Hedgerows as ecosystems: service delivery, management, and restoration

I Montgomery, T Caruso, N Reid - Annual Review of Ecology …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Hedge density, structure, and function vary with primary production and slope gradient and
are subject to other diverse factors. Hedgerows are emerging ecosystems with both above …

Non-bee insects as visitors and pollinators of crops: Biology, ecology, and management

R Rader, SA Cunningham, BG Howlett… - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Insects other than bees (ie, non-bees) have been acknowledged as important crop
pollinators, but our understanding of which crop plants they visit and how effective they are …

Complex agricultural landscapes host more biodiversity than simple ones: A global meta-analysis

N Estrada-Carmona, AC Sánchez… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity conservation requires profound
structural changes worldwide. Often, discussions are centered on management at the field …

The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis

M Albrecht, D Kleijn, NM Williams, M Tschumi… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through
provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the …

Landscape configurational heterogeneity by small-scale agriculture, not crop diversity, maintains pollinators and plant reproduction in western Europe

AL Hass, UG Kormann… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agricultural intensification is one of the main causes for the current biodiversity crisis. While
reversing habitat loss on agricultural land is challenging, increasing the farmland …

The benefits of hedgerows for pollinators and natural enemies depends on hedge quality and landscape context

MPD Garratt, D Senapathi, DJ Coston… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Ecological intensification advocates the harnessing of regulating and supporting ecosystem
services to promote more sustainable food production, and this relies on effective …

Field margin floral enhancements increase pollinator diversity at the field edge but show no consistent spillover into the crop field: a meta‐analysis

J Zamorano, I Bartomeus, AA Grez… - Insect Conservation …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional intensification of agriculture has reduced the availability of resources for
pollinators, reducing their diversity and affecting plant pollination, both in natural habitats …

Engineering natural enemy shelters to enhance conservation biological control in field crops

LM Gontijo - Biological control, 2019 - Elsevier
Conserving natural enemies has become the cornerstone for sustainable pest management.
Conservation is often attained through habitat manipulation in order to create suitable …

Transformation of agricultural landscapes in the Anthropocene: Nature's contributions to people, agriculture and food security

AJ Vanbergen, MA Aizen, S Cordeau… - Advances in Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple anthropogenic challenges threaten nature's contributions to human well-being.
Agricultural expansion and conventional intensification are degrading biodiversity and …

Pollination by hoverflies in the Anthropocene

T Doyle, WLS Hawkes, R Massy… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Pollinator declines, changes in land use and climate-induced shifts in phenology have the
potential to seriously affect ecosystem function and food security by disrupting pollination …