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Does organic grassland farming benefit plant and arthropod diversity at the expense of yield and soil fertility?

Authors :
Klaus, Valentin H.
Kleinebecker, Till
Prati, Daniel
Gossner, Martin M.
Alt, Fabian
Boch, Steffen
Gockel, Sonja
Hemp, Andreas
Lange, Markus
Müller, Jörg
Oelmann, Yvonne
Pašalić, Esther
Renner, Swen C.
Socher, Stephanie A.
Türke, Manfred
Weisser, Wolfgang W.
Fischer, Markus
Hölzel, Norbert
Source :
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. Sep2013, Vol. 177, p1-9. 9p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

Highlights: [•] Organic management is able to promote arthropod biodiversity in grasslands. [•] No trend towards higher plant diversity was found in organic grasslands. [•] Organic farming does not bring severe economical losses in yield or soil fertility. [•] No differences in the effect of organic farming among grassland types were found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01678809
Volume :
177
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
90102927
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.05.019