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Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity

Pfiffner, Lukas and Balmer, Oliver (2011) Organic Agriculture and Biodiversity. Fact sheet. Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL), CH-Frick .

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Organic farming produces clear benefits for biodiversity in comparison to conventional farming. Depending on altitude, organic farms have between 46 and 72 percent more semi-natural habitats and host 30 percent more species and 50 percent more individuals than non-organic farms. The lower farming intensities and higher proportion of semi-natural areas enable site-typical plant and animal species to survive on organic farms and allow farmers to benefit from an intact and therefore sustainably functioning ecosystem.


EPrint Type:Report
Keywords:Funktionelle Biodiversität, Pflanzenschutz und Biodiversität, Nachhaltigkeit, Artenvielfalt, Ökoausgleich
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biodiversity
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33949
Subjects: Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Research affiliation: Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Sustainability > Biodiversity > Functional agrobiodiversity
Related Links:https://www.fibl.org/en/shop-en/article/c/biodiversity/p/1548-biodiversity.html, http://www.fibl.org/en/switzerland/research/plant-protection-biodiversity.html
Deposited By: Pfiffner, Dr. Lukas
ID Code:20247
Deposited On:25 Feb 2013 21:49
Last Modified:31 Aug 2021 12:16
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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