@article {674,
	title = {Loss of functional diversity under land use intensification across multiple taxa},
	journal = {Ecology Letters},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2009},
	month = {2009},
	pages = {22-33},
	abstract = {Land use intensification can greatly reduce species richness and ecosystem functioning. However, species richness determines ecosystem functioning through the diversity and values of traits of species present. Here, we analyze changes in species richness and functional diversity (FD) at varying agricultural land use intensity levels. We test hypotheses of FD responses to land use intensification in plant, bird, and mammal communities using trait data compiled for 1600+ species. To isolate changes in FD from changes in species richness we compare the FD of communities to the null expectations of FD values. In over one-quarter of the bird and mammal communities impacted by agriculture, declines in FD were steeper than predicted by species number. In plant communities, changes in FD were indistinguishable from changes in species richness. Land use intensification can reduce the functional diversity of animal communities beyond changes in species richness alone, potentially imperiling provisioning of ecosystem services.},
	keywords = {ecosystem services, functional diversity},
	url = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121460362/abstract},
	author = {Flynn, Dan F. B. and Gogol-Prokurat, Melanie and Nogeire, Theresa and Molinari, Nicole and Richers, B{\'a}rbara Trautman and Lin, Brenda B. and Simpson, Nicholas and Mayfield, Margaret M. and DeClerck, Fabrice}
}
@inbook {703,
	title = {Regulatory protection and conservation},
	booktitle = {California Grasslands: Ecology and Management},
	year = {2007},
	month = {2007},
	pages = {297-318},
	publisher = {University of California Press},
	organization = {University of California Press},
	address = {Berkeley},
	keywords = {conservation easement, CRP, ecosystem services, general plans, grassland, HCP, incentives, managed areas, NCCP, Williamson Act, zoning},
	author = {Jantz, P. A. and Preusser, B. F. L. and Fujikawa, J. K. and Kuhn, J. A. and Bersbach, C. J. and Gelbard, J. L. and Davis, F. W.},
	editor = {Stromberg, M. R. and Corbin, J. D. and D{\textquoteright}Antonio, C. M.}
}
@article {716,
	title = {Prioritizing farmland preservation cost-effectively for multiple objectives},
	journal = {Journal of Soil and Water Conservation},
	volume = {61},
	year = {2006},
	month = {2006},
	pages = {250-258},
	abstract = {American society derives many benefits from farmland and is often willing to pay to preserve it from urbanization. We present an innovative framework to support farmland preservation programs in prioritizing conservation investments. The framework considers the full range of social benefits of farmland and improves the application of decision analysis methods to the process. Key factors for ranking farms are: 1) social objectives and priorities 2) how much farmland value is expected to be lost to development if not preserved, 3) how much farmland value is already secured in the agricultural region; and 4) how much it will cost to secure the farm{\textquoteright}s benefits. The framework can be applied strategically over an entire region or to rank a set of applications from landowners. We demonstrate our framework using three criteria in the Bay Area/Delta bioregion of California, USA.},
	keywords = {amenities, Bay Delta bioregion, California Legacy Project, conservation planning, cost-effectiveness, decision analysis, ecosystem services, farmland preservation, GIS, marginal value, public preferences, social welfare, urban growth boundary, urban growth management, utility},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000242001800007},
	author = {Machado, E. A. and Stoms, D. M. and Davis, F. W. and Kreitler, J.}
}
