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

• Published in: Ecology letters Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 1488 - 1498
• Main Authors: 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, Arjen de Groot, G., Goulson, Dave, Grab, Heather, Hamilton, Hannah, Herzog, Felix, Isaacs, Rufus, Jacot, Katja, Jeanneret, Philippe, Jonsson, Mattias, Knop, Eva, Kremen, Claire, Landis, Douglas A., Loeb, Gregory M., Marini, Lorenzo, McKerchar, Megan, Morandin, Lora, Pfister, Sonja C., Potts, Simon G., Rundlöf, Maj, Sardiñas, Hillary, Sciligo, Amber, Thies, Carsten, Tscharntke, Teja, Venturini, Eric, Veromann, Eve, Vollhardt, Ines M.G., Wäckers, Felix, Ward, Kimiora, Wilby, Andrew, Woltz, Megan, Wratten, Steve, Sutter, Louis, Irwin, Rebecca
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2020; Wiley; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: agri-environment schemes; Agricultural and Veterinary sciences; Agricultural ecosystems; Agricultural production; Agricultural Sciences; Agriculture; Agroecology; Annan lantbruksvetenskap; bee pollinators; Bees; Biodiversity; conservation biological control; Crop yield; Crops; Ecological effects; ecological intensification; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem assessment; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; Ekologi; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation (including Biodiversity); Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use; Europe; farmland biodiversity; floral enhancements; Flowering; Flowering plants; Flowers; Hedgerows; Lantbruksvetenskap och veterinärmedicin; Letters; Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap; Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap (Här ingår: Biodiversitet); natural pest regulation; New Zealand; North America; Other Agricultural Sciences; Pest Control; Pests; Plant diversity; Plant reproduction; Pollination; pollination reservoirs; Provisioning; species diversity; sustainable agriculture; Synthesis; wildflower strips; New Zealand; North America; Europe; bee pollinators; natural pest regulation; floral enhancements; wildflower strips; agri-environment schemes; conservation biological control; pollination reservoirs; farmland biodiversity; Agroecology; sustainable agriculture; ecological intensification

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 t...