Urban and peri-urban ecosystems are subjected to an intense impact. The demand for
ecosystem services (ES) is higher in these areas. Nevertheless, despite the anthropogenic …

Climate change is impacting the ecological, social and technological aspects of urban
gardens. Gardens experience threats (eg, water scarcity) but are also responding through …

Urban areas are facing a range of environmental challenges including air, water and soil
pollution as a result of industrial, domestic and traffic emissions. In addition, global climate …

Plant diversity aboveground can exert top‐down pressure on herbivores by attracting
predatory insects, while organic soil amendments rich in beneficial microbes can limit …

Simple Summary Garden plants provide habitat for pests as well as the predatory insects
that eat them. In rural agriculture, structurally complex vegetation that includes diverse plant …

While many cities have embraced urban agriculture, research examining crop productivity in
urban environments is limited. Little is known about how abiotic and biotic factors affecting …

Ecological networks can provide insight into how biodiversity loss and changes in species
interactions impact the delivery of ecosystem services. In agroecosystems that vary in …

Damages to crops happen due to natural calamities, irregular fertilization, improper
treatment, etc. Estimation of this damage is important in order to plan and execute corrective …

Improving agricultural production in response to the increasing food demand remains a
major challenge in agroecology. The world has made significant efforts to meet this issue by …

Agricultural landscapes adjacent to human settlements are subject to unique ecological
dynamics that influence pest populations, yet the complexity of these relationships remains …