Assessing the contribution of mixed farming systems to biodiversity across Australias sheep‐wheat zone:the grain & graze participatory research model
The Australian sheep‐wheat zone exists in a highly fragmented landscape where remnant patches of native vegetation may be isolated, in poor condition or non‐existent.Research within Australia and overseas have shown that the impact of cropping systems on biodiversity values is generally greater than that of pasture systems, due to the conversion of native perennial vegetation to exotic annual monocultures.The Biodiversity in Grain & Graze ( BiGG) project is the first national project in Australia to attempt to collate biodiversity data on birds, surface invertebrates ( beetles, ants, spiders), vegetation and soils using consistent methods over a two year period.The project aims to document what exists on mixed farms, in different land use types, with the major outcome to inform farmers, catchment managers and the funding bodies ( research and development corporations) of the relative importance of mixed farmers in providing and managing biodiversity benefits on farm.
biodiversity mixed farming systems participatory research
Kerry Bridle Peter McQuillan Dave Green Janet Smith Margy Fitzgerald Ted Lefroy
Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research,University of Tasmania,Private Bag 98,Hobart,7001,Tasma School of Geography and Environmental Studies UTAS Centre for Environment UTAS
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）