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How urbanization is driving pollinator diversity and pollination – A systematic review by Wenzel, Arne, Grass, Ingo, Belavadi, Vasuki V., Tscharntke, Teja

“…•Pollinator responses to urbanization are contrasting, trait- and scale-dependent.•Positive responses are associated to urban sprawl, negative ones to…”
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Beyond organic farming – harnessing biodiversity-friendly landscapes by Tscharntke, Teja, Grass, Ingo, Wanger, Thomas C., Westphal, Catrin, Batáry, Péter

“…We challenge the widespread appraisal that organic farming is the fundamental alternative to conventional farming for harnessing biodiversity in agricultural…”
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Bats and birds increase crop yield in tropical agroforestry landscapes by Maas, Bea, Clough, Yann, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Human welfare is significantly linked to ecosystem services such as the suppression of pest insects by birds and bats. However, effects of biocontrol services…”
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Landscape-moderated biodiversity effects of agri-environmental management: a meta-analysis by Batáry, Péter, Báldi, András, Kleijn, David, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Agri-environmental management (AEM) is heralded as being key to biodiversity conservation on farmland, yet results of these schemes have been mixed, making…”
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Implications of agricultural transitions and urbanization for ecosystem services by Cumming, Graeme S., Buerkert, Andreas, Hoffmann, Ellen M., Schlecht, Eva, von Cramon-Taubadel, Stephan, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Historically, farmers and hunter-gatherers relied directly on ecosystem services, which they both exploited and enjoyed. Urban populations still rely on…”
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Global food security, biodiversity conservation and the future of agricultural intensification by Tscharntke, Teja, Clough, Yann, Wanger, Thomas C., Jackson, Louise, Motzke, Iris, Perfecto, Ivette, Vandermeer, John, Whitbread, Anthony

“…► The land sparing vs sharing dichotomy fails to account for real-world complexity. ► Small-, but not large-scale farming is the backbone of food security for…”
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Winners and losers of national and global efforts to reconcile agricultural intensification and biodiversity conservation by Egli, Lukas, Meyer, Carsten, Scherber, Christoph, Kreft, Holger, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Closing yield gaps within existing croplands, and thereby avoiding further habitat conversions, is a prominently and controversially discussed strategy to meet…”
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Scale-dependent effectiveness of on-field vs. off-field agri-environmental measures for wild bees by Batáry, Péter, Tscharntke, Teja

“…The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes depends on scheme type, taxon and landscape. Here, we show how spatial scale, i.e. studied transect, field or…”
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Autonomous sound recording outperforms human observation for sampling birds: a systematic map and user guide by Darras, Kevin, Batáry, Péter, Furnas, Brett J., Grass, Ingo, Mulyani, Yeni A., Tscharntke, Teja

“…Autonomous sound recording techniques have gained considerable traction in the last decade, but the question remains whether they can replace human observation…”
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Bee pollination improves crop quality, shelf life and commercial value by Klatt, Björn K., Holzschuh, Andrea, Westphal, Catrin, Clough, Yann, Smit, Inga, Pawelzik, Elke, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Pollination improves the yield of most crop species and contributes to one-third of global crop production, but comprehensive benefits including crop quality…”
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Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices by Gagic, Vesna, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Jonsson, Tomas, Taylor, Astrid, Winqvist, Camilla, Fischer, Christina, Slade, Eleanor M., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Emmerson, Mark, Potts, Simon G., Tscharntke, Teja, Weisser, Wolfgang, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…Drastic biodiversity declines have raised concerns about the deterioration of ecosystem functions and have motivated much recent research on the relationship…”
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Perceptions of cultural ecosystem services from urban green by Riechers, Maraja, Barkmann, Jan, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Cultural ecosystem services are growing in importance and their substantial contribution to well-being is well recognized. Yet, significant conceptual and…”
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Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis by Rusch, Adrien, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Gardiner, Mary M., Hawro, Violetta, Holland, John, Landis, Douglas, Thies, Carsten, Tscharntke, Teja, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Winqvist, Camilla, Woltz, Megan, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…•This is the first quantitative synthesis of the effect of landscape simplification on biological pest control.•We found a consistent negative effect of…”
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Does conservation on farmland contribute to halting the biodiversity decline? by Kleijn, David, Rundlöf, Maj, Scheper, Jeroen, Smith, Henrik G., Tscharntke, Teja

“…Biodiversity continues to decline, despite the implementation of international conservation conventions and measures. To counteract biodiversity loss, it is…”
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Grassland management in agricultural vs. forested landscapes drives butterfly and bird diversity by Ernst, Lunja M., Tscharntke, Teja, Batáry, Péter

“…Calcareous grasslands and orchard meadows are among the most species-rich semi-natural habitats in Europe, but they are severely threatened by intensified land…”
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Bee diversity effects on pollination depend on functional complementarity and niche shifts by Fründ, Jochen, Dormann, Carsten F., Holzschuh, Andrea, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Biodiversity is important for many ecosystem processes. Global declines in pollinator diversity and abundance have been recognized, raising concerns about a…”
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When natural habitat fails to enhance biological pest control – Five hypotheses by Tscharntke, Teja, Karp, Daniel S., Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Batáry, Péter, DeClerck, Fabrice, Gratton, Claudio, Hunt, Lauren, Ives, Anthony, Jonsson, Mattias, Larsen, Ashley, Martin, Emily A., Martínez-Salinas, Alejandra, Meehan, Timothy D., O'Rourke, Megan, Poveda, Katja, Rosenheim, Jay A., Rusch, Adrien, Schellhorn, Nancy, Wanger, Thomas C., Wratten, Stephen, Zhang, Wei

“…Ecologists and farmers often have contrasting perceptions about the value of natural habitat in agricultural production landscapes, which so far has been…”
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Functional group diversity of bee pollinators increases crop yield by Hoehn, Patrick, Tscharntke, Teja, Tylianakis, Jason M., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…=45%) than did species richness (…”
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Designing optimal human‐modified landscapes for forest biodiversity conservation by Arroyo‐Rodríguez, Víctor, Fahrig, Lenore, Tabarelli, Marcelo, Watling, James I., Tischendorf, Lutz, Benchimol, Maíra, Cazetta, Eliana, Faria, Deborah, Leal, Inara R., Melo, Felipe P. L., Morante‐Filho, Jose C., Santos, Bráulio A., Arasa‐Gisbert, Ricard, Arce‐Peña, Norma, Cervantes‐López, Martín J., Cudney‐Valenzuela, Sabine, Galán‐Acedo, Carmen, San‐José, Miriam, Vieira, Ima C. G., Slik, J.W. Ferry, Nowakowski, A. Justin, Tscharntke, Teja, Jordan, Ferenc

“…Agriculture and development transform forest ecosystems to human‐modified landscapes. Decades of research in ecology have generated myriad concepts for the…”
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Landscape-moderated importance of hedges in conserving farmland bird diversity of organic vs. conventional croplands and grasslands by Batáry, Péter, Matthiesen, Theda, Tscharntke, Teja

“…Hedges provide important nesting, feeding and sheltering sites for birds in agricultural areas, while organic farming also enhances farmland birds. However, it…”
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