The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis

Albrecht, Matthias; Kleijn, David; Williams, Neal M.; Tschumi, Matthias; Blaauw, Brett R.; Bommarco, Riccardo; Campbell, Alistair J.; Dainese, Matteo; Drummond, Francis A.; Entling, Martin H.; Ganser, Dominik; Groot, G.A. de; Goulson, Dave; Grab, Heather; Hamilton, Hannah; Herzog, Félix; Isaacs, Rufus; Jacot, Katja; Jeanneret, Philippe; Jonsson, Mattias; Knop, Eva; Kremen, Claire; Landis, Douglas A.; Loeb, Gregory M.; Marini, Lorenzo; McKerchar, Megan; Morandin, Lora A.; Pfister, Sonja C.; Potts, Simon G.; Rundlöf, Maj; Sardiñas, Hillary; Sciligo, Amber R.; Thies, Carsten; Tscharntke, Teja; Venturini, Eric; Veromann, Eve; Vollhardt, Ines M.G.; Wäckers, Felix; Ward, Kimiora L.; Westbury, Duncan B.; Wilby, Andrew; Woltz, Megan; Wratten, Steve; Sutter, Louis

doi:10.1111/ele.13576

letterEcology LettersAug 18, 2020HYBRID OA

The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis

MAMatthias Albrecht DKDavid Kleijn NMNeal M. Williams MTMatthias Tschumi BRBrett R. Blaauw

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Abstract

Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of different floral plantings, their characteristics and consequences for crop yield is lacking. Here we quantified the impacts of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control (18 studies) and pollination services (17 studies) in adjacent crops in North America, Europe and New Zealand. Flower strips, but not hedgerows, enhanced pest control services in adjacent fields by 16% on average. However, effects on crop pollination and yield were more variable. Our synthesis identifies several important drivers of variability in…

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Pollination
Ecosystem services
Agriculture
Crop
Biology
PEST analysis
Agronomy
Pest control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

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