Different semi‐natural habitats occur on farmland, and it is the vegetation's traits and
structure that subsequently determine their ability to support natural enemies and their …

Conservation tillage (CT) is practised on 45 million ha world-wide, predominantly in North
and South America but its uptake is also increasing in South Africa, Australia and other semi …

Human efforts to produce ever-greater amounts of food leave their mark on our environment.
Persistent use of conventional farming practices based on extensive tillage, especially when …

Conservation biological control in agroecosystems requires a landscape management
perspective, because most arthropod species experience their habitat at spatial scales …

Organic farming in Europe has been shown to enhance biodiversity locally, but potential
interactions with the surrounding landscape and the potential effects on ecosystem services …

Effects of agricultural intensification (AI) on biodiversity are often assessed on the plot scale,
although processes determining diversity also operate on larger spatial scales. Here, we …

Biological pest control is a key ecosystem service, and it depends on multiple factors acting
from the local to the landscape scale. However, the effects of soil management on biological …

Decline in soil health is a serious worldwide problem that decreases complexity and stability
of agricultural ecosystems, commonly making them more prone to outbreaks of herbivorous …

Aim Factors acting at various scales may affect biodiversity, demanding analyses at multiple
spatial scales in order to understand how community richness is determined. Here, we …

Dietary information was reviewed for 22 bird species typically found in farmland areas
across Europe using 100 references from the UK and other European countries for which …