How to feed, house, clothe and power 11 billion of us without eliminating very many species
and wrecking Earth's climate is perhaps this century's greatest challenge. We must obviously …

Alteration of natural disturbances in human-modified landscapes has resulted in many
disturbance-dependent species becoming rare. Conservation of such species requires …

Global farmland biodiversity has declined rapidly in recent decades due to the
homogenization of agricultural landscapes, including an increase in field sizes and …

Understanding how biodiversity responds to intensifying agriculture is critical to mitigating
the trade‐offs between them. These trade‐offs are particularly strong in tropical and …

In China, the fast growth of the economy and society is causing a change in the multifunction
of cultivated land (MCL), but there is still a lack of proper understanding of the structural …

Strong trade-offs between agriculture and the environment occur in deforestation frontiers,
particularly in the world's rapidly disappearing tropical and subtropical dry forests. Pathways …

Context Against a background of unprecedented climate change, humanity faces the
challenge of how to increase global food production without compromising the natural …

Context Agricultural landscapes across the southeastern US are typically managed with little
consideration for landscape scale ecosystem function despite potential hazards and benefits …

Urban sprawl impacts are critical in the evaluation of planning decisions and often
monitored by indicators of soil sealing. In France, these indicators are required by law to be …

Organic farming is regarded as the most effective and environmentally friendly solution to
the growing pressure on land resources as a result of population growth and urban demand …