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Multi-function agricultural biodiversity: pest management and other benefits
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In this paper, the existence of a hierarchy for the types of benefits of increased biodiversity is discussed, and the ways in which agricultural biodiversity may be increased to favour pest management are examined.About:
This article is published in Basic and Applied Ecology.The article was published on 2003-01-01. It has received 482 citations till now.read more
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Biodiversity and Pest Control Services
TL;DR: How biological diversity at several levels of biological organization and distinct spatial scales affects biological pest control is reviewed.
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Spatiotemporal Patterns of Field Crop Diversity in the United States, 1870–2012
TL;DR: Hijmans et al. as discussed by the authors described species-level field crop diversity at the national and state level for the United States, using annual survey data for a 142-yr period.
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Evidence for multi-trophic effects of pesticide seed treatments on non-targeted soil fauna
TL;DR: It is suggested that pesticide seed treatments can alter the abundance, richness, and diversity of all non-targeted soil faunal guilds and the soil processes they regulate.
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Effect of floral resources on longevity and nutrient levels of Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera: Syrphidae)
TL;DR: The results indicate that adult hoverflies could potentially forage on the five plant species tested, but M. sylvestris was that showed better overall results and may promote E. balteatus lifespan and thereby, its impact as a biological control agent against pests.
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Soil-Plant Indices Help Explain Legume Response to Crop Rotation in a Semiarid Environment.
Junxian Li,Kui Liu,Jun Zhang,Lidong Huang,Jeffrey A. Coulter,Trevor Woodburn,Lingling Li,Yantai Gan +7 more
TL;DR: The 8-year study concludes that the rotational effect on legume productivity varies with legume species, the frequency of a legume appearing in the rotation, and the integration of relevant soil and plant indices.
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