Bommarco, Riccardo
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Rising demands for agricultural products will increase pressure to further intensify crop production, while negative environmental impacts have to be minimized. Ecological intensification entails the environmentally friendly replacement of anthropogenic inputs and/or enhancement of crop productivity, by including regulating and supporting ecosystem services management in agricultural practices. Effective ecological intensification requires an understanding of the relations between land use at different scales and the community composition of ecosystem service-providing organisms above and below ground, and the flow, stability, contribution to yield, and management costs of the multiple services delivered by these organisms. Research efforts and investments are particularly needed to reduce existing yield gaps by integrating context-appropriate bundles of ecosystem services into crop production systems.
Published in
Trends in ecology & evolution
2013, volume: 28, number: 4, pages: 230-238
SLU Authors
Global goals (SDG)
SDG2 Zero hunger
SDG12 Responsible consumption and production
SDG15 Life on land
UKÄ Subject classification
Ecology
Agricultural Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2012.10.012
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/52122