Does the method of set‐aside establishment affect its use by wood mice?

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb01218.x
• Publication Date: 2006-02-28T12:09:51Z
• Authors: F. H. Tattersall; A. L. Fagiano; J. D. Bembridge; P. Edwards; D. W. Macdonald; B. J. Hart
• Keywords: Set-aside; Aside; Arable land

The set‐aside scheme, whereby land is removed from arable production, primarily aimed at manipulating agricultural surplus within the European Community, but has potentially great consequences for biodiversity and wildlife management (Feber et al ., 1995; Macdonald 1998; Sotherton 1998). Managed inappropriately, could prove environmentally damaging by reducing directly harming certain species, such as ground‐nesting birds (Thompson, 1993). Conversely, appropriately managed foster desirable ecological communities, with enhanced populations biodiversity.