The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis

Albrecht, Matthias; Kleijn, David; M. Williams, Neal; Tschumi, Matthias; R. Blaauw, Brett; Bommarco, Riccardo; J. Campbell, Alistair; Dainese, Matteo; A. Drummond, Francis; H. Entling, Martin; Ganser, Dominik; de Groot, G.A.; Goulson, Dave; Grab, Heather; Hamilton, Hannah; Herzog, Félix; Isaacs, Rufus; Jacot, Katja; Jeanneret, Philippe; Jonsson, Mattias; Knop, Eva; Kremen, Claire; A. Landis, Douglas; M. Loeb, Gregory; Marini, Lorenzo; McKerchar, Megan; A. Morandin, Lora; C. Pfister, Sonja; G. Potts, Simon; Rundlöf, Maj; Sardiñas, Hillary; R. Sciligo, Amber; Thies, Carsten; Tscharntke, Teja; Venturini, Eric; Veromann, Eve; M.G. Vollhardt, Ines; Wäckers, Felix; L. Ward, Kimiora; B. Westbury, Duncan; Wilby, Andrew; Woltz, Megan; Wratten, Steve; Sutter, Louis

doi:10.1111/ele.13576

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The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis

Published in Ecology Letters • Aug 18, 2020

Authors:

Matthias Albrecht

David Kleijn

Neal M. Williams

Abstract

Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of different floral plantings, their characteristics and consequences for crop yield is lacking. Here we quantified t...

Subject

Pollination

Ecosystem services

Agriculture

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