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ASSESSING EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURE ON TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE: DEVELOPING A HIERARCHIAL APPROACH FOR THE U.S. EPA
Citation:
Freemark, K. ASSESSING EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURE ON TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE: DEVELOPING A HIERARCHIAL APPROACH FOR THE U.S. EPA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-95/249, 1995.
Description:
Serious concerns exist about environmental and ecological degradation from modern agriculture. he US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department f Agriculture have established cooperative research programs in midwestern USA to evaluate effects of different landscape structure and farming practices on crop yield, movement of agrichemicals, water and soil quality, and biodiversity. his paper develops the hierarchical approach for those efforts particularly in relation to wild plants and animals in terrestrial habitats. hanges in existing processes and frameworks are likely required to promote the broad approaches needed for more effective planning, research, and management of agricultural landscapes.