Mitigating the effects of habitat loss on solitary bees in agricultural ecosystems

O Kline, NK Joshi - Agriculture, 2020 - mdpi.com
Solitary bees and other wild pollinators provide an important ecosystem service which can
benefit both the agricultural economy and the sustainability of many native ecosystems …

Pest control and pollination cost–benefit analysis of hedgerow restoration in a simplified agricultural landscape

LA Morandin, RF Long, C Kremen - Journal of Economic …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Field edge habitat in homogeneous agricultural landscapes can serve multiple purposes
including enhanced biodiversity, water quality protection, and habitat for beneficial insects …

Bee preference for native versus exotic plants in restored agricultural hedgerows

LA Morandin, C Kremen - Restoration Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat restoration to promote wild pollinator populations is becoming increasingly common
in agricultural lands. Yet, little is known about how wild bees, globally the most important …

A bustle in the hedgerow: Woody field margins boost on farm avian diversity and abundance in an intensive agricultural landscape

SK Heath, CU Soykan, KL Velas, R Kelsey… - Biological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Considerable funding has been allocated to conservation management of non-crop habitat
in agricultural landscapes, particularly field margin habitat such as hedgerows. Evaluation of …

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) pollination in California's Central Valley is limited by native bee nest site location

HS Sardiñas, K Tom, LC Ponisio… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The delivery of ecosystem services by mobile organisms depends on the distribution of
those organisms, which is, in turn, affected by resources at local and landscape scales …

Determinants of field edge habitat restoration on farms in California's Sacramento Valley

K Garbach, RF Long - Journal of Environmental Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Degradation and loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services pose major challenges in
simplified agricultural landscapes. Consequently, best management practices to create or …

Hedgerow presence does not enhance indicators of nest‐site habitat quality or nesting rates of ground‐nesting bees

HS Sardiñas, LC Ponisio, C Kremen - Restoration Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A major challenge in habitat restoration is targeting the key aspects of a species' niche for
enhancement, particularly for species that use a diverse set of habitat features. However …

Blue Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea): A Robust and Underutilized Fruit for Value-Added Products

KR Uhl, KJ Fyhrie, SB Brodt… - ACS Food Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Blue elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea), a subspecies native to the western United
States, is frequently planted in farm hedgerows in California for their ecological benefits and …

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 …

[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 …