Structure, function and management of semi‐natural habitats for conservation biological control: a review of European studies

JM Holland, FJJA Bianchi, MH Entling… - Pest management …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Different semi‐natural habitats occur on farmland, and it is the vegetation's traits and
structure that subsequently determine their ability to support natural enemies and their …

Semi-natural habitats support biological control, pollination and soil conservation in Europe. A review

JM Holland, JC Douma, L Crowley, L James… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
Semi-natural habitats are integral to most agricultural areas and have the potential to
support ecosystem services, especially biological control and pollination by supplying …

Has land use pushed terrestrial biodiversity beyond the planetary boundary? A global assessment

T Newbold, LN Hudson, AP Arnell, S Contu… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Land use and related pressures have reduced local terrestrial biodiversity, but it is unclear
how the magnitude of change relates to the recently proposed planetary boundary (“safe …

The effects of landscape fragmentation on pollination dynamics: absence of evidence not evidence of absence

AS Hadley, MG Betts - Biological Reviews, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Animal‐mediated pollination is essential for both ecosystem services and conservation of
global biodiversity, but a growing body of work reveals that it is negatively affected by …

Quantifying and mapping ecosystem services: Demand and supply of pollination in the European Union

CJE Schulp, S Lautenbach, PH Verburg - Ecological Indicators, 2014 - Elsevier
Biotic pollination is an important ecosystem service for the production of many food crops.
The supply of pollination is mostly studied at the landscape scale while recent studies on the …

The database of the PREDICTS (projecting responses of ecological diversity in changing terrestrial systems) project

LN Hudson, T Newbold, S Contu, SLL Hill… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The PREDICTS project—Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing
Terrestrial Systems (https://www. nhm. ac. uk/our-science/our-work/biodiversity/predicts …

A landscape ecology approach identifies important drivers of urban biodiversity

T Turrini, E Knop - Global change biology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cities are growing rapidly worldwide, yet a mechanistic understanding of the impact of
urbanization on biodiversity is lacking. We assessed the impact of urbanization on arthropod …

Agroecosystem management and biotic interactions: a review

S Médiène, M Valantin-Morison, JP Sarthou… - Agronomy for …, 2011 - Springer
Increasing the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides in agroecosystems has led to higher
crop yields, accompanied by a decline in biodiversity at the levels of field, cropping system …

Forest fragments modulate the provision of multiple ecosystem services

MGE Mitchell, EM Bennett… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Agricultural landscapes provide the essential ecosystem service of food to growing human
populations; at the same time, agricultural expansion to increase crop production results in …

Landscape and management effects on structure and function of soil arthropod communities in winter wheat

T Diekötter, S Wamser, V Wolters, K Birkhofer - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the impact of agricultural management (organic vs. conventional) and
landscape context on species richness and abundance of five soil arthropod taxa (ground …