scholarly journals Farming History

Nature ◽  
1958 ◽  
Vol 181 (4608) ◽  
pp. 536-537
Author(s):  
G. E. FUSSELL
Keyword(s):  
Farming History

Recovery of shrubland communities on abandoned farmland in southwestern Australia: soils, plants, birds and arthropods

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Arnold ◽  
M. Abensperg-Traun ◽  
R. J. Hobbs ◽  
D. E. Steven ◽  
L. Atkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Species Composition ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Sandy Soils ◽  
Residual Effects ◽  
Ecosystem Recovery ◽  
Farming History ◽  
Passive Recovery ◽  
Composition And Structure

Passive recovery of land formerly used for agricultural production may be an inexpensive and rapid method of ecosystem recovery, and may provide an alternative method to active revegetation. Passive recovery may also contribute to sustainable agriculture (soil salinity). For undisturbed and disturbed areas of the central wheatbelt of Western Australia, this paper reports the effects of farming history (clearing only, cultivation, duration of farming, and time since farming ceased) on the soil nutrient content, plant floristics (richness and composition) and structure, and the abundance, species richness and species composition of birds and arthropods. Only one site was cultivated for >6 years. We summarize as follows: (1) Previous clearing and cultivation has left no residual effects on the nitrogen or phosphorus content in the sandy soils. (2) There were no significant differences in terms of plant species richness but some differences in cover of woody plants, grass cover and plant species composition for farming history or time since farming ceased. (3) There were no significant differences in bird species richness but differences in species composition for time since farming ceased. (4) Arthropods showed few (and low) significant differences in their abundance, richness or species composition across different farming histories and time periods since farming ceased. Farming of these shrublands has left only minor changes in the composition and structure of the vegetation, and in the abundance, species richness and species composition of the passerine bird and arthropod assemblages. Abandoned parcels of land on the sandy soils which support shrubland may yield useful conservation benefits with relatively little input.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Agriculture and the Environment

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Soil Science ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Farming History ◽  
Comprehensive Collection ◽  
International Panel ◽  
The Future ◽  
Agricultural Pollutants ◽  
Agricultural Trends

This comprehensive collection of 71 peer-reviewed articles presents an authoritative overview of the role and impacts of agriculture on the natural and human environments, from its origins historically to current praxis and outlooks. It examines the major themes of global and regional environmental change, the evolution of agriculture, historical styles of agriculture, famine, agricultural pollutants, research needs in agriculture, and the future of agriculture. Curated by an international panel of scholars, the collection includes expert perspectives on specific important crops, soil science, land abuse and stewardship, methods of irrigation, experimental agricultures, patterns of farming, history and agro-archaeology, current agricultural trends, and contemporary public policy.

Response of breeding waders to agri-environmental schemes may be obscured by effects of existing hydrology and farming history

2007 ◽  
Vol 148 (S2) ◽  
pp. 287-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johnny Kahlert ◽  
Preben Clausen ◽  
Jens Peder Hounisen ◽  
Ib Krag Petersen
Keyword(s):  
Farming History ◽  
Breeding Waders

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AMONG WOMEN IN THE AGRICULTURAL HEALTH STUDY: RISK ASSOCIATED WITH FARMING HISTORY AND OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES

Epidemiology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. S181-S182
Author(s):  
Anneclaire De Roos ◽  
Glinda Cooper ◽  
Michael Alavanja ◽  
Dale Sandler
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Occupational Exposures ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Agricultural Health ◽  
Farming History ◽  
Agricultural Health Study

scholarly journals Farming History in Great Britain

Nature ◽  
1956 ◽  
Vol 177 (4500) ◽  
pp. 171-171
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Farming History

scholarly journals Pig-farming history traced

Nature ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 525 (7567) ◽  
pp. 8-8
Keyword(s):  
Farming History ◽  
Pig Farming

Regional Farming History

Nature ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 210 (5036) ◽  
pp. 561-562
Author(s):  
G. E. FUSSELL
Keyword(s):  
Farming History

Climatic change and farming history

2019 ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
David Grigg
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Change ◽  
Farming History

Organic Farming History and Techniques

2011 ◽  
pp. 287-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kambaska Kumar Behera ◽  
Afroz Alam ◽  
Sharad Vats ◽  
Hunuman Pd. Sharma ◽  
Vinay Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Farming History
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