academic research, restoration projects within agricultural landscapes are essential if we want to halt environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.
doi_str_mv 10.1007/s10021-012-9552-0
format article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>gale_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1069199408</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><galeid>A713730168</galeid><jstor_id>23253731</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>A713730168</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp1kd1r2zAUxc3oYGm2P2APA0Nf9uJWV7Jk-TEN_YJAYR_PQpOvgoJjtZIdyH_fm3mUMigC6SL9ztGBUxRfgV0CY81Vpp1DxYBXrZS8Yh-KBdRCVkzx9uzvTC-6Zp-K85x3jIHUdb0o7n5gHmOyY4hDGX15HWIXDphyGI-lHbryxsV8zCPuy5-YDsFhLolcbVNwUz9OyfblhrjPxUdv-4xf_p3L4vftza_1fbV5vHtYrzaVk9COlbYNaIWeqa61oB1TrVfaaeVRKXCdQOdBcO_ln67tWAPCgvMonW6Y0yDFsvg--z6l-DxRdrMP2WHf2wHjlA2QI7RtzTShF_-huzilgdIRJRquas4boi5namt7NGHwcUzW0epwH1wc0Ae6X1GSRjBQJ1uYBS7FnBN685TC3qYjuZpTF2buwlAX5tSFYaThsyYTO2wxvY3yvujbLNqdGnr9hQsuKQuIF5mNlIo</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1037264227</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Agricultural Land</title><source>JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection</source><source>Springer Nature</source><creator>Benayas, José M. Rey ; Bullock, James M.</creator><creatorcontrib>Benayas, José M. Rey ; Bullock, James M.</creatorcontrib><description>Cultivation and cropping are major causes of destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems throughout the world. We face the challenge of maintaining provisioning services while conserving or enhancing other ecosystem services and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. There is a range of possibilities within two types of intervention, namely "land sharing" and "land separation"; the former advocates the enhancement of the farmed environment, but the latter a separation between land designated for farming versus conservation. Land sharing may involve biodiversity-based agricultural practices, learning from traditional farming, changing from conventional to organic agriculture and from "simple" crops and pastures to agro-forestry systems, and restoring or creating specific elements to benefit wildlife and particular services without decreasing agricultural production. Land separation in the farmland context involves restoring or creating non-farmland habitat at the expense of field-level agricultural production—for example, woodland on arable land. Restoration by land sharing has the potential to enhance agricultural production, other ecosystem services and biodiversity at both the field and landscape scale; however, restoration by land separation would provide these benefits only at the landscape scale. Although recent debate has contrasted these approaches, we suggest they should be used in combination to maximize benefits. Furthermore, we suggest "woodland islets", an intermediate approach between land abandonment and farmland afforestation, for ecological restoration in extensive agricultural landscapes. This approach allows reconciliation of farmland production, conservation of values linked to cultural landscapes, enhancement of biodiversity, and provision of a range of ecosystem services. Beyond academic research, restoration projects within agricultural landscapes are essential if we want to halt environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.</description><identifier>ISSN: 1432-9840</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1435-0629</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1007/s10021-012-9552-0</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>New York: Springer Science+Business Media</publisher><subject>Abandoned land ; Afforestation ; Agricultural ecosystems ; Agricultural industry ; Agricultural land ; Agricultural practices ; Agricultural production ; Agricultural research ; Agriculture ; Agroecosystems ; Agroforestry ; Biodiversity ; Biodiversity conservation ; Biodiversity loss ; Biological diversity ; Biomedical and Life Sciences ; Conservation ; Crops ; Cultivation ; Culture ; Ecological restoration ; Ecology ; Ecosystem degradation ; Ecosystem services ; Ecosystems ; Environmental aspects ; Environmental degradation ; Environmental Management ; Environmental restoration ; Extensive farming ; Forestry ; Geoecology/Natural Processes ; Habitat ; Habitat conservation ; Hydrology/Water Resources ; Islets of Langerhans ; Land use ; Landscape ; Learning ; Life Sciences ; Organic farming ; Pasture ; Plant Sciences ; Protection and preservation ; Special Feature: Transitions from Abandoned Farmlands to Self-Sustaining Forests ; Sustainable agriculture ; Terrestrial ecosystems ; Traditional farming ; Wildlife ; Woodlands ; Zoology</subject><ispartof>Ecosystems (New York), 2012-09, Vol.15 (6), p.883-899</ispartof><rights>2012 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC</rights><rights>Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012</rights><rights>COPYRIGHT 2012 Springer</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/23253731$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/23253731$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,27924,27925,58238,58471</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Benayas, José M. Rey</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Bullock, James M.