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Les G. Firbank
Researcher at University of Leeds
Publications - 159
Citations - 8672
Les G. Firbank is an academic researcher from University of Leeds. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 48, co-authored 131 publications receiving 8157 citations. Previous affiliations of Les G. Firbank include University of Sheffield & University of East Anglia.
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An ecological comparison between ancient and other forest plant species of Europe, and the implications for forest conservation
TL;DR: The regional variation in ancient forest plant species suggests that regional lists are more appropriate for assessing the nature conservation value of forests than one global European list and ancientforest plant species may be considered as important biodiversity indicators for forests.
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Identifying and managing the conflicts between agriculture and biodiversity conservation in Europe - a review
Klaus Henle,Didier Alard,Jeremy Clitherow,Paul Cobb,Les G. Firbank,Tiiu Kull,David I. McCracken,Robin F. A. Moritz,Jari Niemelä,Michael Rebane,Dirk Wascher,Allan D. Watt,Juliette Young +12 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a historical perspective on the development of conflicts related to biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and evaluate strategies to reconcile such conflicts, emphasizing the need for monitoring as an integral part of conflict reconciliation strategies.
UK National Ecosystem Assessment:Technical report
Robert T. Watson,Steve D. Albon,R. Aspinall,Melanie C. Austen,B. Bardgett,Ian J. Bateman,Pam Berry,William Bird,Richard B. Bradbury,Claire Brown,J Bulloch,Jacquelin Burgess,Andrew Church,C Christie,I. R. Crute,Linda Davies,Gareth Edwards-Jones,Bridget A. Emmett,Les G. Firbank,Alastair Fitter,A. Gibson,Rosemary S. Hails,Roy Haines-Young,Ann Louise Heathwaite,John J. Hopkins,M. Jenkins,Laurence Jones,Georgina M. Mace,S.J. Malcolm,Edward Maltby,Lindsay C. Maskell,Ken Norris,Stephen James Ormerod,Juliet L. Osborne,Jules Pretty,Christopher P. Quine,Shona Russell,Lucy Simpson,Pete Smith,M Tierney,Krista L. Turner,R. Van der Wal,Bhaskar Vira,Matt Walpole,Andrew R. Watkinson,A. Weighell,Jonathan Winn,Michael Winter +47 more
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Benefits of organic farming to biodiversity vary among taxa.
Robert J. Fuller,Lisa Norton,Ruth E. Feber,Paul J. Johnson,Dan E. Chamberlain,Andrew Joys,Fiona Mathews,R. C. Stuart,Martin C. Townsend,Will Manley,Martin Wolfe,David W. Macdonald,Les G. Firbank +12 more
TL;DR: Extension of organic farming could contribute to the restoration of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes after a large-scale study of plants, invertebrates, birds and bats.
Accounting for nature: assessing habitats in the UK countryside.
Roy Haines-Young,C. J. Barr,Helaina Black,D. J. Briggs,Robert G. H. Bunce,Ralph T. Clarke,Alan Cooper,F.H. Dawson,Les G. Firbank,Robin Fuller,Mike T. Furse,M. K. Gillespie,Ross A. Hill,Michael Hornung,David Howard,T. McCann,Michael D. Morecroft,Sandrine Petit,A.R.J. Sier,M. Smart,Geoff Smith,A. P. Stott,R. C. Stuart,John Watkins +23 more