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The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe
Christian WagnerSimon G. PottsLorenzo MariniMaj RundlöfLaura Baños-picónTeja TscharntkeMario BalzanBerta Caballero-lópezJohn HermannJeroen ScheperVesna GagicFelix HerzogLouis SutterMatthias TschumiNina FarwigFrank JaukerIngolf Steffan-dewenterGerardo MorenoMario DíazKatja JacotCarsten ThiesPéter BatáryMatteo DaineseValérie CoudrainJochen KraussPhilippe JeanneretViolette Le FéonJon MarshallHenrik G. SmithAndrea HolzschuhGiovanni TamburiniDiab Al HassanChristof SchüeppChristina FischerDiego J. InclánJosep Daniel AsísMartin H. EntlingThomas FrankEmily A. MartinDeniz UzmanAnikó Kovács-hostyánszkiMichael P.d. GarrattRémi DuflotMarina KaiserJuliana DänhardtGeorg K.s. AnderssonRiccardo BommarcoDavid KleijnGudrun SchneiderVerena RiedingerIgnasi BartomeusMatthias AlbrechtLucas Alejandro GaribaldiAndrás BáldiYann CloughCarsten F. DormannFrançoise BurelAdrien RuschMuhammad Zubair-anjumAnna Camilla MoonenStéphanie AvironSonja StutzJosé TormosTim DiekötterElena D. Concepciónsubject
0106 biological sciencesAgroecosystempollinationBiodiversitybiological controlpölytys01 natural sciencestrait syndromeEcosystem servicesSustainable agricultureniveljalkaisetmaatalousympäristöComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS2. Zero hungerEcologyAgriculturaAgricultureBiodiversityeliöyhteisötresponse traitPE&RCEuropesemi-natural habitatGeographyPlantenecologie en NatuurbeheerCIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTASbiologinen torjuntaCrops AgriculturalPlant Ecology and Nature Conservation010603 evolutionary biologyCiencias BiológicasAnimalsEcosystemAgroecologyEcosystemEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicsarthropod community010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyEcología15. Life on landyieldbiodiversiteettiedge densityCIENCIAS AGRÍCOLAS13. Climate actionagroekologiaBiological dispersalmaisemaekologiaLandscape ecology[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and EcologyAgricultura Silvicultura y PescaAgroecologypest controlConservación de la Biodiversidaddescription
Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement of crop fields and other habitats in landscapes impacts arthropods and their functions is poorly known. Synthesising data from 49 studies (1515 landscapes) across Europe, we examined effects of landscape composition (% habitats) and configuration (edge density) on arthropods in fields and their margins, pest control, pollination and yields. Configuration effects interacted with the proportions of crop and non-crop habitats, and species’ dietary, dispersal and overwintering traits led to contrasting responses to landscape variables. Overall, however, in landscapes with high edge density, 70% of pollinator and 44% of natural enemy species reached highest abundances and pollination and pest control improved 1.7- and 1.4-fold respectively. Arable-dominated landscapes with high edge densities achieved high yields. This suggests that enhancing edge density in European agroecosystems can promote functional biodiversity and yield-enhancing ecosystem services.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-07 |