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Farming and Birds (Hardcover, Epub Edition)
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Farming and Birds (Hardcover, Epub Edition)
Series: Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 135
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Given the underlying topography, the scenery over most of Britain
has been created largely by human activities. Over the centuries,
landscapes have been continually modified as human needs and
desires have changed. Each major change in land use has brought
changes to the native plants and animals, continually altering the
distribution and abundance of species. This is apparent from the
changes in vegetation and animal populations that were documented
in historical times, but even more so in those that have occurred
since the Second World War. More than seventy per cent of Britain's
land surface is currently used for crop or livestock production,
and in recent decades farming has experienced a major revolution.
Not only has it become more thoroughly mechanised, it has also
become heavily dependent on synthetic fertilisers and pesticides,
and increasingly large-scale in its operation. These changes have
brought crop yields and livestock production to levels previously
considered unattainable. However, such high yields have been
achieved only at huge financial and environmental costs. One of the
most conspicuous, and best documented, consequences of modern
agriculture has been a massive loss of wildlife, including birds.
In this timely addition to the New Naturalist Library, Ian Newton
discusses the changes that have occurred in British agriculture
over the past seventy years, and the effects they have had on bird
populations. He explains how different farming procedures have
affected birds and other wildlife, and how an understanding of the
processes involved could help in future conservation.
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