This book features four peer-reviewed reviews on the range of regenerative techniques used to enhance biodiversity.
The first chapter reviews the benefits of field margins in enhancing biodiversity in agroecosystems by supporting plant diversity, increasing the abundance and diversity of beneficial insects, providing wildlife corridors and contributing to landscape heterogeneity. It also considers the design and management of field margins and their economic impacts.
The second chapter explores the impact and management of hedgerows in promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes. It also discusses the range of ecological processes and biodiversity in hedgerows, from hedge structure and woody species to ground flora and nutrient cycling.
The third chapter considers the development of a cell-based spatial modelling approach to better understand the interactions between planned biodiversity and associated biodiversity within alley cropping systems. The chapter also assesses the implications for different management strategies to optimise associated biodiversity.
The final chapter outlines the principles, benefits, and practical management strategies of multispecies swards. The chapter also highlights their importance in creating sustainable and resilient agricultural systems that meet both agronomic and environmental goals.
Chapter 1 - The impact and design of field margins in promoting
biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Jane Morrison, Bishop's University,
Canada;
1 Introduction
2 Beneficial impacts
3 Design and management
4 Enhancement: sowing with seed mixes
5 The economics of field margins
6 Conclusion and future trends in research
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Chapter taken from: Reid, N. and Smith, R. (eds.), Managing biodiversity in
agricultural landscapes: Conservation, restoration and rewilding, Burleigh
Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN 978 1 80146 454 3)
Chapter 2 - The impact and management of hedgerows in promoting biodiversity
in agricultural landscapes: Ian Montgomery and Neil Reid, Queens University
of Belfast, UK;
1 Introduction
2 Origin and management history of hedgerows
3 Ecological processes and biodiversity in hedgerows
4 Landscape factors influencing hedgerow biodiversity
5 Regionality: a case study of hedgerows in Northern Ireland
6 Wider benefits of increased biodiversity in hedgerows
7 Key hedgerow management techniques to enhance biodiversity
8 Barriers to conservation management of hedgerows
9 Policy affecting hedgerows
10 Future directions in monitoring hedgerow condition
11 Where to look for further information
12 References
Chapter taken from: Reid, N. and Smith, R. (eds.), Managing biodiversity in
agricultural landscapes: Conservation, restoration and rewilding, Burleigh
Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN 978 1 80146 454 3)
Chapter 3 - Modelling and optimising associated biodiversity in alley
cropping systems: Mário Santos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology
of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes
e Alto Douro, Portugal and Federal Institute of Education, Science and
Technology of Para, Brazil; Berta Gonçalves and André Fonseca, CITAB (Centre
for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological
Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Reinaldo
Lucas Cajaiba, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of
Para, Brazil; Henrique Trindade, Fátima Gonçalves and Cristina Carlos, CITAB
(Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro- Environmental and Biological
Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Darinka
Gonzalez, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental
and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro,
Portugal and University of Vigo, Spain; Mário Gonzalez Pereira and Lívia
Madureira, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of
Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e
Alto Douro, Portugal; Mariane Cristina Inocente and Fátima Piña-Rodrigues,
Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil; João Santos, CITAB (Centre
for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological
Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; and Maria
Rosa Mosquera-Losada, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain;
1 Introduction
2 Using ecological models to predict biodiversity outcomes from alley
croping
3 Simulation in practice: materials and methods
4 Results: trends in associated biodiversity along a gradient of
agroecosystem practices
5 Results: comparing predictions of associated biodiversity
6 Assessing implications for different management strategies to optimise
associated biodiversity
7 The nexus between alley cropping, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture
8 Conclusion
9 Acknowledgements
10 Where to look for further information
11 Appendix: Modelling parameters
12 References
Chapter taken from: Mosquera-Losada, M. R., Ladislau, M., Pantera, A. and
Chatrchyan, A. (eds.), Advances in temperate agroforestry, Burleigh Dodds
Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 719 3)
Chapter 4 - Designing and developing multi-species swards/herbal leys: Thomas
Moloney, DLF, Ireland;
1 Grasslands in agriculture
2 Renewed interest in grass-legume systems
3 Policy-driven shifts in grassland management
4 Emergence and potential of multispecies swards
5 Design principles for multispecies swards
6 Practical aspects of establishing and managing multispecies swards
7 Conclusion
8 References
9 Acknowledgements
Chapter taken from: van den Pol-van Dasselaar, A. (ed.), Advances in
temperate grassland science and management, Burleigh Dodds Science
Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 902 9)
Dr María Rosa Mosquera-Losada is Distinguished Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Professor Mosquera-Losada is President of the Spanish Agroforestry Association (AGFE) and a former President of the European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF). She is also Coordinator of the EU-funded Agroforestry Innovation Networks (AFINET) project, a Policy Work Package Leader for the EU project AGFORWARD (Agroforestry that will Advance Rural Development) and Data Knowledge Work Package Leader for the EU project EURAKNOS (Connecting Thematic Networks as Knowledge Reservoirs: towards a European Agricultural Knowledge Innovation Open Source System) and is also co-Chair of the Croplands Working Group of the Global Research Alliance and of the Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture (FAO).
