Farmland biodiversity is an important characteristic when assessing sustainability of
agricultural practices and is of major international concern. Scientific data indicate that …

Summary 1 Increasing concern over the environmental impact of agriculture in Europe has
led to the introduction of agri‐environment schemes. These schemes compensate farmers …

This book should be on the shelf of every practising statistician who designs experiments.
Good design considers units and treatments first, and then allocates treatments to units. It …

Drivers behind food security and crop protection issues are discussed in relation to food
losses caused by pests. Pests globally consume food estimated to feed an additional one …

The ecological impacts of agriculture are of concern, especially with genetically modified
and other intensive, modern crop** systems, yet little is known about effects on wild bee …

Assuring future food productivity and security will require that better use is made of pest
regulation provided by naturally occurring ecological services. However, empirical evidence …

While many studies have demonstrated that organic farms support greater levels of
biodiversity, it is not known whether this translates into better provision of ecosystem …

Most societies are economically dominated by a small elite, and similarly, natural
communities are typically dominated by a small fraction of the species. Here we reveal a …

Effects of genetically modified herbicide–tolerant (GMHT) and conventional crop
management on invertebrate trophic groups (herbivores, detritivores, pollinators, predators …

Recent concerns regarding the decline of plant and pollinator species, and the impact on
ecosystem functioning, has focused attention on the local and global threats to bee diversity …