?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1328%2F&rft.title=Conservation+value+of+the+herbaceous+vegetation+in+hedgerows+-+does+organic+farming+make+a+difference%3F&rft.creator=Aude%2C+Erik&rft.creator=Tybirk%2C+Knud&rft.creator=Michelsen%2C+Anders&rft.creator=Ejrn%C3%A6s%2C+Rasmus&rft.creator=Hald%2C+Anna+Bodil&rft.creator=Mark%2C+Susanne&rft.subject=+Biodiversity+and+ecosystem+services&rft.description=The+aim+was+to+compare+and+test+differences+in+the+conservation+value+of+hedge+bottom+vegetation+on+organic+and+conventional+farms.+The+studied+hedgerows+(28+organic+and+28+conventional)+were+on+average+14+years+old+and+established+in+the+same+way%2C+except+that+organic+hedgerows+were+established+and+managed+without+use+of+pesticides.+We+investigated+three+sample+plots+of+10+m2+in+all+hedgerows+together+with+a+set+of+13+explanatory+variables.+There+were+no+differences+in+soil+texture+between+hedgerow+types+but+organic+farms+had+higher+pH+and+lower+conductivity.+Organic+farms+had+higher+total+N+values%2C+which+are+explained+by+a+slightly+higher+content+of+organic+matter.+There+was+highly+significant+interaction+between+farming+type+and+neighbouring+crop+type+according+to+soil+phosphate+concentration.+Significantly+more+plant+species+were+found+in+the+organic+hedgerows.+The+species+compositions+in+organic+hedgerows+appeared+significantly+more+similar+to+semi-natural+communities+when+compared+with+other+plant+communities.+We+conclude+that+organic+farming+is+slightly+superior+with+regard+to+conservation+of+herbaceous+diversity+of+hedgerows+in+intensively+cultivated+agricultural+landscapes.+The+possible+reasons+for+this+are+discussed.&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.identifier=+++Aude%2C+Erik%3B+Tybirk%2C+Knud%3B+Michelsen%2C+Anders%3B+Ejrn%C3%A6s%2C+Rasmus%3B+Hald%2C+Anna+Bodil+and+Mark%2C+Susanne+++(2004)+Conservation+value+of+the+herbaceous+vegetation+in+hedgerows+-+does+organic+farming+make+a+difference%3F+++Biological+Conservation%2C+118+(4)%2C+pp.+467-478.++++++++