</creatorcontrib><title>Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Agricultural Land</title><title>Ecosystems (New York)</title><addtitle>Ecosystems</addtitle><description>Cultivation and cropping are major causes of destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems throughout the world. We face the challenge of maintaining provisioning services while conserving or enhancing other ecosystem services and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. There is a range of possibilities within two types of intervention, namely "land sharing" and "land separation"; the former advocates the enhancement of the farmed environment, but the latter a separation between land designated for farming versus conservation. Land sharing may involve biodiversity-based agricultural practices, learning from traditional farming, changing from conventional to organic agriculture and from "simple" crops and pastures to agro-forestry systems, and restoring or creating specific elements to benefit wildlife and particular services without decreasing agricultural production. Land separation in the farmland context involves restoring or creating non-farmland habitat at the expense of field-level agricultural production—for example, woodland on arable land. Restoration by land sharing has the potential to enhance agricultural production, other ecosystem services and biodiversity at both the field and landscape scale; however, restoration by land separation would provide these benefits only at the landscape scale. Although recent debate has contrasted these approaches, we suggest they should be used in combination to maximize benefits. Furthermore, we suggest "woodland islets", an intermediate approach between land abandonment and farmland afforestation, for ecological restoration in extensive agricultural landscapes. This approach allows reconciliation of farmland production, conservation of values linked to cultural landscapes, enhancement of biodiversity, and provision of a range of ecosystem services. Beyond academic research, restoration projects within agricultural landscapes are essential if we want to halt environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.</description><subject>Abandoned land</subject><subject>Afforestation</subject><subject>Agricultural ecosystems</subject><subject>Agricultural industry</subject><subject>Agricultural land</subject><subject>Agricultural practices</subject><subject>Agricultural production</subject><subject>Agricultural research</subject><subject>Agriculture</subject><subject>Agroecosystems</subject><subject>Agroforestry</subject><subject>Biodiversity</subject><subject>Biodiversity conservation</subject><subject>Biodiversity loss</subject><subject>Biological diversity</subject><subject>Biomedical and Life Sciences</subject><subject>Conservation</subject><subject>Crops</subject><subject>Cultivation</subject><subject>Culture</subject><subject>Ecological restoration</subject><subject>Ecology</subject><subject>Ecosystem degradation</subject><subject>Ecosystem services</subject><subject>Ecosystems</subject><subject>Environmental aspects</subject><subject>Environmental degradation</subject><subject>Environmental Management</subject><subject>Environmental restoration</subject><subject>Extensive farming</subject><subject>Forestry</subject><subject>Geoecology/Natural Processes</subject><subject>Habitat</subject><subject>Habitat conservation</subject><subject>Hydrology/Water Resources</subject><subject>Islets of Langerhans</subject><subject>Land use</subject><subject>Landscape</subject><subject>Learning</subject><subject>Life Sciences</subject><subject>Organic farming</subject><subject>Pasture</subject><subject>Plant Sciences</subject><subject>Protection and preservation</subject><subject>Special Feature: Transitions from Abandoned Farmlands to Self-Sustaining Forests</subject><subject>Sustainable agriculture</subject><subject>Terrestrial ecosystems</subject><subject>Traditional