Search Results - "Herzog, Felix"
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The geography of megatrends affecting European agriculture
Published in Global environmental change (01-07-2022)“…•We map megatrends to gain foresight on the future of European agriculture.•Mapped megatrends are climate, demography, value system, and environmental…”
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Seasonal shifts and complementary use of pollen sources by two bees, a lacewing and a ladybeetle species in European agricultural landscapes
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-11-2019)“…Continuous availability of food resources, such as pollen, is vital for many insects that provide pollination and pest control services to agriculture…”
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Floral resource distribution and fitness consequences for two solitary bee species in agricultural landscapes
Published in Basic and applied ecology (01-12-2022)“…•Reproduction of two Osmia species increased with landscape-wide pollen availability.•Woody semi-natural habitats contributed disproportionately to the Osmia…”
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Different roles of concurring climate and regional land-use changes in past 40 years’ insect trends
Published in Nature communications (12-12-2022)“…Climate and land-use changes are main drivers of insect declines, but their combined effects have not yet been quantified over large spatiotemporal scales. We…”
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Agroforestry creates carbon sinks whilst enhancing the environment in agricultural landscapes in Europe
Published in Land use policy (01-04-2019)“…Agroforestry, relative to conventional agriculture, contributes significantly to carbon sequestration, increases a range of regulating ecosystem services, and…”
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A multi-scale analysis on the importance of patch-surroundings for farmland birds
Published in Ecological indicators (01-06-2023)“…•Patch LULC is the most important predictor of bird richness and abundance.•Woody structures increase bird richness, followed by extensive…”
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Interactive effects of landscape context constrain the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-06-2012)“…1. Ecological theory predicts that the effectiveness of local agri-environmental management to enhance species richness at field scales will be the highest at…”
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Summer Farms in Switzerland: Profitability and Public Financial Support
Published in Mountain research and development (01-02-2018)“…Summer farms are seasonal enterprises in high-elevation mountain regions, established for and highly specialized in grazing ruminants. This article synthesizes…”
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Effects of landscape structure and land-use intensity on similarity of plant and animal communities
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-11-2007)“…Aim: Species richness in itself is not always sufficient to evaluate land management strategies for nature conservation. The exchange of species between local…”
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Characterization factors for land use impacts on biodiversity in life cycle assessment based on direct measures of plant species richness in European farmland in the ‘Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest’ biome
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-02-2017)“…Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a widely used tool to assess environmental sustainability of products. The LCA should optimally cover the most important…”
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How landscape structure, land-use intensity and habitat diversity affect components of total arthropod diversity in agricultural landscapes
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-04-2007)“…1. Agricultural intensification poses a serious threat to biodiversity as a consequence of increased land-use intensity, decreased landscape heterogeneity and…”
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Insights into aphid prey consumption by ladybirds: Optimising field sampling methods and primer design for high throughput sequencing
Published in PloS one (01-07-2020)“…Elucidating the diets of insect predators is important in basic and applied ecology, such as for improving the effectiveness of conservation biological control…”
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Effectiveness of the Swiss Agri-Environment Scheme in Promoting Biodiversity
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-02-2006)“…1. Increasing concern over the loss of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes was one of the reasons for the introduction of agri-environment schemes in…”
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Effect of conservation management on bees and insect-pollinated grassland plant communities in three European countries
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (15-02-2010)“…It is now widely accepted that agricultural intensification drives the decline of biodiversity and related ecosystem services like pollination. Conservation…”
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Effects of habitat fragmentation on abundance, larval food and parasitism of a spider-hunting wasp
Published in PloS one (14-03-2013)“…Habitat fragmentation strongly affects species distribution and abundance. However, mechanisms underlying fragmentation effects often remain unresolved…”
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Farmers’ perceptions of biodiversity: Lessons from a discourse-based deliberative valuation study
Published in Land use policy (01-11-2013)“…•Farmers are generally aware of the most obvious expressions of biodiversity (diverse species and varied landscape).•Biodiversity is often considered by…”
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Habitat isolation affects plant–herbivore–enemy interactions on cherry trees
Published in Biological control (01-04-2014)“…[Display omitted] •Habitat isolation, not landscape composition, affected herbivores and their enemies.•Herbivorous beetles were released from natural enemies…”
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Ecological cross compliance promotes farmland biodiversity in Switzerland
Published in Frontiers in ecology and the environment (01-06-2009)“…In ecological cross compliance, farmers have to meet environmental standards in order to qualify for areaârelated direct payments. Because this is a strong…”
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Responses of plants, earthworms, spiders and bees to geographic location, agricultural management and surrounding landscape in European arable fields
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-03-2014)“…•Designing effective measures for biodiversity requires a multi-taxon approach.•Plants, earthworms, spiders and bees in arable fields across Europe are…”
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Showcasing synergies between agriculture, biodiversity and ecosystem services to help farmers capitalising on native biodiversity (SHOWCASE)
Published in Research Ideas and Outcomes (11-07-2022)“…The slow adoption by the agricultural sector of practices to promote biodiversity are thought to originate from three interrelated issues. First, we know…”
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