Search Results - "Tschumi, Matthias"
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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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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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Developmental stage shapes the realized energy landscape for a flight specialist
Published in eLife (11-09-2024)“…The heterogeneity of the physical environment determines the cost of transport for animals, shaping their energy landscape. Animals respond to this energy…”
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Territory occupancy and parental quality as proxies for spatial prioritization of conservation areas
Published in PloS one (16-05-2014)“…In order to maximize their fitness, individuals aim at choosing territories offering the most appropriate combination of resources. As population size…”
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Competition and Facilitation Effects of Semi-Natural Habitats Drive Total Insect and Pollinator Abundance in Flower Strips
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (07-03-2022)“…Flower strips are an effective agri-environmental measure to promote functional biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. In particular,…”
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Juvenile survival of little owls decreases with snow cover
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-05-2024)“…Global environmental changes are associated with warmer average temperatures and more extreme weather events, potentially affecting wildlife population…”
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Reduced habitat quality increases intrinsic but not ecological costs of reproduction
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-04-2022)“…Although the costs of reproduction are predicted to vary with the quality of the breeding habitat thereby affecting population dynamics and life‐history…”
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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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Predation-mediated ecosystem services and disservices in agricultural landscapes
Published in Ecological applications (01-12-2018)“…Ecological intensification may reduce environmental externalities of agriculture by harnessing biodiversity to benefit regulating ecosystem services. However,…”
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Rodents, not birds, dominate predation-related ecosystem services and disservices in vertebrate communities of agricultural landscapes
Published in Oecologia (01-11-2018)“…To understand the relationship between conservation measures and agricultural yields, we need to know the contributions of organisms to both ecosystem services…”
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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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Net Effects of Birds in Agroecosystems
Published in Bioscience (01-11-2018)“…Incorporating both ecosystem services and disservices into land-use decisions is essential for meeting conservation and livelihood goals. We discuss the merits…”
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A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production
Published in Science advances (01-10-2019)“…Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield-related ecosystem…”
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Woody elements benefit bird diversity to a larger extent than semi-natural grasslands in cereal-dominated landscapes
Published in Basic and applied ecology (01-08-2020)“…Increasing landscape complexity can mitigate negative effects of agricultural intensification on biodiversity by offering resources complementary to those…”
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Phenotypic and environmental correlates of natal dispersal movements in fragmented landscapes
Published in Landscape ecology (01-11-2022)“…Context Natal dispersal critically influences eco-evolutionary dynamics and the persistence of spatially structured populations. As both short- and…”
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Political borders impact associations between habitat suitability predictions and resource availability
Published in Landscape ecology (2020)“…Context By linking species of conservation concern to their abiotic and biotic requirements, habitat suitability models (HSM) can assist targeted conservation…”
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Developmental stage shapes the realized energy landscape for a flight specialist
Published in eLife (11-09-2024)“…The heterogeneity of the physical environment determines the cost of transport for animals, shaping their energy landscape. Animals respond to this energy…”
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Distance functions of carabids in crop fields depend on functional traits, crop type and adjacent habitat: a synthesis
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (10-01-2024)“…Natural pest and weed regulation are essential for agricultural production, but the spatial distribution of natural enemies within crop fields and its drivers…”
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Individual behaviour shapes patterns of bird‐mediated seed dispersal
Published in Functional ecology (01-05-2024)“…Seed dispersal is a key component in a plant's life cycle, allowing the colonization of new habitat and eventually enabling range shifts. For animal‐dispersed…”
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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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