The impacts of management and landscape context on plants and pollinators in intensive agricultural grasslands

Abstract

Agricultural intensification may have caused significant declines in plant and pollinator diversity and pollination services. Efforts to reduce management intensity through the development of novel technologies and funding of agri- environmental schemes, particularly organic farming, have often proved effective in arable systems. However, little is known about the impacts of new technologies and organic farming in grassland systems, despite the widespread distribution of intensive grasslands in Europe.