Managing riparian buffer strips to optimise ecosystem services: A review

LJ Cole, J Stockan, R Helliwell - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Riparian buffer strips provide a wide range of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
with benefits extending beyond those provided by non-riparian field margins. For example …

The utility of spatial data to delineate river riparian functions and management zones: A review

M Stutter, N Baggaley, C Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Riparian zones of rivers are transitional environments between land and water ecosystems
with distinct hydrological gradients, soils and habitats strongly related to their functioning …

A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland

LJ Cole, D Kleijn, LV Dicks, JC Stout… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high‐quality habitats are key drivers of
insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing the environmental impact of …

Riparian buffer strips as a multifunctional management tool in agricultural landscapes: introduction

MI Stutter, WJ Chardon… - Journal of environmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Catchment riparian areas are considered key zones to target mitigation measures aimed at
interrupting the movement of diffuse substances from agricultural land to surface waters …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions for nutrient pollution control in European agricultural regions: A literature review

A Rizzo, C Sarti, A Nardini, G Conte, F Masi… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
There is an increasing attention on Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to address social and
environmental challenges in Europe, including the control of excess nutrients conveyed by …

Riparian buffer strips: Their role in the conservation of insect pollinators in intensive grassland systems

LJ Cole, S Brocklehurst, D Robertson… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is growing concern that the global decline of insect pollinators will adversely influence
the stability of pollination in agricultural and terrestrial ecosystems. By enhancing habitat …

Assessment of the effective width of riparian buffer strips to reduce suspended sediment in an agricultural landscape using ANFIS and SWAT models

Z Sirabahenda, A St-Hilaire, SC Courtenay… - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Riparian buffers are important features that help to mitigate suspended sediment loads
within rivers running through agricultural landscapes. Evaluating their effectiveness for …

Current insights into the effectiveness of riparian management, attainment of multiple benefits, and potential technical enhancements

M Stutter, B Kronvang, D Ó hUallacháin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Buffer strips between land and waters are widely applied measures in diffuse pollution
management, with desired outcomes across other factors. There remains a need for …

Small patches of riparian woody vegetation enhance biodiversity of invertebrates

MAE Forio, N De Troyer, K Lock, F Witing, L Baert… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Patches of riparian woody vegetation potentially help mitigate environmental impacts of
agriculture and safeguard biodiversity. We investigated the effects of riparian forest on …

Application of riparian buffer zone in agricultural non-point source pollution control—A review

S Wu, MA Bashir, QUA Raza, A Rehim… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Water is an important natural element of our environment, and its management and security
are also serious concerns. Agricultural non-point source pollution (NPSP) is one of the major …