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Managing Ecosystems

The management of ecosystems includes:
  • maintaining existing hedgerows at the most beneficial height and shape
  • planting hedges rather than erecting fences as boundaries
  • maintaining existing ponds, creating new ponds
  • leave wet corners of fields - do not drain
  • reduce use of pesticides
  • use organic rather than inorganic fertilisers
  • use crop rotation with nitrogen-fixing crops
  • create natural meadows and use hay rather than grasses for silage
The disadvantage of taking all these measures is that food will be more expensive to produce.

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Specification: AQA Biology (7401), AS-level, 3.4.6 Biodiversity within a community. Topic: Biodiversity.

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