Chapter 1 - The impact and design of field margins in promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Jane Morrison, Bishop''s University, Canada; 1 Introduction 2 Beneficial impacts 3 Design and management 4 Enhancement: sowing with seed mixes 5 The economics of field margins 6 Conclusion and future trends in research 7 Where to look for further information 8 References Chapter taken from: Reid, N. and Smith, R. (eds.), Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Conservation, restoration and rewilding, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN 978 1 80146 454 3) Chapter 2 - The impact and management of hedgerows in promoting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Ian Montgomery and Neil Reid, Queen''s University of Belfast, UK; 1 Introduction 2 Origin and management history of hedgerows 3 Ecological processes and biodiversity in hedgerows 4 Landscape factors influencing hedgerow biodiversity 5 Regionality: a case study of hedgerows in Northern Ireland 6 Wider benefits of increased biodiversity in hedgerows 7 Key hedgerow management techniques to enhance biodiversity 8 Barriers to conservation management of hedgerows 9 Policy affecting hedgerows 10 Future directions in monitoring hedgerow condition 11 Where to look for further information 12 References Chapter taken from: Reid, N. and Smith, R. (eds.), Managing biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Conservation, restoration and rewilding, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2024, (ISBN 978 1 80146 454 3) Chapter 3 - Modelling and optimising associated biodiversity in alley cropping systems: Mário Santos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal and Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Para, Brazil; Berta Gonçalves and André Fonseca, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Reinaldo Lucas Cajaiba, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Para, Brazil; Henrique Trindade, Fátima Gonçalves and Cristina Carlos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro- Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Darinka Gonzalez, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal and University of Vigo, Spain; Mário Gonzalez Pereira and Lívia Madureira, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; Mariane Cristina Inocente and Fátima Piña-Rodrigues, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil; João Santos, CITAB (Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences) - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal; and Maria Rosa Mosquera-Losada, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain; 1 Introduction 2 Using ecological models to predict biodiversity outcomes from alley croping 3 Simulation in practice: materials and methods 4 Results: trends in associated biodiversity along a gradient of agroecosystem practices 5 Results: comparing predictions of associated biodiversity 6 Assessing implications for different management strategies to optimise associated biodiversity 7 The nexus between alley cropping, biodiversity and sustainable agriculture 8 Conclusion 9 Acknowledgements 10 Where to look for further information 11 Appendix: Modelling parameters 12 References Chapter taken from: Mosquera-Losada, M. R.

, Ladislau, M., Pantera, A. and Chatrchyan, A. (eds.), Advances in temperate agroforestry, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 719 3) Chapter 4 - Designing and developing multi-species swards/herbal leys: Thomas Moloney, DLF, Ireland; 1 Grasslands in agriculture 2 Renewed interest in grass-legume systems 3 Policy-driven shifts in grassland management 4 Emergence and potential of multispecies swards 5 Design principles for multispecies swards 6 Practical aspects of establishing and managing multispecies swards 7 Conclusion 8 References 9 Acknowledgements Chapter taken from: van den Pol-van Dasselaar, A. (ed.), Advances in temperate grassland science and management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2025, (ISBN 978 1 80146 902 9).