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 …

Organic farmers face persistent barriers to adopting diversification practices in California's Central Coast

L Carlisle, K Esquivel, P Baur, NF Ichikawa… - … and Sustainable Food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the face of myriad environmental challenges associated with industrial agriculture, some
farmers and researchers have looked to diversified farming systems as a promising …

Designing agricultural landscapes for arthropod-based ecosystem services in North America

NL Haan, BG Iuliano, C Gratton, DA Landis - Advances in ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Agricultural landscapes in North America have developed through complex
interactions of biophysical, socioeconomic and technological forces. While they can be …

When farmers are pulled in too many directions: comparing institutional drivers of food safety and environmental sustainability in California agriculture

P Baur - Social innovation and sustainability transition, 2022 - Springer
Aspirations to farm 'better'may fall short in practice due to constraints outside of farmers'
control. Yet farmers face proliferating pressures to adopt practices that align with various …

Pollinator community assembly tracks changes in floral resources as restored hedgerows mature in agricultural landscapes

C Kremen, LK M'Gonigle, LC Ponisio - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Intensive agriculture reduces wild pollinator abundance, diversity and pollination services,
while depending critically on wild pollinators for crop pollination. Floral enhancements such …

Impact of field-edge habitat on mammalian wildlife abundance, distribution, and vectored foodborne pathogens in adjacent crops

LA Sellers, RF Long, MT Jay-Russell, X Li, ER Atwill… - Crop Protection, 2018 - Elsevier
Field-edge habitat is important for enhancing biodiversity and associated ecosystem
services on farms for long term agricultural sustainability. However, there is some concern …

Structural equation models suggest that on-farm noncrop vegetation removal is not associated with improved food safety outcomes but is linked to impaired water …

DL Weller, TMT Love, DE Weller… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
While growers have reported pressures to minimize wildlife intrusion into produce fields
through noncrop vegetation (NCV) removal, NCV provides key ecosystem services. To …

[HTML][HTML] Hedgerows on crop field edges increase soil carbon to a depth of 1 meter

JL Chiartas, LE Jackson, RF Long, AJ Margenot… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Effective incentivization of soil carbon (C) storage as a climate mitigation strategy
necessitates an improved understanding of management impacts on working farms. Using a …

Multiscale habitat mediates pest reduction by birds in an intensive agricultural region

SK Heath, RF Long - Ecosphere, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat augmentation on farms is predicted to conserve biological diversity and support
beneficial animals that reduce crop pests. Effectiveness of local habitat enhancement and …

Social-ecological feedbacks drive tipping points in farming system diversification

M Chapman, S Wiltshire, P Baur, T Bowles, L Carlisle… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
The emergence and impact of tipping points have garnered significant interest in both the
social and natural sciences. Despite widespread recognition of the importance of feedbacks …