The use of biomass as feedstock for energy is often associated with increased claims on
land, competition with food production and impacts on other ecosystem services. Studies on …

In temperate Europe alley cropping systems which integrate strips of short rotation coppices
into conventional agricultural fields (ACS) are receiving increasing attention. These systems …

Abstract 'Carabidologists do it all'(Niemelä 1996a) is a phrase with which most European
carabidologists are familiar. Indeed, during the last half a century, professional and amateur …

A novel conceptual framework is presented that proposes to apply trait‐based approaches
to predicting the impact of environmental change on ecosystem service delivery by multi …

Wildflower strips (WFS) are increasingly commonly adopted measures to promote
biodiversity in agro-ecosystems. While their effectiveness in providing floral and other food …

The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …

The use of pesticides within agricultural ecosystems has led to wide concern regarding
negative effects on the environment. One possible alternative is the use of predators of pest …

Frequent and intensive tillage can have negative effects on soil, including increasing risk of
erosion, oxidizing organic matter, and disrupting life cycles of soil organisms. Even though …

CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by
supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use …

1. New logical and analytical frameworks for studying functional traits have led to major
advances in plant and freshwater ecology at local and global scales. The ecological and …