High cover of hedgerows in the landscape supports multiple ecosystem services in M editerranean cereal fields

M Dainese, S Montecchiari, T Sitzia… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Field‐margin diversification through conservation and restoration of hedgerows is becoming
a prominent intervention for promoting biodiversity and associated ecosystem services in …

[HTML][HTML] To leave or not to leave? Understanding determinants of farmers' choices to remain in or abandon agri-environmental schemes

E Defrancesco, P Gatto, D Mozzato - Land Use Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Effectiveness of Agri-Environmental Schemes (AESs) as tools to enhance the rural
environment can be achieved not only by increasing uptake rates, but also by avoiding …

Testing scale‐dependent effects of seminatural habitats on farmland biodiversity

M Dainese, DI Luna, T Sitzia, L Marini - Ecological Applications, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The effectiveness of conservation interventions for maximizing biodiversity benefits from agri‐
environment schemes (AESs) is expected to depend on the quantity of seminatural habitats …

Multiple ecosystem services from field margin vegetation for ecological sustainability in agriculture: scientific evidence and knowledge gaps

PA Mkenda, PA Ndakidemi, E Mbega, PC Stevenson… - PeerJ, 2019 - peerj.com
Background Field margin and non-crop vegetation in agricultural systems are potential
ecosystem services providers because they offer semi-natural habitats for both below and …

Preserving air pollution forest archives accessible through dendrochemistry

E Alterio, C Cocozza, G Chirici, A Rizzi… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Plants are continuously exposed to human air pollution, absorbing pollutants in their tissues.
Trees can store pollutants in wood, in the annual growth rings, retaining traces of pollutants …

Biomass and carbon budgeting of sustainable agroforestry systems as ecosystem service in Indian Himalayas

RP Yadav, B Gupta, PL Bhutia, JK Bisht… - … Development & World …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Adoption of agroforestry is paramount as a climate change mitigation and adaptation
strategy. The assessment of plant biomass is crucial for understanding the vulnerability of …

Landscape preference for trees outside forests along an urban–rural–natural gradient

M Di Cristofaro, L Sallustio, T Sitzia, M Marchetti… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
In densely populated areas, essential sources of ecosystem services are represented by
green infrastructure, which includes trees outside forests (TOF) that, regardless of their cover …

Buffer Strips on the Low‐Lying Plain of Veneto Region (Italy): Environmental Benefits and Efficient Use of Wood as an Energy Resource

N Dal Ferro, M Borin, A Cardinali… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetated buffer strips (VBS) are recognized as a cost‐effective way to reduce agricultural
nonpoint‐source pollution. In agroecosystems with high field fragmentation, only narrow …

Topsoil organic matter properties in contrasted hedgerow vegetation types

T Sitzia, D Pizzeghello, M Dainese, A Ertani, P Carletti… - Plant and soil, 2014 - Springer
Background and aims Hedges, semi-natural landscape components, have the ability to
integrate both agronomic and environmental functions and to provide several ecosystem …

Biomass production and carbon balance in two hybrid poplar (Populus euramericana) plantations raised with and without agriculture in southern France

KK Jha - Journal of Forestry Research, 2018 - Springer
Poplar is useful in different climates for bioenergy production and carbon sequestration
when planted as a single species or in agroforestry. Europe has large areas potentially …