\"Ghost ponds\" - How to resurrect in-filled farmland ponds to assist aquatic biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes
E. Alderton, C. D. Sayer, J. C. Axmacher, I. R. Patmore, H. Burningham, P. Brown, G. Nobes
This study demonstrates that resurrecting filled-in agricultural ponds (ghost ponds) can rapidly restore aquatic biodiversity, achieving comparable species diversity to newly restored ponds within a year.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2019 · PreprintEcology