Publications by authors named "Kevin C Hannah"
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- - Linear woody features (LWFs), such as hedgerows, enhance wildlife habitats and biodiversity, particularly benefiting bird populations in agricultural landscapes.
- - A study of 45 bird species in eastern Ontario revealed that 44% of the species had higher local abundances where LWFs were present, with overall community effects being positive, especially for forest and shrubland birds.
- - LWFs can increase bird abundance by an estimated 20% in regions with intensive agriculture, but they are less beneficial in areas with existing habitat diversity; negatively affected species often prefer intact forests or open grasslands.
Unlabelled: Agriculture is one of the largest threats to global biodiversity. However, most studies have focused only on the direct effects of agriculture on biodiversity, and few have addressed the indirect effects, potentially over or under-estimating the overall impacts of agriculture on biodiversity. The indirect effect is the response not to the agricultural cover types or operations , but instead, to the way that agriculture influences the extent and configuration of different types of natural land cover in the landscape.
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