Biological control of insect pests in agroecosystems: effects of crop management, farming systems, and seminatural habitats at the landscape scale: a review

A Rusch, M Valantin-Morison, JP Sarthou… - Advances in …, 2010 - Elsevier
There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that the simplification of land uses
associated with a strong dependence on agrochemical inputs is decreasing environmental …

Biodiversity and agricultural sustainagility: from assessment to adaptive management

L Jackson, M van Noordwijk, J Bengtsson… - Current opinion in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Rapid changes in land use, food systems, and livelihoods require social–ecological systems
that keep multiple options open and prepare for future unpredictability. Sustainagility refers …

Beyond the fragmentation threshold hypothesis: regime shifts in biodiversity across fragmented landscapes

R Pardini, AA Bueno, TA Gardner, PI Prado… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Ecological systems are vulnerable to irreversible change when key system properties are
pushed over thresholds, resulting in the loss of resilience and the precipitation of a regime …

Conserving Southeast Asian forest biodiversity in human-modified landscapes

NS Sodhi, LP Koh, R Clements, TC Wanger… - Biological …, 2010 - Elsevier
Southeast Asia experiences one of the highest rates of deforestation in the tropics due to
agricultural expansion, logging, habitat fragmentation and urbanization, which are expected …

Scale-crossing brokers and network governance of urban ecosystem services: the case of Stockholm

H Ernstson, S Barthel, E Andersson, ST Borgström - Ecology and society, 2010 - JSTOR
Urban ecosystem services are crucial for human well-being and the livability of cities. A
central challenge for sustaining ecosystem services lies in addressing scale mismatches …

[图书][B] Connectivity conservation management: a global guide (with particular reference to mountain connectivity conservation)

G Worboys, WL Francis, M Lockwood - 2010 - books.google.com
In an era of climate change, deforestation and massive habitat loss, we can no longer rely
on parks and protected areas as isolated'islands of wilderness' to conserve and protect vital …

Elephants as companion species: the lively biogeographies of Asian elephant conservation in Sri Lanka

J Lorimer - Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This paper aims to open conversations between human and physical geographers
interested in the diversity and dynamics of life and ways of ensuring their future flourishing. It …

Birds as suppliers of seed dispersal in temperate ecosystems: conservation guidelines from real‐world landscapes

D Garcia, R Zamora, GC Amico - Conservation biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Seed dispersal by animals is considered a pivotal ecosystem function that drives plant‐
community dynamics in natural habitats and vegetation recovery in human‐altered …

Biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions in an organic farmscape

SM Smukler, S Sánchez-Moreno, SJ Fonte… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2010 - Elsevier
To increase ecosystem services provided by their lands, farmers in the United States are
managing non-production areas to create a more biodiverse set of habitats and greater …

The role of community participation in the effectiveness of UNESCO Biosphere Reserve management: evidence and reflections from two parallel global surveys

S Stoll-Kleemann, AC de la Vega-Leinert… - Environmental …, 2010 - cambridge.org
Biodiversity management has traditionally followed two contradictory approaches. One
champions ecosystem protection through rigorous law enforcement and exclusion of …