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Land-use impacts on crop yield: direct and indirect roles of arthropods and associated ecosystem services in European farmland

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Title: Land-use impacts on crop yield: direct and indirect roles of arthropods and associated ecosystem services in European farmland
Authors: Bucher, Roman, Batáry, Péter, Baudry, Julia, Beaumelle, Léa, Čerevková, Andrea, de la Riva, Enrique G., Djoudi, El Aziz, Dirilgen, Tara, Gallé, Róbert, Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle, O’Reilly, Alison, Rembiałkowska, Ewa, Rusch, Adrien, Smith, Henrik G., Stanley, Dara A., Roberts, Stuart P.M., Ulrich, Werner, Birkhofer, Klaus
Contributors: Lund University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Sections at the Department of Biology, Biodiversity and Evolution, Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Biologiska institutionen, Avdelningar vid Biologiska institutionen, Biodiversitet och evolution, Originator, Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Lund University Profile areas, LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Lunds universitets profilområden, LU profilområde: Naturbaserade framtidslösningar, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Research groups at the Department of Biology, Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Biologiska institutionen, Forskargrupper vid Biologiska institutionen, Biodiversitet och bevarandevetenskap, Originator, Lund University, Faculty of Science, Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC), Lunds universitet, Naturvetenskapliga fakulteten, Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC), Originator, Lund University, Profile areas and other strong research environments, Strategic research areas (SRA), BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate, Lunds universitet, Profilområden och andra starka forskningsmiljöer, Strategiska forskningsområden (SFO), BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate, Originator
Source: Landscape Ecology. 40(5)
Subject Terms: Agricultural and Veterinary sciences, Other Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation (including Biodiversity), Lantbruksvetenskap och veterinärmedicin, Annan lantbruksvetenskap, Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap (Här ingår: Biodiversitet), Other Agricultural Sciences not elsewhere specified, Övrig annan lantbruksvetenskap
Description: Context: Land-use intensification to increase yields is often detrimental to biodiversity undermining the provision of ecosystem services. However, it is questionable if ecosystem service providers contribute to ecological intensification by achieving the same or higher yields than conventional high-intensity agriculture. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to disentangle the effects of local and landscape-scale land-use intensification on arthropod communities and their contribution to ecosystem services and crop yield. A set of meta-analytic structural equation models allowed us to assess direct and indirect relationships in the cascade from land use to yield. Methods: We selected 37 datasets containing information on land use, community composition, levels of pollination and natural pest control services, and crop yield. We quantified functional diversity of communities by collecting trait information for three exemplary groups of service-providers: bees, ground beetles, and spiders. Results: Local land-use intensification reduced the abundance of all arthropod groups. Spiders were the only group whose species richness was negatively related to a higher percentage of arable land in the landscape. High abundance of bees related positively to oilseed rape pollination and crop yields. In the models for the two predator groups, crop yield was strongly determined by land use, independent of the pest control services provided by natural enemies. Conclusions: Our results suggest a potential for ecological intensification mediated by land-use change in crops where pollination benefits yield, but suggest more nuanced effects for pest control. Our study also calls for experiments on multiple taxonomic groups and ecosystem services that apply comparable methods at similar scales.
Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-025-02117-w
Database: SwePub
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Abstract:Context: Land-use intensification to increase yields is often detrimental to biodiversity undermining the provision of ecosystem services. However, it is questionable if ecosystem service providers contribute to ecological intensification by achieving the same or higher yields than conventional high-intensity agriculture. Objectives: In this study, we aimed to disentangle the effects of local and landscape-scale land-use intensification on arthropod communities and their contribution to ecosystem services and crop yield. A set of meta-analytic structural equation models allowed us to assess direct and indirect relationships in the cascade from land use to yield. Methods: We selected 37 datasets containing information on land use, community composition, levels of pollination and natural pest control services, and crop yield. We quantified functional diversity of communities by collecting trait information for three exemplary groups of service-providers: bees, ground beetles, and spiders. Results: Local land-use intensification reduced the abundance of all arthropod groups. Spiders were the only group whose species richness was negatively related to a higher percentage of arable land in the landscape. High abundance of bees related positively to oilseed rape pollination and crop yields. In the models for the two predator groups, crop yield was strongly determined by land use, independent of the pest control services provided by natural enemies. Conclusions: Our results suggest a potential for ecological intensification mediated by land-use change in crops where pollination benefits yield, but suggest more nuanced effects for pest control. Our study also calls for experiments on multiple taxonomic groups and ecosystem services that apply comparable methods at similar scales.
ISSN:09212973
15729761
DOI:10.1007/s10980-025-02117-w