Can we reach the dual biodiversity goals of preserving rare and ecosystem service provisioning species in farmland

Description

Biodiversity conservation is both about halting species loss and maintaining ecosystem services, but these goals may not coincide. A theoretical model demonstrate that spatial targeting of habitat conservation and modulation of agricultural intensity can result in more effective conservation than uniform strategies, by promoting species conservation in low- and benefitting ecosystem service providers in high-productive landscapes. This was caused by spatial variation in opportunity costs of conservation as well as marginal benefits of increasing ecosystem service providers. In a landscape study, we evaluated the combined use of conservation of semi-natural grasslands and organic farming benefit plants and pollinators across landscapes. Using data on farm economy and biodiversity, economic-ecological modelling demonstrates benefits of modifying agri-environment schemes, to achieve multifunctional landscapes delivering both biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services.

Period	2024 Mar 13
Event title	Nordic Oikos 2024: New perspectives in ecological and evolutionary research
Event type	Conference
Location	Lund, SwedenShow on map