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 …

Birds provide important ecosystem services in many ecosystems, including important pest
control effects on productive systems. The typically low bird diversity observed in intensive …

The conversion of natural habitats to agriculture is one of the main drivers of biotic change.
Madagascar is no exception and land-use change, mostly driven by slash-and-burn …

Disturbances associated with agricultural intensification reduce our ability to achieve
sustainable crop production. These disturbances stem from crop-management tactics and …

Coffee is one of the most important tropical crops on earth, considering both its gross
production value and the number of families that depend on it for their livelihoods. Coffee …

Ecological intensification in croplands aims to enhance biodiversity‐based ecosystem
services, helping to increase yield while reducing agricultural environmental impacts …

Abstract Agricultural landscapes in North America have developed through complex
interactions of biophysical, socioeconomic and technological forces. While they can be …

Abstract The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment described 4 classes of services or functions
that ecosystems and their component parts deliver to the benefit of humans: provisioning …

Nest boxes are widely used to supplement natural tree cavities used by fauna, particularly in
“working lands” where large, old trees are cleared or harvested. Commercially managed …

Conservation biological control (CBC) seeks to minimize the deleterious effects of
agricultural pests by enhancing the efficiency of natural enemies. Despite the documented …