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Habitat Management to Suppress Pest Populations: Progress and Prospects by Gurr, Geoff M, Wratten, Steve D, Landis, Douglas A, You, Minsheng

“…Habitat management involving manipulation of farmland vegetation can exert direct suppressive effects on pests and promote natural enemies. Advances in theory…”
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Cellulosic biofuel contributions to a sustainable energy future: Choices and outcomes by Robertson, G. Philip, Hamilton, Stephen K., Barham, Bradford L., Dale, Bruce E., Izaurralde, R. Cesar, Jackson, Randall D., Landis, Douglas A., Swinton, Scott M., Thelen, Kurt D., Tiedje, James M.

“…Cellulosic crops are projected to provide a large fraction of transportation energy needs by mid-century. However, the anticipated land requirements are…”
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Ecology and Management of the Soybean Aphid in North America by Ragsdale, David W, Landis, Douglas A, Brodeur, Jacques, Heimpel, George E, Desneux, Nicolas

“…The soybean aphid, Aphis glycines Matsumura, has become the single most important arthropod pest of soybeans in North America. Native to Asia, this invasive…”
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Managing biological control services through multi‐trophic trait interactions: review and guidelines for implementation at local and landscape scales by Perović, David J., Gámez‐Virués, Sagrario, Landis, Douglas A., Wäckers, Felix, Gurr, Geoff M., Wratten, Stephen D., You, Min‐Sheng, Desneux, Nicolas

“…ABSTRACT Ecological studies are increasingly moving towards trait‐based approaches, as the evidence mounts that functions, as opposed to taxonomy, drive…”
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Agricultural landscape simplification and insecticide use in the Midwestern United States by Meehan, Timothy D, Werling, Ben P, Landis, Douglas A, Gratton, Claudio

“…Agronomic intensification has transformed many agricultural landscapes into expansive monocultures with little natural habitat. A pervasive concern is that…”
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Perennial grasslands enhance biodiversity and multiple ecosystem services in bioenergy landscapes by Werling, Ben P., Dickson, Timothy L., Isaacs, Rufus, Gaines, Hannah, Gratton, Claudio, Gross, Katherine L., Liere, Heidi, Malmstrom, Carolyn M., Meehan, Timothy D., Ruan, Leilei, Robertson, Bruce A., Robertson, G. Philip, Schmidt, Thomas M., Schrotenboer, Abbie C., Teal, Tracy K., Wilson, Julianna K., Landis, Douglas A.

“…Agriculture is being challenged to provide food, and increasingly fuel, for an expanding global population. Producing bioenergy crops on marginal…”
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Pest suppression potential varies across 10 bioenergy cropping systems by Haan, Nathan L., Landis, Douglas A.

“…Top‐down suppression of herbivores is a fundamental ecological process and a critical service in agricultural landscapes. Adoption of bioenergy cropping…”
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Productive engagement with agriculture essential to monarch butterfly conservation by Landis, Douglas A

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Designing agricultural landscapes for biodiversity-based ecosystem services by Landis, Douglas A.

“…Sustainable and resilient agricultural systems are needed to feed and fuel a growing human population. However, the current model of agricultural…”
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Increasing corn for biofuel production reduces biocontrol services in agricultural landscapes by Landis, Douglas A, Gardiner, Mary M, van der Werf, Wopke, Swinton, Scott M

“…Increased demand for corn grain as an ethanol feedstock is altering U.S. agricultural landscapes and the ecosystem services they provide. From 2006 to 2007,…”
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Actionable knowledge for ecological intensification of agriculture by Geertsema, Willemien, Walter AH Rossing, Douglas A Landis, Felix JJA Bianchi, Paul CJ Rijn, Joop HJ Schaminée, Teja Tscharntke, Wopke Werf

“…Ecological intensification of agriculture (EI) aims to conserve and promote biodiversity and the sustainable use of associated ecosystem services to support…”
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role of exotic ladybeetles in the decline of native ladybeetle populations: evidence from long-term monitoring by Bahlai, Christine A, Colunga-Garcia, Manuel, Gage, Stuart H, Landis, Douglas A

“…Ladybeetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) are ubiquitous predators which play an important role in suppressing pest insects. In North America, the coccinellid…”
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Landscape structure influences natural pest suppression in a rice agroecosystem by Ali, M. P., Clemente-Orta, Gemma, Kabir, M. M. M., Haque, S. S., Biswas, M., Landis, Douglas A.

“…Agricultural landscapes are constantly changing as farmers adopt new production practices and respond to changing environmental conditions. Some of these…”
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Trophic cascades in agricultural landscapes: indirect effects of landscape composition on crop yield by Liere, Heidi, Kim, Tania N, Werling, Benjamin P, Meehan, Timothy D, Landis, Douglas A, Gratton, Claudio

“…The strength and prevalence of trophic cascades, defined as positive, indirect effects of natural enemies (predatory and parasitic arthropods) on plants, is…”
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Perennial grass bioenergy cropping systems: Impacts on soil fauna and implications for soil carbon accrual by Zahorec, Allison, Reid, Matthew L., Tiemann, Lisa K., Landis, Douglas A.

“…ABSTRACT Perennial grass energy crop production is necessary for the successful and sustainable expansion of bioenergy in North America. Numerous environmental…”
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Adapting to changing methodology in a long‐term experiment by McNamara Manning, Katherine, Perrone, Julia, Petrycki, Stephanie, Landis, Douglas A., Bahlai, Christie A.

“…Long‐term experiments are critical for understanding ecological processes, but their management comes with unique challenges. As time passes, projects may…”
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Pest-suppression potential of midwestern landscapes under contrasting bioenergy scenarios by Meehan, Timothy D, Werling, Ben P, Landis, Douglas A, Gratton, Claudio

“…Biomass crops grown on marginal soils are expected to fuel an emerging bioenergy industry in the United States. Bioenergy crop choice and position in the…”
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Shifts in dynamic regime of an invasive lady beetle are linked to the invasion and insecticidal management of its prey by Bahlai, Christine A, vander Werf, Wopke, O'Neal, Matthew, Hemerik, Lia, Landis, Douglas A

“…The spread and impact of invasive species may vary over time in relation to changes in the species itself, the biological community of which it is part, or…”
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European buckthorn and Asian soybean aphid as components of an extensive invasional meltdown in North America by Heimpel, George E, Frelich, Lee E, Landis, Douglas A, Hopper, Keith R, Hoelmer, Kim A, Sezen, Zeynep, Asplen, Mark K, Wu, Kongming

“…We consider the possibility of an extensive invasional meltdown occurring in central North America involving eleven Eurasian species. The scenario begins with…”
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Past, Present, and Future Roles of Long-Term Experiments in the LTER Network by Knapp, Alan K, Smith, Melinda D, Hobbie, Sarah E, Collins, Scott L, Fahey, Timothy J, Hansen, Gretchen J. A, Landis, Douglas A, Pierre, Kimberly J. La, Melillo, Jerry M, Seastedt, Timothy R, Shaver, Gaius R, Webster, Jackson R

“…The US National Science Foundation—funded Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network supports a large (around 240) and diverse portfolio of long-term…”
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