Healthy soils form the basis of sustainable viticulture, where soil characteristics have a direct
impact on wine quantity and quality. Soil not only provides water and nutrients to vines, but …

Crops that provide ecosystem services (ESs) beyond crop production are gaining interest
from farmers, policymakers, and society at large. Cover crops (CCs), grown either as the …

BACKGROUND Pesticides are considered main contributors to global arthropod declines
and therefore may decrease the provision of ecosystem services such as natural pest …

The decline of arthropod populations observed in many parts of the world is a major
component of the sixth mass extinction with intensive agriculture being one of its main …

Simple Summary Sustainable agriculture becomes more important for biodiversity
conservation and environmental protection. Viticulture is characterized by relatively high …

Climate change and its associated weather extremes pose a threat to agriculture. To slow
down climate change and reduce its associated risks, governments around the world are …

Cover crops in vineyards do provide many important ecosystem functions, however wine
growers are often reluctant to incorporate cover crops into their vineyard management as …

Viticulture is a perennial cropping system that provides large inter-row space as a non-crop
habitat for a range of different taxa. Extensive vegetation management has been shown to …

The use of mulching, compost, and their interaction on organic residue (OR) decomposition
rate (k), time of residue decay, primming effect, and soil organisms' community composition …

Recent insect pollinator declines, mainly due to the expansion and intensification of
agricultural land use, are jeopardizing ecosystem service provisioning in agroecosystems …