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Hedgerow removal and diversity!

• Presented by Thomas Wright

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Hedgerow Removal

• Hedgerow removal is part of the transition of
  arable land from low intensity to high-intensity
  farming. The removal of hedgerows gives larger
  fields making the sowing and harvesting of crops
  easier, faster and cheaper, and giving a larger
  area to grow the crops, increasing yield and
  profits.
• Hedgerows serve as important wildlife corridors,
  especially in the United Kingdom where they link
  the country's fractured ancient woodland. They
  also serve as a habitatt for birds and other
  animals. As the land within a few metres of
  hedges is difficult to plough, sow, or spray with
  herbicides, the land around hedges also typically
  includes high plant biodiversity. Hedges also
  serve to stabilise the soil and on slopes help
  prevent soil creep and leeching of minerals and
  plant nutrients. It also weakens the soil and
  leads to soil erosion.
• Hedge row removal happens in order to prevent the
  hedgerow from competing for light, nutrients and
  water as this will prevent crop growth. They are
  also removed to make ploughing and sowing easier
  across farmers land.
• Grow more hedgerows across the countryside to
  make up for damage done.

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Diversity

• Biodiversity or biological diversity is the
  variation of taxonomic life forms within a given
  ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth.
  Biodiversity is often a measure of the health of
  biological systems to indicate the degree to
  which the aggregate of historical species are
  viable versus extinct.
• Rainforests are among the most biodiverse
  ecosystems on earth
• Hedge rows will naturally grow across the
  environment although thy are now being replaced
  by walls as this is something that will reduce
  competition for crops in nearby fields.