farming</subject><subject>Wildlife</subject><subject>Woodlands</subject><subject>Zoology</subject><issn>1432-9840</issn><issn>1435-0629</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2012</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNp1kd1r2zAUxc3oYGm2P2APA0Nf9uJWV7Jk-TEN_YJAYR_PQpOvgoJjtZIdyH_fm3mUMigC6SL9ztGBUxRfgV0CY81Vpp1DxYBXrZS8Yh-KBdRCVkzx9uzvTC-6Zp-K85x3jIHUdb0o7n5gHmOyY4hDGX15HWIXDphyGI-lHbryxsV8zCPuy5-YDsFhLolcbVNwUz9OyfblhrjPxUdv-4xf_p3L4vftza_1fbV5vHtYrzaVk9COlbYNaIWeqa61oB1TrVfaaeVRKXCdQOdBcO_ln67tWAPCgvMonW6Y0yDFsvg--z6l-DxRdrMP2WHf2wHjlA2QI7RtzTShF_-huzilgdIRJRquas4boi5namt7NGHwcUzW0epwH1wc0Ae6X1GSRjBQJ1uYBS7FnBN685TC3qYjuZpTF2buwlAX5tSFYaThsyYTO2wxvY3yvujbLNqdGnr9hQsuKQuIF5mNlIo</recordid><startdate>20120901</startdate><enddate>20120901</enddate><creator>Benayas, José M. Rey</creator><creator>Bullock, James M.</creator><general>Springer Science+Business Media</general><general>Springer-Verlag</general><general>Springer</general><general>Springer Nature B.V</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>7SN</scope><scope>7ST</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88I</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ATCPS</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BHPHI</scope><scope>BKSAR</scope><scope>C1K</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>HCIFZ</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M2P</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>PATMY</scope><scope>PCBAR</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PYCSY</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>SOI</scope><scope>7U6</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20120901</creationdate><title>Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Agricultural Land</title><author>Benayas, José M. Rey ; Bullock, James M.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2012</creationdate><topic>Abandoned land</topic><topic>Afforestation</topic><topic>Agricultural ecosystems</topic><topic>Agricultural industry</topic><topic>Agricultural land</topic><topic>Agricultural practices</topic><topic>Agricultural production</topic><topic>Agricultural research</topic><topic>Agriculture</topic><topic>Agroecosystems</topic><topic>Agroforestry</topic><topic>Biodiversity</topic><topic>Biodiversity conservation</topic><topic>Biodiversity loss</topic><topic>Biological diversity</topic><topic>Biomedical and Life Sciences</topic><topic>Conservation</topic><topic>Crops</topic><topic>Cultivation</topic><topic>Culture</topic><topic>Ecological restoration</topic><topic>Ecology</topic><topic>Ecosystem degradation</topic><topic>Ecosystem services</topic><topic>Ecosystems</topic><topic>Environmental aspects</topic><topic>Environmental degradation</topic><topic>Environmental Management</topic><topic>Environmental restoration</topic><topic>Extensive farming</topic><topic>Forestry</topic><topic>Geoecology/Natural Processes</topic><topic>Habitat</topic><topic>Habitat conservation</topic><topic>Hydrology/Water Resources</topic><topic>Islets of Langerhans</topic><topic>Land use</topic><topic>Landscape</topic><topic>Learning</topic><topic>Life Sciences</topic><topic>Organic farming</topic><topic>Pasture</topic><topic>Plant Sciences</topic><topic>Protection and preservation</topic><topic>Special Feature: Transitions from Abandoned Farmlands to Self-Sustaining Forests</topic><topic>Sustainable agriculture</topic><topic>Terrestrial ecosystems</topic><topic>Traditional farming</topic><topic>Wildlife</topic><topic>Woodlands</topic><topic>Zoology</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Benayas, José M. Rey</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Bullock, James M.</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Ecology Abstracts</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>ProQuest Agriculture &amp; Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Natural Science Collection</collection><collection>Earth, Atmospheric &amp; Aquatic Science Collection</collection><collection>Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>SciTech Premium Collection (Proquest) (PQ_SDU_P3)</collection><collection>Research Library</collection><collection>ProQuest Science Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>Environmental Science Database</collection><collection>Earth, Atmospheric &amp; Aquatic Science Database</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>Environmental Science Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>Environment Abstracts</collection><collection>Sustainability Science Abstracts</collection><jtitle>Ecosystems (New York)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Benayas, José M. Rey</au><au>Bullock, James M.