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Global synthesis of the effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield
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  • Matthias Albrecht,
  • David Kleijn,
  • Neal Williams,
  • Matthias Tschumi,
  • Brett Blaauw,
  • Riccardo Bommarco,
  • Alistair Campbell,
  • Matteo Dainese,
  • Frank Drummond,
  • Martin Entling,
  • Dominik Ganser,
  • Arjen De Groot,
  • David Goulson,
  • Heather Grab,
  • Hannah Hamilton,
  • Felix Herzog,
  • Rufus Isaacs,
  • Katja Jacot,
  • Philippe Jeanneret,
  • Mattias Jonsson,
  • Eva Knop,
  • Claire Kremen,
  • Doug Landis,
  • Greg Loeb,
  • Lorenzo Marini,
  • Megan McKerchar,
  • Lora Morandin,
  • Sonja Pfister,
  • Simon Potts,
  • Maj Rundlöf,
  • Hillary Sardiñas,
  • Amber Sciligo,
  • Carsten Thies,
  • Teja Tscharntke,
  • Eric Venturini,
  • Eve Veromann,
  • Ines Vollhardt,
  • Felix Wäckers,
  • Kimiora Ward,
  • Andrew Wilby,
  • Megan Woltz,
  • Steve Wratten,
  • Louis Sutter
Matthias Albrecht
Agroscope

Corresponding Author:matthias.albrecht@agroscope.admin.ch

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David Kleijn
Wageningen University
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Neal Williams
Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility
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Matthias Tschumi
Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope
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Brett Blaauw
University of Georgia
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Riccardo Bommarco
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Alistair Campbell
Embrapa Amazônia Oriental
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Matteo Dainese
Accademia Europea
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Frank Drummond
University of Maine
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Martin Entling
University of Koblenz-Landau
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Dominik Ganser
University Bern
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Arjen De Groot
Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum Alterra
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David Goulson
Stirling University
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Heather Grab
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Hannah Hamilton
Stirling University
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Felix Herzog
Research Station Agroscope
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Rufus Isaacs
Michigan State University
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Katja Jacot
Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope
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Philippe Jeanneret
Agroecology and Environment, Agroscope
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Mattias Jonsson
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet Fakulteten for Naturresurser och Lantbruksvetenskap
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Eva Knop
Agroscope
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Claire Kremen
University of British Columbia
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Doug Landis
Michigan State University
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Greg Loeb
Cornell University
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Lorenzo Marini
University of Padova
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Megan McKerchar
University of Worcester
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Lora Morandin
Pollinator Partnership
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Sonja Pfister
University of Koblenz-Landau
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Simon Potts
University of Reading
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Maj Rundlöf
Lund University
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Hillary Sardiñas
University of California
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Amber Sciligo
University of California, Berkeley
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Carsten Thies
Georg-August-Universitat Gottingen
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Teja Tscharntke
University of Goettingen
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Eric Venturini
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
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Eve Veromann
Estonian University of Life Sciences
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Ines Vollhardt
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Felix Wäckers
Lancaster Environment Centre
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Kimiora Ward
Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility
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Andrew Wilby
University of Lancaster
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Megan Woltz
Michigan State University
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Steve Wratten
Lincoln University
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Louis Sutter
Agroscope
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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 across global regions is lacking. Here we quantified the impacts of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control and pollination services in adjacent crops using a global dataset of 529 sites. 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 effectiveness of plantings: pollination services declined exponentially with distance from plantings, and perennial and older flower strips with higher flowering plant diversity enhanced pollination more effectively. These findings provide promising pathways to optimize floral plantings to more effectively contribute to ecosystem service delivery and ecological intensification of agriculture in the future.
02 Apr 2020Submitted to Ecology Letters
06 Apr 2020Submission Checks Completed
06 Apr 2020Assigned to Editor
09 Apr 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
29 May 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
01 Jun 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
14 Jun 20201st Revision Received
15 Jun 2020Submission Checks Completed
15 Jun 2020Assigned to Editor
19 Jun 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
19 Jun 2020Editorial Decision: Accept