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Population declines of a widespread amphibian in agricultural landscapes
Modern agricultural practices are suspected to play a major role in the ongoing erosion of biodiversity. In order to assess whether this biodiversity...
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Aspects of traditional agricultural landscapes: potential alternative development paths for sustainable agriculture—A review
In the context of climate change, the decline in biodiversity and current socio-economic trends, which support the processes of industrialization or...
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Higher crop rotational diversity in more simplified agricultural landscapes in Northeastern Germany
ContextBoth crop rotational diversity and landscape diversity are important for ensuring resilient agricultural production and supporting...
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Manifestation of Degradation Processes in Agricultural Landscapes of the Dry-Steppe Zone in Volgograd Oblast
AbstractThe intensification of agriculture in zones of insufficient moisture supply without proper scientific support causes degradation processes in...
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Assessment of Arable Land Productivity Resources on Slo** Agricultural Landscapes in Central Chernozem Region
AbstractThe study was performed to assess the total impact of agroecological conditions for agricultural landscapes on slo** lands in the Central...
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Amount and isolation of aquatic habitat drive anuran diversity in agricultural landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado
ContextDeclining in biodiversity in the Anthropocene is mostly a result of habitat loss due to changes in the landscape.
ObjectivesHere, we address...
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Floral resource discontinuity contributes to spatial mismatch between pollinator supply and pollination demand in a pollinator-dependent agricultural landscapes
ContextWild insects provide essential ecosystem services, including pollination, in both wild and managed landscapes. Over the past century,...
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Long-term data in agricultural landscapes indicate that insect decline promotes pests well adapted to environmental changes
Increasing evidence suggests that land-use intensification contributes to destabilization of trophic networks of insect communities in agriculture...
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Habitat preferences and similarities of Grey Partridges and Common Pheasants in agricultural landscapes under organic and conventional farming
Agricultural landscapes had been inhabited by a vast number of bird species in the past; however, especially in the last decades, agricultural...
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Characteristics of Enzyme Activities in Soils within Agricultural Landscapes across Vladimir Opolye High Plains
AbstractThe research was carried out to study the enzyme activities in the gray forest soil (GF) with the second humus horizon (SHH) relative to the...
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The role of agroforestry in solving the agricultural landscapes vulnerabilities in the Po Plain district
The current trend of biodiversity deterioration in rural systems is a complex issue that operates across multiple spatial scales. Agroforestry...
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Modelling Insect Populations in Agricultural Landscapes
This book combines chapters emphasising mathematical, statistical, and computational modelling applied to insect populations, particularly pests or...
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Ladybird predators in natural and agricultural landscapes in Mexico: diversity and parasitism
Ladybirds (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are a significant predator group that plays a role in agricultural contexts. They serve as important biocontrol...
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Biodiversity–production feedback effects lead to intensification traps in agricultural landscapes
Intensive agriculture with high reliance on pesticides and fertilizers constitutes a major strategy for ‘feeding the world’. However, such...
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Assessment of the Environmental Balance in Agricultural Landscapes of the Dry Steppe Zone (Chestnut Soils, Volgograd Oblast)
AbstractThe agricultural landscapes of the dry steppe zone of chestnut soils (middle reaches of the Don River and lower reaches of the Volga River)...
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Flower plantings promote insect pollinator abundance and wild bee richness in Canadian agricultural landscapes
AbstractGlobal declines in pollinator populations are an ongoing concern from biodiversity and food security viewpoints. A growing conservation...
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Social factors influencing actor agency of nitrate management in local agricultural landscapes of Poland
ContextAgricultural activities constitute the most significant source of nitrate pollution, posing a threat to water quality and ecosystem services....
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Amount, distance-dependent and structural effects of forest patches on bees in agricultural landscapes
BackgroundThe growing human population and the need for more food in the world have reduced forests and turned them into agricultural land. Many...
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PollMap: a software for crop pollination map** in agricultural landscapes
BackgroundEcosystem service map** is an important tool for decision-making in landscape planning and natural resource management. Today,...
