Wildlife Conservation on Farmland: Two volume set

by David W. Macdonald (Editor), Ruth E. Feber (Editor)

Overview

This innovative two-volume book highlights and examines the most important challenges facing farmers, conservationists, and policy makers, using examples of real-life, linked studies from a farmed landscape, which bridge the divide between the theory and practice of wildlife conservation on farmland.

This set brings together Volume 1: Managing for nature on lowland farms and Volume 2: Conflict in the countryside.

Volume 1
Using more than 30 years research from the author team at the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), this volume reveals how agricultural systems and wildlife interact, presenting examples from scales varying from landscape to microcosm, from populations to individuals, covering plants, invertebrates, birds, and mammals. It demonstrates the essential ecosystem services provided by agricultural land, and discusses the implications of agricultural development for natural habitats and biodiversity.

Volume 2
Many of the encounters between farming and wildlife, especially vertebrates, involve some level of conflict which can cause disadvantage to both the wildlife and the people involved. Through a series of WildCRU case-studies, this volume investigates the sources of the problems, and ultimately of the threats to conservation, discussing a variety of remedies and mitigations, and demonstrating the benefits of evidence-based, inter-disciplinary policy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199646838
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	09/16/2015
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

David W. Macdonald, Professor of Wildlife Conservation and Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford,Ruth E. Feber, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford

Table of Contents

Volume 1: Managing for nature on lowland farms1. Farming and wildlife: a perspective on a shared future, David W. Macdonald, Eva M. Raebel and Ruth E. Feber2. From weed reservoir to wildlife resource: redefining arable field margins, Helen Smith, Ruth E. Feber and David W. Macdonald3. How can field margin management contribute to invertebrate biodiversity?, Ruth E. Feber, Paul J. Johnson, Fran H. Tattersall, Will Manley, Barbara Hart, Helen Smith and David W. Macdonald4. Small mammals on lowland farmland, David W. Macdonald, Lauren A. Harrington, Merryl Gelling, Fran H. Tattersall and Tom Tew5. Agri-environment schemes and the future of farmland bird conservation, Jeremy D. Wilson and Richard B. Bradbury6. Does organic farming affect biodiversity?, Ruth E. Feber, Paul J. Johnson, Dan E. Chamberlain, Leslie G. Firbank, Robert J. Fuller, Barbara Hart, Will Manley, Fiona Mathews, Lisa R. Norton, Martin Townsend and David W. Macdonald7. Farming for the future: optimising farming systems for society and the environment, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Ian D. Hodge, Philip Riordan and David W. Macdonald8. Landscape-scale conservation of farmland moths, Thomas Merckx and David W. Macdonald9. Habitat use by vesper bats: disentangling local and landscape scale effects within lowland farmland, Danielle Linton, Lauren A. Harrington and David W. Macdonald10. Local and landscape scale management of Odonata, Eva M. Raebel, David J. Thompson and David W. Macdonald11. Freshwaters and farming: impacts of land use and management on the biodiversity of rivers and ditches, Rosalind F. Shaw, Alison E. Poole, Ruth E. Feber, Eva M. Raebel and David W. Macdonald12. Local and landscape-scale impacts of wooded habitats and their management on wildlife, Christina D. Buesching, Eleanor M. Slade, Thomas Merckx and David W. Macdonald13. Improving reintroduction success of the Grey Partridge using behavioural studies, Elina Rantanen, David W. Macdonald, Nick Sotherton and Francis Buner14. Water vole restoration in the Upper Thames, Tom P. Moorhouse, Merryl Gelling and David W. Macdonald15. What does conservation research do, when should it stop, and what do we do then? Questions answered with water voles., Tom Moorhouse, David W. Macdonald, Rob Strachan and Xavier Lambin16. What next? Rewilding as a radical future for the British countryside, Christopher J. Sandom and David W. MacdonaldVolume 2: Conflict in the countryside1. War or Peace: farming and wildlife, David W. Macdonald, Eva M. Raebel, Chris Newman and Ruth E. Feber2. Foxes in the landscape: ecology and sociology, David W. Macdonald, Patrick Doncaster, Malcolm Newdick, Heribert Hofer, Fiona Mathews, Paul J. Johnson3. Foxes in the landscape: hunting, control and economics, David W. Macdonald and Paul J. Johnson4. Badgers in the rural landscape: conservation paragon or farmland pariah: lessons from the Wytham Badger Project, David W. Macdonald, Chris Newman and Christina D. Buesching5. Badgers and Bovine Tuberculosis: beyond perturbation to life cycle analysis, David W. Macdonald, Rosie Woodroffe and Philip Riordan6. Biology, ecology and reproduction of American mink Neovison vison on lowland farmland, David W. Macdonald, Lauren A. Harrington, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi, Mike D. Thom, Joanna Bagniewska7. Riparian mustelids in the Upper Thames: a case of alien invasives versus native competitors, Lauren A. Harrington and David W. Macdonald8. Crayfish management in the Upper Thames, Tom P. Moorhouse and David W. Macdonald9. Population trends in large and small resident, seed-eating farmland bird species in Britain since 1966, Alan Larkman, Ruth E. Feber, Ian Newton and David W. Macdonald10. In the wake of buzzards: from modelling to conservation and management in a changing landscape, Eduardo Arraut, David W. Macdonald and Robert E. Kenward11. Brown rats on farmland: ecological citizens or subsidised carpet-baggers?, David W. Macdonald, Manuel Berdoy and Joanne P. Webster12. Moles on farmland: making mountains out of molehills?, Sandra E. Baker and David W. Macdonald13. Managing wildlife humanely with learned food aversions, Sandra E. Baker and David W. Macdonald14. From science to practice: delivering conservation across the landscape, Philip Riordan, Paul Johnson, Eva Raebel, Ruth E. Feber and David W. Macdonald15. Many Hands Make Light Work - But Do They? A Critical Evaluation of Citizen Science, Christina D. Buesching, Eleanor M. Slade, Chris Newman, Terhi Riutta, Philip Riordan and David W. Macdonald

Editorial Reviews

"Chapters in this book are very authoritative and they contain a wealth of knowledge and often thought-provoking suggestions for the future. ... This book offers a very good account of the key issues in wildlife conservation on lowland farmland and it would be of value to anyone interested in gaining an overview of this topic paired with detailed results." —BTO Book Reviews

"Wildlife Conservation on Farmland is a must read for anyone interested in wildlife conservation, farming systems, and with balancing food production and conserving biodiversity." —Biological Conservation

"These books definitely can provide ideas to scientists and conservationists in tropical and subtropical areas, where intensive agriculture practices are rapidly destroying natural areas, who wish to convince farmers of the long-term advantages of sustainable farming and biodiversity-friendly practices." — Gabor Pozsgai, Conservation Biology

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