Greening intensive farming landscapes: evaluating land use strategies in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem service provisioning and their tradeoffs with production and farmer income KU Leuven
Throughout history, European landscapes have been strongly influenced by farming practices. As a result, extensively managed farming landscapes provided a habitat to many species and nowadays, semi-natural habitats form the focus of nature conservation in Europe. During the past century, these farming landscapes became increasingly intensified, increasing food production levels throughout the region. However, the intensification of ...