Unintentional effects of environmentally-friendly farming practices : arising conflicts between zero-tillage and a crop pest, the common vole (Microtus arvalis)

We are grateful to Dra. Aurora Sombrero Sacristán (ITACyL) and her staff for allowing this experiment to take place parallel to their own and for providing information on the experimental field for this research. We would also like to thank Dr Alex Douglas for his help with the statistical analysis,...

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Published in:Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Main Authors: Roos, Deon, Saldana, Constantino Caminero, Arroyo, Beatriz, Mougeot, Francois, Luque-Larena, Juan Jose, Lambin, Xavier
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Environment and Food Security
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2019
Subjects:
SDG 15 - Life on Land
pest
outbreak management
tillage
land-use
QH301 Biology
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
BB/M010996/1
1806187
QH301
Common vole
Microtus arvalis
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2164/11782
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.11.013
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Summary:We are grateful to Dra. Aurora Sombrero Sacristán (ITACyL) and her staff for allowing this experiment to take place parallel to their own and for providing information on the experimental field for this research. We would also like to thank Dr Alex Douglas for his help with the statistical analysis, and K. Barré and an anonymous reviewer for help comments on the MS. This work was supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) [grant number BB/M010996/1], through Eastbio DTP. The surveys were carried out under ITACYL project 2007/2155. Sir Maitland Mackie Scholarship provided additional funding to the lead author, D. Roos, for which he is grateful. The authors report no conflict of interests. Peer reviewed

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