 Comparing the effect of different agricultural land-use systems on biodiversityLand Use Policy, 2023, vol. 134, issue C Abstract: This article develops a calculation method to compare the total effect of different agricultural land-use systems on biodiversity. The results of the calculations offer a clear indication of which land-use system provides the highest biodiversity possible to produce a desired quantity of agricultural output. Furthermore, the method can be used to compare all types of farming systems. To give a numerical example, the method is used here to compare the data currently available for conventional agriculture and organic agriculture. Given that the currently available data lack information regarding second moments, a statistical test is not possible. Under this caveat, the results indicate that conventional agriculture allows for more biodiversity in the production of a desired quantity of agricultural goods because its higher productivity helps to spare land, which can then be used as a natural habitat. Keywords: Biodiversity effect; Conservation strategies; Farming systems; Intensive farming; Extensive farming; Land-use change; Sustainable agriculture; Social-ecological systems (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:134:y:2023:i:c:s0264837723003952 DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106929 Access Statistics for this article Land Use Policy is currently edited by Jaap Zevenbergen More articles in Land Use Policy from Elsevier |
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