Search Results - "Jacot, Katja"
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High effectiveness of tailored flower strips in reducing pests and crop plant damage
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-09-2015)“…Providing key resources to animals may enhance both their biodiversity and the ecosystem services they provide. We examined the performance of annual flower…”
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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 (01-10-2020)“…Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive…”
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The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe
Published in Ecology letters (01-07-2019)“…Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement…”
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Tailored flower strips promote natural enemy biodiversity and pest control in potato crops
Published in The Journal of applied ecology (01-08-2016)“…1. Sown flower strips are increasingly implemented within agri-environment schemes (AES) to increase functional biodiversity and ecosystem services such as…”
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Flower Mapping in Grasslands With Drones and Deep Learning
Published in Frontiers in plant science (09-02-2022)“…Manual assessment of flower abundance of different flowering plant species in grasslands is a time-consuming process. We present an automated approach to…”
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Perennial, species-rich wildflower strips enhance pest control and crop yield
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (15-03-2016)“…•Sown wildflower strips strongly reduced cereal leaf beetle numbers in nearby crops.•This resulted in a 40% reduction of pest-induced crop damage near…”
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Significance of legumes for the distribution of plant species in grassland ecosystems at different altitudes in the Alps
Published in Plant ecology (01-09-2005)“…The composition of plant species in grassland communities is determined in part by negative and positive interactions among neighbouring plants; such…”
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The potential of different semi-natural habitats to sustain pollinators and natural enemies in European agricultural landscapes
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (01-07-2019)“…•Pollinators and natural enemies compared across 217 semi-natural habitats (SNH).•Areal herbaceous SNH most important for pollinators; woody edges for…”
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High effectiveness of tailored flower strips in reducing pests and crop plant damage
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-09-2015)“…Providing key resources to animals may enhance both their biodiversity and the ecosystem services they provide. We examined the performance of annual flower…”
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The relative contribution of symbiotic N₂ fixation and other nitrogen sources to grassland ecosystems along an altitudinal gradient in the Alps
Published in Plant and soil (01-01-2000)“…The significance of symbiotic N₂ fixation in legumes (Trifolium alpinum L., T. nivale Sieber, T. pratense L., T. badium Schreber, T. thalii Vili., T. repens…”
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Improved field margins highly increase slug activity in Switzerland
Published in Agronomy for sustainable development (01-04-2013)“…Most field margins on arable land in Switzerland are narrow and intensively managed. As a consequence, field margins generally harbour few plant and animal…”
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Significance of different types of meadow edges for plant diversity in the Swiss Alps
Published in Agriculture, ecosystems & environment (15-06-2012)“…► Edges have higher plant species richness and species evenness than meadow centres. ► Positive edge effects on plant diversity are more pronounced at higher…”
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Swiss people's attitudes towards field margins for biodiversity conservation
Published in Journal for nature conservation (01-08-2009)“…Arable land in Switzerland harbours low biodiversity and lacks permanent species-rich structures. To remedy this situation, improved field margins (IFMs) will…”
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Vegetation development and nitrogen dynamics of sown and spontaneous set-aside on arable land
Published in Ecological engineering (01-05-2009)“…The area of arable land devoted to ecological compensation in Switzerland has increased markedly in the last decade. We studied the influence of plant cover…”
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Symbiotic N2 fixation of various legume species along an altitudinal gradient in the Swiss Alps
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Symbiotic N 2 fixation of various legume species along an altitudinal gradient in the Swiss Alps
Published in Soil biology & biochemistry (01-08-2000)“…Symbiotic N 2 fixation may be an important source of N for legumes in alpine ecosystems, though, this has hardly been investigated. Symbiotic N 2 fixation in…”
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