The role of landscape connectivity in maintaining pollinator biodiversity needs reconsideration

D Vasiliev, S Greenwood - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2023 - Springer
Despite ongoing conservation efforts, pollinator biodiversity continues to decline at
unprecedented rates. Conservation approaches tend to ignore landscape connectivity and …

Plant diversity in hedgerows and road verges across Europe

T Vanneste, S Govaert, W De Kesel… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Linear landscape elements such as hedgerows and road verges have the potential to
mitigate the adverse effects of habitat fragmentation and climate change on species, for …

Sustainable soil management measures: a synthesis of stakeholder recommendations

V Strauss, C Paul, C Dönmez, M Löbmann… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
Soil degradation threatens agricultural production and soil multifunctionality. Efforts for
private and public governance are increasingly emerging to leverage sustainable soil …

Fruit orchards and woody semi-natural habitat provide complementary resources for pollinators in agricultural landscapes

M Eeraerts, S Van Den Berge, W Proesmans… - Landscape …, 2021 - Springer
Context To safeguard insect pollinators and their pollination services, we need to
understand how landscape structure regulates the distribution of resources that sustain …

Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium

M Stas, R Aerts, M Hendrickx, A Delcloo… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of pollen allergy has increased due to urbanization, climate
change and air pollution. The effects of green space and air pollution on respiratory health of …

[HTML][HTML] The need for weeds: Man-made, non-cropped habitats complement crops and natural habitats in providing honey bees and bumble bees with pollen …

J Jachuła, B Denisow, M Wrzesień… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In Europe, honey bees and bumble bees are among the most important pollinators, and
there is a growing interest in understanding the effects of floral resource availability on their …

Contrasting microclimates among hedgerows and woodlands across temperate Europe

T Vanneste, S Govaert, F Spicher, J Brunet… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hedgerows have the potential to facilitate the persistence and migration of species across
landscapes, mostly due to benign microclimatic conditions. This thermal buffering function …

Landscapes with high amounts of mass-flowering fruit crops reduce the reproduction of two solitary bees

M Eeraerts, N Piot, M Pisman, G Claus, I Meeus… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
The intensification of agriculture and the loss of natural habitat are key drivers of the
observed declines in wild bee populations in recent decades. Mass-flowering crops are …

Soil carbon of hedgerows and 'ghost'hedgerows

S Van Den Berge, P Vangansbeke, L Baeten… - Agroforestry …, 2021 - Springer
Agroforestry can contribute significantly to carbon sequestration in agricultural lands, as
carbon accumulates both in tree biomass and the soil. One of the oldest, yet declining, forms …

Biomass increment and carbon sequestration in hedgerow-grown trees

S Van Den Berge, P Vangansbeke, L Baeten… - …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global role of tree-based climate change mitigation is widely recognized; trees
sequester large amounts of atmospheric carbon, and woody biomass has an important role …