Microplastics positively mediate soil multifunctionality in dryland

PY Wang, ZY Zhao, KHM Siddique, XB **ong… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil multifunctionality (SMF) denotes soil capability to concurrently offer diversified functions.
Here, we unveiled the long-term effects of polyethylene microplastics (MPs) on SMF along …

Increasing crop field size does not consistently exacerbate insect pest problems

JA Rosenheim, E Cluff, MK Lippey, BN Cass… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - pnas.org
Increasing diversity on farms can enhance many key ecosystem services to and from
agriculture, and natural control of arthropod pests is often presumed to be among them. The …

Spatio-temporal evolution of cropland ecosystem services value and its spatially varying dominate over the past two decades: A case study in Jiangxi Province in …

B Hu, M **e, R He, Z Shi, Y Zhou, H Ni, H Li - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Revealing the spatio-temporal heterogeneity of cropland ecosystem services and identifying
its main driving factors is a prerequisite for managing cropland and ensuring sustainable …

Assessment and management for future habitat risks under the implementation of China's territorial spatial planning: A case study from Hainan Island

X Zhang, X **, X Liang, X Shi, R Sun, W Zhu… - Environmental Impact …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land management policies and their spatial planning are crucial factors leading to the rise
of future habitat risks. However, the differences in future habitat risks under various spatial …

Fruit set is moderately dependent on insect pollinators in strawberry and is limited by the availability of pollen under natural open conditions

CM Menzel - The Journal of Horticultural Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Modern strawberry (Fragaria× ananass a Duch.) cultivars are hermaphrodite and have fertile
flowers, with the anthers releasing viable pollen. Cultivars are self-compatible and do not …

Spatial heterogeneity of ecosystem services in response to landscape patterns under the Grain for Green Program: A case‐study in Kaihua County, China

S Ma, LJ Wang, HY Wang, X Zhang… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the impact of landscape patterns on ecosystem services (ES) is crucial for
the design and management of ecological restoration programs. However, the impacts of …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of linear landscape elements on multiple ecosystem services in contrasting agricultural landscapes

S le Clech, LGJ van Bussel, ME Lof, B de Knegt… - Ecosystem Services, 2024 - Elsevier
Linear landscape elements, such as field margins, are agricultural practices whose adoption
is supported by agri-environmental climate measures (AECMs). AECMs are meant to …

Detecting heterogeneity parameters and hybrid models for precision farming

OJ Ibidoja, FP Shan, J Sulaiman, MKM Ali - Journal of Big Data, 2023 - Springer
Precision farming (PF) plays a crucial role in the field of agriculture to solve the challenges of
food shortages in society. Heterogeneity, multicollinearity, and outliers are problems in PF …

Ecological performance underlying ecosystem multifunctionality is promoted by organic farming and hedgerows at the local scale but not at the landscape scale

E Couthouis, S Aviron, J Pétillon… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The relative contributions of agricultural intensity and semi‐natural habitats to the
multifunctionality and sustainability of ecosystems at different spatial scales remain largely …

Towards diverse agricultural land uses: socio-ecological implications of European agricultural pathways for a Swiss orchard region

T Nishizawa, S Kay, J Schuler, N Klein… - Regional Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Diverse agricultural land uses are a typical feature of multifunctional landscapes. The
uncertain change in the drivers of global land use, such as climate, market and policy …