Farm- and product-level biodiversity assessment of conventional and organic dairy production in Austria

• Published in: International journal of biodiversity science, ecosystems services & management Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 20 - 39
• Main Authors: Schader, C, Drapela, T, Markut, T, Meier, M.S, Lindenthal, T, Hörtenhuber, S, Pfiffner, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 02.01.2014
• Subjects: agricultural land; biodiversity; dairy farming; data collection; experts; farmers; farms; indicator species; interviews; milk; Monte Carlo method; organic production; uncertainty analysis

The novel method developed for this study evaluates the impact of farming practices on farmland biodiversity, allowing for the assessment of the biodiversity potential of dairy farms at farm and product levels. We linked farming practices as pressure indicators to the species number and abundance of...