Hedgerows can increase predation rates in wheat fields in homogeneous agricultural landscapes

M Ferrante, M Schulze, C Westphal - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
In agricultural landscapes, semi-natural habitats can support populations of beneficial
species, such as natural enemies. Using artificial caterpillars made of plasticine, we …

Hedgerows increase the diversity and modify the composition of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Mediterranean agricultural landscapes

G González Fradejas, D García de León, M Vasar… - Mycorrhiza, 2022 - Springer
Sustainable agriculture is essential to address global challenges such as climate change
and biodiversity loss. Hedgerows enhance aboveground biodiversity and provide …

Wide-Scale Identification of Small Woody Features of Landscape from Remote Sensing.

A Patriarca, E Caputi, L Gatti, E Marcheggiani… - Land …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Small landscape features (ie, trees outside forest, small woody features) and linear
vegetation such as hedgerows, riparian vegetation, and green lanes are vital ecological …

House sparrows are heavier on organic and integrated-production farms than on conventional farms

S Humann-Guilleminot, ŁJ Binkowski, O Gning… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
The negative impact of conventional farming on avian biodiversity has been increasingly
documented. However, the potential effects of different farming practices on bird populations' …

[HTML][HTML] Small woody features in agricultural areas: Agroforestry systems of overlooked significance in Europe

J Rubio-Delgado, S Schnabel, JF Lavado-Contador… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Small woody features (SWF), as field boundaries, hedgerows, or riparian buffers,
are crucial for agricultural landscapes and, frequently, disregarded. In combination with …

[HTML][HTML] Condition of linear landscape elements improves with contiguity to protected habitats: Empirical evidence useful for agroecosystem accounting and …

S Valeri, MF Schmitz, B Acosta-Gallo… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In Mediterranean Europe, both intensification and abandonment of traditional
cultural practices represent main drivers for the loss of natural and semi-natural elements in …

Assessing the limiting factors of natural regeneration in Mediterranean planted hedgerows

D García de León, JM Rey Benayas… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Conservation and restoration of hedgerows promote biodiversity and multi-functionality in
agricultural landscapes. However, in Mediterranean environments, natural regeneration of …

Drivers of tree establishment in planted windbreaks and riparian buffers: A case study of farms in southern Quebec, Canada

A Mathieu, A Cogliastro, D Rivest - Geoderma Regional, 2024 - Elsevier
Successfully established windbreaks and riparian buffers contribute to protection of soils,
crops, watercourses and biodiversity, and help to combat climate change. To improve …

Unwanted Feeding and Other Interactions Between Passers-By and Horses: Owners' Views During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Cameron, E Hannelly, G Madders, E Mellor… - Anthrozoös, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Interference events, such as unwanted feeding of horses by passers-by and removal of
equipment, can compromise equine health and pose a risk to human safety (eg, from equine …

HedgeTools: un outil d'analyse spatiale dédié à l'évaluation de la multifonctionnalité des haies

G Marquès, L Villierme… - … trimestrielle sur l' …, 2024 - journals.openedition.org
Les haies jouent des rôles clés dans les paysages agricoles, mais leur caractérisation
automatique par analyse spatiale est complexe. Dans cet article, nous décrivons les …