Ultimate drivers of native biodiversity change in agricultural systems

Title
Ultimate drivers of native biodiversity change in agricultural systems
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Norton, David A
Reid, Nick
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4377-9734
Email: nrei3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nrei3
Young, Laura
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Faculty of 1000 Ltd
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.12688/f1000research.2-214.v1
UNE publication id
une:17017
Abstract
The ability to address land degradation and biodiversity loss while maintaining the production of plant and animal products is a key global challenge. Biodiversity decline as a result of vegetation clearance, cultivation, grazing, pesticide and herbicide application, and plantation establishment, amongst other factors, has been widely documented in agricultural ecosystems. In this paper we identify six ultimate drivers that underlie these proximate factors and hence determine what native biodiversity occurs in modern agricultural landscapes; (1) historical legacies; (2) environmental change; (3) economy; (4) social values and awareness; (5) technology and knowledge; and (6) policy and regulation. While historical legacies and environmental change affect native biodiversity directly, all six indirectly affect biodiversity by influencing the decisions that land managers make about the way they use their land and water resources. Understanding these drivers is essential in developing strategies for sustaining native biodiversity in agricultural landscapes into the future.
Link
Citation
F1000Research, v.2, p. 1-15
ISSN
2046-1402
Start page
1
End page
15

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