Caution is thus required before using 137Cs to predict the spatial distribution of SOC within uncultivated landscapes in this region of Australia, and within similar dry climatic regions.
Wetlands were classed into three land management groups: native wetlands (i.e., within a native landscape), and uncultivated and cultivated wetlands within an agricultural landscape.
Soil changes caused by cultivation can be inferred by comparing soils in agricultural fields relative to reference uncultivated areas in similar landscape settings (that is, space-for-time substitution).
The agricultural landscape (cultivated vs. uncultivated area) and the abundance of cotton in the cropping system (Guider > Djalingo > Tcholliré) differed significantly between the three sampling locations.
Bumble bees were surveyed in flower-rich uncultivated field borders across 24 landscapes (radius 2 km) with or without a clover field in the centre, varying in semi-natural grassland (SNG) and early MFC availability.
Their effects on biodiversity have been documented at local scales in terms of agricultural practices and management of uncultivated elements, more than at the landscape level.
According to previous research, the risk factors were Agriotes brevis Candeze and Agriotes sordidus Illiger as prevalent damaging species, soil Organic Matter content over 5%, rotation including meadows and/or double crops, as well as surrounding landscape being mainly meadows, uncultivated grass and double crops, cover crops, and poor drainage.
This vast national park boasts stunning landscapes, including moorland (basically uncultivated hill lands), ancient woodlands and coastline.
However, locating uncultivated and uneroded comparison sites with similar landscape and slope characteristics can be difficult.
We quantified the relative effects of local management (i.e. the farm system), landscape management (proportion of surrounding uncultivated land) and interactions between them.
