Benefits of the European Agri-Environment Schemes for Wintering Lapwings: A Case Study from Rice Fields in the Mediterranean Region

Fraixedas, Sara; Burgas, Daniel; Robson, David; Camps, Joachim; Lozano, Carles Barriocanal

doi:10.1675/063.043.0109

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“…It has previously been found that rice cultivation techniques, such as pesticide and/or herbicide use and crop cultivation around paddies, could affect birds using rice fields 22 , 27 , 41 , 45 , 48 , 49 . The results of this study also support these findings, as it was found that waterbirds were more abundant in eco-friendly fields due to the larger amount of potential food 21 , 30 , 33 .…”

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Effect of different management techniques on bird taxonomic groups on rice fields in the Republic of Korea

Choi

Seock

Son³

et al. 2021

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Many bird species rely on the ecological functions of rice field habitats (e.g., paddy, levee, road, and ditch). However, recent intensive practices are causing rice fields to provide fewer suitable habitats. This study examined bird habitat usage and how it is affected by cultivation methods (e.g., eco-friendly vs conventional fields). Eco-friendly and conventional rice fields in the midwestern region of the Republic of Korea were surveyed from January 2014 to December 2016, and the species presence, number of birds, and locations of observed habitats were recorded. It was found that shorebirds and herons used more eco-friendly rice paddies with lower or no pesticide and/or herbicide use, while waterfowl used paddy habitats more than the other habitats, regardless of the amounts of pesticides and/or herbicides used. Land birds used ditches or roads in conventional rice fields more than those in fields that used pesticides and/or herbicides. Pesticide and/or herbicide use affected bird taxonomic groups differently. Consequently, the use of habitats by different bird taxonomic groups varied depending on the crop cultivation as well as the cultivation methods. These results provided valuable information for managing rice fields, which serve as habitats for birds.

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Effect of different management techniques on bird taxonomic groups on rice fields in the Republic of Korea

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Son³

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“…The effectiveness of EFF for biodiversity conservation has been studied primarily in dry croplands and grasslands in Europe (Batáry et al, 2011; Tuck et al, 2014). Nevertheless, previous research in rice fields has suggested that various options of EFF, such as organic farming and winter flooding, can support higher species richness or abundance of plants, invertebrates, frogs and waterbirds than conventional farming in North America, Europe and Asia (Elphick, 2000; Fraixedas et al, 2020; Katayama et al, 2019). The increased abundance of beneficial predators, such as spiders, can enhance biological control services (Baba et al, 2018; Settele et al, 2018).…”

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Taxon‐specific responses to landscape‐scale and long‐term implementation of environmentally friendly rice farming

Katayama

Baba

Okubo

et al. 2023

Journal of Applied Ecology

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Rice feeds about half of the world's population. The intensification of rice farming has threatened biodiversity and ecosystem services, such as pest control. A growing body of evidence suggests that Environmentally or wildlife‐friendly farming (EFF) can be effective in biodiversity conservation. However, its dependence on spatial and temporal scales of EFF implementation and surrounding semi‐natural habitats has remained largely unknown. We evaluated the effects of three types of EFF (organic farming, winter flooding and integrated pest management [IPM]) against conventional farming on plants, spiders and waterbirds in Japan. Through systematic surveys of 254 rice fields across rice production areas, we monitored EFF implementation at field and landscape scales, considering the time since transition to EFF and the surrounding semi‐natural areas. EFF implementation at the field scale, such as organic farming, was found to have positive effects on plant richness and spider abundance, whereas the percent area of EFF fields within a 200‐m radius positively affected Ardeidae abundance. However, as the percent area of surrounding semi‐natural habitats increased, the difference in the plant richness between organic and other fields decreased. Prolonged implementation periods of IPM or winter flooding, together with a reduction of more than 50% in synthetic fertilisers and pesticides from conventional agriculture, led to an increase in the spider abundance. Conversely, no clear positive effect of longer implementation periods of organic farming resulted in similar spider abundance in the three EFF types after 20 years. Synthesis and applications: This suggests that the benefits of EFF depend on their spatial and temporal scales and the surrounding semi‐natural areas. We propose that such a context dependency should be considered in future policy. Our findings also provide a starting point for future research to test the mixed biodiversity benefits of EFF across cropland types and around the world.

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Benefits of the European Agri-Environment Schemes for Wintering Lapwings: A Case Study from Rice Fields in the Mediterranean Region

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Effect of different management techniques on bird taxonomic groups on rice fields in the Republic of Korea

Effect of different management techniques on bird taxonomic groups on rice fields in the Republic of Korea

Taxon‐specific responses to landscape‐scale and long‐term implementation of environmentally friendly rice farming

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