The challenge of monitoring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes at the EU level

Description

This chapter reviews current surveys of biodiversity in agricultural areas at the EU level. The chapter describes established surveys, ongoing pilots and plans for new surveys at the EU scale. The chapter assesses where we will stand in the short-medium term with our knowledge of agro-biodiversity in the EU, and which gaps still need to be filled to sufficiently describe biodiversity dynamics.

Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Farmland birds and butterflies 3 Grasslands 4 Pollinators 5 Soil biodiversity 6 Monitoring under the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC 7 European Monitoring of Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes (EMBAL) 8 Alien species 9 Other monitoring approaches 10 New approaches and technologies 11 Conclusions 12 Where to look for further information 13 References