Pasture landscapes in Germany: progress towards a sustainable use of agricultural land
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Pasture landscapes and nature conservation. ed. / Bernd Redecker; Werner Härdtle; Peter Finck; Uwe Riecken; Eckhard Schröder. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, 2002. p. 147-160.
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T1 - Pasture landscapes in Germany
T2 - 1st International Workshop on "Pasture Landscapes and Nature Conservation" - 2001
AU - Härdtle, Werner
AU - Mierwald, Ulrich
AU - Behrends, Thomas
AU - Eischeid, Inge
AU - Garniel, Annick
AU - Grell, Heiko
AU - Haese, Dorothee
AU - Schneider-Fenske, A.
AU - Voigt, Nobert
N1 - Conference code: 1
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - This article first gives a short description of the situation of agriculture in Germany, with special reference to the development of land use. During the last decade an increase in the intensity of agricultural land use took place in some areas, while in other areas, especially in marginal areas, the amount of land used for agriculture has decreased steadily. As a consequence, formerly extensively utilized marginal areas became fallow. Red Data Books in Germany show that a great number of plant and animal species that are endangered or threatened with extinction are concentrated in extensively utilized agricultural landscapes. Therefore the development outlined above creates special problems for species and habitat conservation.Secondly, the article describes the idea of “semi-open pasture landscapes” as an alternative to common concepts of cultivation or management of marginal areas (e. g. poor quality grasslands). In many respects the establishment of semi-open pasture landscapes can be based on existing agricultural practices that are traditional or specific to particular areas. In contrast to traditional forms of agricultural practice, the object of “semi-open pasture landscapes” is to combine both economic and ecological requirements. This would enable the continuation of the extensive use of many marginal areas in Germany as well as the preservation of landscapes valuable for nature conservation and species protection. As an example, the trial and development project “Semi-open Pasture Landscape Höltigbaum” is presented and first results of the research project are reported.
AB - This article first gives a short description of the situation of agriculture in Germany, with special reference to the development of land use. During the last decade an increase in the intensity of agricultural land use took place in some areas, while in other areas, especially in marginal areas, the amount of land used for agriculture has decreased steadily. As a consequence, formerly extensively utilized marginal areas became fallow. Red Data Books in Germany show that a great number of plant and animal species that are endangered or threatened with extinction are concentrated in extensively utilized agricultural landscapes. Therefore the development outlined above creates special problems for species and habitat conservation.Secondly, the article describes the idea of “semi-open pasture landscapes” as an alternative to common concepts of cultivation or management of marginal areas (e. g. poor quality grasslands). In many respects the establishment of semi-open pasture landscapes can be based on existing agricultural practices that are traditional or specific to particular areas. In contrast to traditional forms of agricultural practice, the object of “semi-open pasture landscapes” is to combine both economic and ecological requirements. This would enable the continuation of the extensive use of many marginal areas in Germany as well as the preservation of landscapes valuable for nature conservation and species protection. As an example, the trial and development project “Semi-open Pasture Landscape Höltigbaum” is presented and first results of the research project are reported.
KW - Biology
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/69b951a5-f80d-3e8d-ba63-13bfe90b5461/
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-55953-2_10
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-55953-2_10
M3 - Article in conference proceedings
SN - 978-3-642-62747-7
SP - 147
EP - 160
BT - Pasture landscapes and nature conservation
A2 - Redecker, Bernd
A2 - Härdtle, Werner
A2 - Finck, Peter
A2 - Riecken, Uwe
A2 - Schröder, Eckhard
PB - Springer
CY - Berlin, Heidelberg
Y2 - 26 March 2001 through 1 April 2001
ER -