The Effects of Farm Size and Organic Farming on Diversity of Birds, Pollinators, and Plants in a Swedish Landscape
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10888024 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristina Belfrage (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding author), Johanna Björklund (0000-0002-4954-4397, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding author), Lennart Salomonsson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 582-588 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • SE) |
| DOI | 10.1579/0044-7447-34.8.582 |
| OpenAlex | W4238000134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
This study compares diversity and abundance of birds plus abundance of butterflies, bumblebees and herbaceous plants between six small farms ( 135 ha arable land) in Roslagen in southeastern Sweden. Two of the large and four of the small farms were organic. Large-scale landscape mosaic and underlying bedrock were similar for all farms. Statistical analysis was performed using box-plots on medians and analysis of variance on mean values. More than twice as many bird species and territories, butterflies, and herbaceous plant species, and five times more bumblebees were found on the small compared to the large farms. The largest differences were found between small organic and large conventional farms. Differences were also noted between small and large organic farms: 56% more bird species were found on small organic than on large organic farms, although none of the farms used any pesticides. We therefore argue that the consideration of organic agriculture's effect on biodiversity should include factors affected by farm size
Abundance (ecology · Agriculture · Agroecosystem · Agroforestry · Arable land · Biodiversity · Biology · Geography · Herbaceous plant · Organic farming · Pollination · Pollinator · Species richness · Ecology · Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies · Plant and animal studies · Rangeland and Wildlife Management
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |