Urban landscapes are spatially constrained, and vegetative land uses that provide
beneficial ecosystem services are difficult to maintain. Urban agricultural (UA) systems …

A range of policy initiatives have been promoted in recent years to address the decline of
bee populations in Europe and North America. Among these has been the establishment of …

Abstract Service crops are crops grown with the aim of providing non-marketed ecosystem
services, ie differing from food, fiber and fuel production. Vineyard soils face various …

We study levels and trends in agricultural pesticide use for a large cross-section of countries
using FAO data for the period 1990–2009. Our analysis shows that a 1% increase in crop …

Providing key resources to animals may enhance both their biodiversity and the ecosystem
services they provide. We examined the performance of annual flower strips targeted at the …

Biodiversity loss during the Anthropocene is a serious ecological challenge. Pollinators are
important vectors that provide multiple essential ecosystem services but are declining …

Beneficial arthropods, including native bees, predators, and parasitoids, provide valuable
ecosystem services worth $8 billion to US agriculture each year. These arthropod‐mediated …

Over the past century, agricultural landscapes worldwide have increasingly been managed
for the primary purpose of producing food, while other diverse ecosystem services …

In modern agricultural landscapes, many organisms providing ecosystem services such as
pollination and natural pest control are likely constrained by shortage of nectar and/or pollen …

Meeting the growing global demand for agricultural products requires the development and
use of ecologically-based strategies that will allow sustainable intensification based on …