Ecosystem services, the benefits produced by ecosystem functions and structures for human
well-being, have received continuous international attention since the publication of the …

Environmental perturbations such as agricultural intensification may alter soil biodiversity in
a manner that affects ecosystem functioning, but links are not well quantified. With this …

A grand challenge facing humanity is how to produce food for a growing population in the
face of a changing climate and environmental degradation. Although empirical evidence …

Our increasing dependence on a small number of agricultural crops, such as corn, is leading
to reductions in agricultural biodiversity. Reductions in the number of crops in rotation or the …

Recognition that climate change could have negative consequences for agricultural
production has generated a desire to build resilience into agricultural systems. One rational …

This Special Issue on Diversified Farming Systems is motivated by a desire to understand
how agriculture designed according to whole systems, agroecological principles can …

A major challenge for agriculture is to enhance productivity with minimum impact on the
environment. Several studies indicate that cover crops could replace anthropogenic inputs …

Agricultural biodiversity has hitherto been valued almost exclusively as a source of traits that
can be used in scientific breeding programs to improve the productivity of crop varieties and …

The response of soil microbial communities following changes in land-use is governed by
multiple factors. The objectives of this study were to investigate (i) whether soil microbial …

The crucial link between agricultural growth and the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) set by the United Nations Development Programme is established through efficient …