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Agricultural Land</atitle><jtitle>Ecosystems (New York)</jtitle><stitle>Ecosystems</stitle><date>2012-09-01</date><risdate>2012</risdate><volume>15</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>883</spage><epage>899</epage><pages>883-899</pages><issn>1432-9840</issn><eissn>1435-0629</eissn><abstract>Cultivation and cropping are major causes of destruction and degradation of natural ecosystems throughout the world. We face the challenge of maintaining provisioning services while conserving or enhancing other ecosystem services and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. There is a range of possibilities within two types of intervention, namely "land sharing" and "land separation"; the former advocates the enhancement of the farmed environment, but the latter a separation between land designated for farming versus conservation. Land sharing may involve biodiversity-based agricultural practices, learning from traditional farming, changing from conventional to organic agriculture and from "simple" crops and pastures to agro-forestry systems, and restoring or creating specific elements to benefit wildlife and particular services without decreasing agricultural production. Land separation in the farmland context involves restoring or creating non-farmland habitat at the expense of field-level agricultural production—for example, woodland on arable land. Restoration by land sharing has the potential to enhance agricultural production, other ecosystem services and biodiversity at both the field and landscape scale; however, restoration by land separation would provide these benefits only at the landscape scale. Although recent debate has contrasted these approaches, we suggest they should be used in combination to maximize benefits. Furthermore, we suggest "woodland islets", an intermediate approach between land abandonment and farmland afforestation, for ecological restoration in extensive agricultural landscapes. This approach allows reconciliation of farmland production, conservation of values linked to cultural landscapes, enhancement of biodiversity, and provision of a range of ecosystem services. Beyond academic research, restoration projects within agricultural landscapes are essential if we want to halt environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.</abstract><cop>New York</cop><pub>Springer Science+Business Media</pub><doi>10.1007/s10021-012-9552-0</doi><tpages>17</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 1432-9840
ispartof Ecosystems (New York), 2012-09, Vol.15 (6), p.883-899
issn 1432-9840
1435-0629
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1069199408
source JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection; Springer Nature
subjects Abandoned land
Afforestation
Agricultural ecosystems
Agricultural industry
Agricultural land
Agricultural practices
Agricultural production
Agricultural research
Agriculture
Agroecosystems
Agroforestry
Biodiversity
Biodiversity conservation
Biodiversity loss
Biological diversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Conservation
Crops
Cultivation
Culture
Ecological restoration
Ecology
Ecosystem degradation
Ecosystem services
Ecosystems
Environmental aspects
Environmental degradation
Environmental Management
Environmental restoration
Extensive farming
Forestry
Geoecology/Natural Processes
Habitat
Habitat conservation
Hydrology/Water Resources
Islets of Langerhans
Land use
Landscape
Learning
Life Sciences
Organic farming
Pasture
Plant Sciences
Protection and preservation
Special Feature: Transitions from Abandoned Farmlands to Self-Sustaining Forests
Sustainable agriculture
Terrestrial ecosystems
Traditional farming
Wildlife
Woodlands
Zoology
title Restoration of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on Agricultural Land
url http://sfxeu10.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/loughborough?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2024-12-25T21%3A23%3A35IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-gale_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Restoration%20of%20Biodiversity%20and%20Ecosystem%20Services%20on%20Agricultural%20Land&rft.jtitle=Ecosystems%20(New%20York)&rft.au=Benayas,%20Jos%C3%A9%20M.%20Rey&rft.date=2012-09-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=883&rft.epage=899&rft.pages=883-899&rft.issn=1432-9840&rft.eissn=1435-0629&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007/s10021-012-9552-0&rft_dat=%3Cgale_proqu%3EA713730168%3C/gale_proqu%3E%3Cgrp_id%3Ecdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c519t-8a7186ef06d9a18c069f68c86fe661cd3ecf132ff5bd9d0713a1cfe5c870c8153%3C/grp_id%3E%3Coa%3E%3C/oa%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1037264227&rft_id=info:pmid/&rft_galeid=A713730168&rft_jstor_id=23253731&rfr_iscdi=true