Abstract
Diversity of small terrestrial mammals under different organic farming management in Mediterranean and Continental agriculture ecosystems
Highlights
Overcoming of ongoing climate change consequences requires transformation in landscape management and especially in farming and food production
Diacono et al (2016) have made an important overview of beneficial practices that include hydraulic arrangement by a kind of ridge-furrow system, cash crop rotations, agro-ecological service crops (ASC) introduction, ASC termination techniques and organic fertilisation covered in organic farming
Throughout the exploratory research, 48 individuals of small terrestrial mammals belonging to seven species were documented (Apodemus sylvaticus, Mus musculus, Mus spicilegus, Mus spretus, Rattus sp., Crocidura russula, Crocidura suaveolens)
Summary
Overcoming of ongoing climate change consequences requires transformation in landscape management and especially in farming and food production. Obiora and Madukwe (2011) discussed importance of changing agriculture for mitigation of the climate changes and mostly the steps that should be taken to achieve improvement They highly emphasise sustainable agriculture, meaning e.g. better land and water management, integrated pest management or crop rotations characteristic for organic farming. Diacono et al (2016) have made an important overview of beneficial practices that include hydraulic arrangement by a kind of ridge-furrow system, cash crop rotations, agro-ecological service crops (ASC) introduction, ASC termination techniques and organic fertilisation covered in organic farming. Their results, supporting the assumption as well, suggest that the applied agro-ecological principles help to sustain yield even with ongoing climate changes. Adding native habitats to semi-arid agrarian setting partially helped
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