Understanding and quantifying landscape structure–A review on relevant process characteristics, data models and landscape metrics

A Lausch, T Blaschke, D Haase, F Herzog, RU Syrbe… - Ecological …, 2015 - Elsevier
For quantifying and modelling of landscape patterns, the patch matrix model (PMM) and the
gradient model (GM) are fundamental concepts of landscape ecology. While the PMM model …

How agricultural intensification affects biodiversity and ecosystem services

M Emmerson, MB Morales, JJ Oñate, P Batary… - Advances in ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
As the world's population continues to grow, the demand for food, fodder, fibre and
bioenergy will increase. In Europe, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has driven the …

Agricultural intensification and biodiversity partitioning in European landscapes comparing plants, carabids, and birds

A Flohre, C Fischer, T Aavik, J Bengtsson… - Ecological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Effects of agricultural intensification (AI) on biodiversity are often assessed on the plot scale,
although processes determining diversity also operate on larger spatial scales. Here, we …

Weed dispersal by farming at various spatial scales. A review

S Petit, A Alignier, N Colbach, A Joannon… - Agronomy for …, 2013 - Springer
Reducing pesticide use in agriculture is necessary to preserve natural resources. However,
pest control without pesticides is a challenging issue. In particular, weed infestation may …

Direct measurement versus surrogate indicator species for evaluating environmental change and biodiversity loss

DB Lindenmayer, GE Likens - Ecosystems, 2011 - Springer
The enormity and complexity of problems like environmental degradation and biodiversity
loss have led to the development of indicator species and other surrogate approaches to …

Herbicide drift can affect plant and arthropod communities

JF Egan, E Bohnenblust, S Goslee, D Mortensen… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2014 - Elsevier
Field edges, old fields, and other semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes support
diverse plant communities that help sustain pollinators, predators, and other beneficial …

Effects of the herbicide dicamba on nontarget plants and pollinator visitation

EW Bohnenblust, AD Vaudo, JF Egan… - Environmental …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Nearly 80% of all pesticides applied to row crops are herbicides, and these applications
pose potentially significant ecotoxicological risks to nontarget plants and associated …

Distance to nature—a new biodiversity relevant environmental indicator set at the landscape level

J Rüdisser, E Tasser, U Tappeiner - Ecological Indicators, 2012 - Elsevier
The ongoing worldwide biodiversity crisis comes along with a growing demand for feasible
environmental indicators to measure, evaluate and communicate anthropogenic influence …

[HTML][HTML] Species richness in dry grassland patches of eastern Austria: a multi-taxon study on the role of local, landscape and habitat quality variables

KP Zulka, M Abensperg-Traun, N Milasowszky… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2014 - Elsevier
According to island biogeography theory, the species richness of patches is determined by
their size and spatial isolation, while in conservation practice, it is patch quality that …

A comparison of land‐sharing and land‐sparing strategies for plant richness conservation in agricultural landscapes

JF Egan, DA Mortensen - Ecological applications, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Strategies for conserving plant diversity in agroecosystems generally focus on either
expanding land area in non‐crop habitat or enhancing diversity within crop fields through …