Landscape perspectives on agricultural intensification and biodiversity–ecosystem service management
Understanding the negative and positive effects of agricultural land use for the conservation
of biodiversity, and its relation to ecosystem services, needs a landscape perspective …
of biodiversity, and its relation to ecosystem services, needs a landscape perspective …
Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes‐eight hypotheses
Understanding how landscape characteristics affect biodiversity patterns and ecological
processes at local and landscape scales is critical for mitigating effects of global …
processes at local and landscape scales is critical for mitigating effects of global …
Sustainable pest regulation in agricultural landscapes: a review on landscape composition, biodiversity and natural pest control
Agricultural intensification has resulted in a simplification of agricultural landscapes by the
expansion of agricultural land, enlargement of field size and removal of non-crop habitat …
expansion of agricultural land, enlargement of field size and removal of non-crop habitat …
When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control–Five hypotheses
Ecologists and farmers often have contrasting perceptions about the value of natural habitat
in agricultural production landscapes, which so far has been little acknowledged in ecology …
in agricultural production landscapes, which so far has been little acknowledged in ecology …
Land‐sharing/‐sparing connectivity landscapes for ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation
The land‐sharing versus land‐sparing debate recently stagnated, lacking an integrating
perspective in agricultural landscapes as well as consideration of ecosystem services. Here …
perspective in agricultural landscapes as well as consideration of ecosystem services. Here …
Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale
Conservation biological control in agroecosystems requires a landscape management
perspective, because most arthropod species experience their habitat at spatial scales …
perspective, because most arthropod species experience their habitat at spatial scales …
Wildlife-friendly farming increases crop yield: evidence for ecological intensification
Ecological intensification has been promoted as a means to achieve environmentally
sustainable increases in crop yields by enhancing ecosystem functions that regulate and …
sustainable increases in crop yields by enhancing ecosystem functions that regulate and …
A functional overview of conservation biological control
GS Begg, SM Cook, R Dye, M Ferrante, P Franck… - Crop Protection, 2017 - Elsevier
Conservation biological control (CBC) is a sustainable approach to pest management that
can contribute to a reduction in pesticide use as part of an Integrated Pest Management …
can contribute to a reduction in pesticide use as part of an Integrated Pest Management …
Semi-natural habitats support biological control, pollination and soil conservation in Europe. A review
Semi-natural habitats are integral to most agricultural areas and have the potential to
support ecosystem services, especially biological control and pollination by supplying …
support ecosystem services, especially biological control and pollination by supplying …
Cross-species pathogen spillover across ecosystem boundaries: mechanisms and theory
Pathogen spillover between different host species is the trigger for many infectious disease
outbreaks and emergence events, and ecosystem boundary areas have been suggested as …
outbreaks and emergence events, and ecosystem boundary areas have been suggested as …