Biodiversity, Landscape

Landschaft, Biodiversität, Klettgau
© Gabriela Brändle, Agroscope

Agroscope develops foundations for preserving biodiversity in agricultural environments and maintaining diverse agricultural landscapes. In addition, Agroscope examines how agroecosystems function and how agricultural crops and ecological compensation areas affect biodiversity.

Publications

You’ll find publications on this topic here.

Agricultural Landscape

Using (among others) computer-assisted spatial analyses, Agroscope investigates how land use impacts the landscape.

Biodiversity Indicators

Computer-assisted methods and databases can be used to gauge the state of the Swiss agricultural landscape.

Latest News and Further Information

Auswirkung von Nützlingsstreifen auf Blattlausräuber im Zuckerrübenanbau

Effect of Flower Strips on Aphid Antagonists in Sugar Beet Fields

Autumn-sown annual or perennial flower strips support antagonists of aphids, which are vectors of virus yellows, a severe disease in sugar beet. The effectiveness of these strips is influenced by floral composition, sowing time point and surrounding landscape elements.
Mandel, Mandelblüte, Sorte Palatina

Almond Farming in Switzerland: Multifunctional Use as an Opportunity

Further information is available in the following languages:
German, French, Italian.
Filmaufnahmen SRF, Kühe, Alp, Alpweide

Agroscope Looking for Suitable Cattle Breeds to Maintain Alpine Pastures

When mountain pasture use is sub-optimal, scrub runs rampant and biodiversity is lost. In this SRF Einstein broadcast of 23/10, Agroscope researcher Caren Pauler talks about her search for cattle breeds that maintain alpine pastures.