Improved management of farm dams increases vegetation cover, water quality, and macroinvertebrate biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: In many farming landscapes, aquatic features, such as wetlands, creeks, and dams, provide water for stock and irrigation, while also acting as habitat for a range of plants and animals. Indeed, some species threatened by land-use change may otherwise be considerably rarer-or even suffer extinction-in the absence of these habitats. Therefore, a critical issue for the maintenance of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes is the extent to which the management of aquatic systems can promote the integration of agricultural production and biodiversity conservation. We completed a cross-sectional study in southern New South Wales (southeastern Australia) to quantify the efficacy of two concurrently implemented management practices-partial revegetation and control of livestock grazing-aimed at en

SUBMITTER: Westgate MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928867 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature