caa a22 4500 463175581 CHVBK 20180406164825.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10336-007-0216-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10336-007-0216-3 An example of a two-tiered agri-environment scheme designed to deliver effectively the ecological requirements of both localised and widespread bird species in England [Elektronische Daten] [A. Evans, R. Green] Intensification of agricultural practices over the last 50years has resulted in the impoverishment of the wildlife associated with lowland farmland across much of Western Europe. This is perhaps best documented in birds. In England, populations of 15 species associated with lowland farmland have fallen by between 50% and 100%. Several species have become rare and localised. Others, formerly abundant and ubiquitous, remain relatively common and widespread, but nonetheless in need of conservation action. Agri-environment schemes are widely held as a solution to this generic problem, but the track record of many prototype schemes in delivering biodiversity is far from good. The efficacy of any scheme in recovering the population of a given species will depend upon deployment of effective prescriptive management at the right time and in the right place. We argue that a two-tiered approach is required in the design of any scheme, to cope with the requirements of both localised and widespread species. We illustrate this by using case studies of two ground-nesting bird species, Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus and Skylark Alauda arvensis, whose populations have declined for similar reasons, but for which the prescriptive management solutions and the means of their deployment differ radically. Dt. Ornithologen-Gesellschaft e.V., 2007 Ground-nesting birds nationallicence Lowland farmland nationallicence Skylark nationallicence Stone-curlew nationallicence Recovery nationallicence Evans A. RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, SG19 2DL, Bedfordshire, UK aut Green R. RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, SG19 2DL, Bedfordshire, UK aut Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 279-286 0021-8375 148<279 2007 148 10336 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0216-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0216-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Evans A. RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, SG19 2DL, Bedfordshire, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Green R. RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy, SG19 2DL, Bedfordshire, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Ornithology Springer-Verlag 148(2007-12-01), 279-286 0021-8375 148<279 2007 148 10336 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer