Pesticide-free agriculture as a new paradigm for research
Reducing pesticide use has become a goal shared by several European countries and a
major issue in public policies due to the negative impacts of pesticides on the environment …
major issue in public policies due to the negative impacts of pesticides on the environment …
Bottom-up forces in agroecosystems and their potential impact on arthropod pest management
Bottom-up effects are major ecological forces in crop–arthropod pest–natural enemy
multitrophic interactions. Over the past two decades, bottom-up effects have been …
multitrophic interactions. Over the past two decades, bottom-up effects have been …
Global impacts of future cropland expansion and intensification on agricultural markets and biodiversity
With rising demand for biomass, cropland expansion and intensification represent the main
strategies to boost agricultural production, but are also major drivers of biodiversity decline …
strategies to boost agricultural production, but are also major drivers of biodiversity decline …
Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition
DS Karp, R Chaplin-Kramer… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win–win opportunity
to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm …
to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm …
Ecological traits interact with landscape context to determine bees' pesticide risk
JL Knapp, CC Nicholson, O Jonsson… - Nature ecology & …, 2023 - nature.com
Widespread contamination of ecosystems with pesticides threatens non-target organisms.
However, the extent to which life-history traits affect pesticide exposure and resulting risk in …
However, the extent to which life-history traits affect pesticide exposure and resulting risk in …
Biodiversity and pollination benefits trade off against profit in an intensive farming system
J Scheper, I Badenhausser… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Agricultural expansion and intensification have boosted global food production but have
come at the cost of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Biodiversity-friendly …
come at the cost of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss. Biodiversity-friendly …
Designing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity-based ecosystem services
DA Landis - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Sustainable and resilient agricultural systems are needed to feed and fuel a growing human
population. However, the current model of agricultural intensification which produces high …
population. However, the current model of agricultural intensification which produces high …
When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control–Five hypotheses
Ecologists and farmers often have contrasting perceptions about the value of natural habitat
in agricultural production landscapes, which so far has been little acknowledged in ecology …
in agricultural production landscapes, which so far has been little acknowledged in ecology …
Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis
A Rusch, R Chaplin-Kramer, MM Gardiner… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
Numerous studies show that landscape simplification reduces abundance and diversity of
natural enemies in agroecosystems, but its effect on natural pest control remains poorly …
natural enemies in agroecosystems, but its effect on natural pest control remains poorly …
A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem
functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be …
functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be …