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The green belt of Europe: From vision to reality
… over Europe have been shaped and modified by processes of intensive agricultural (and industrial) development, many … changing its face On the Austrian side of the border, intensive agriculture on small plots of private farm land pushed back the former pastures and meadows. Cattle farming became less and less attractive, while wine and …
Linkages in the landscape : The role of corridors and connectivity in wildlife conservation
… tracts of forest between two mountain ranges. Among intensive farmland in the Netherlands, landscape ecologists … aside as nature reserves, to tiny remnants surrounded by intensive land use. Together they provide the habitats upon … has been replaced by farmland used mainly for dairy farming and beef cattle production. In 1942, most forest …
Integrating biodiversity conservation and sustainable use: Lessons learned from ecological networks
… at the local level as a way of supporting extensive farming practices. Since 1995, the development of the Pan- … ecological impacts are being exacerbated by exceptionally intensive agricultural practices – despite its small size, … these two areas, the Banisveld has for 40 years been an intensive dairy farm of low bio- diversity and landscape …