Archetype models upscale understanding of natural pest control response to land‐use change

Alexandridis, Nikolaos; Marion, Glenn; Chaplin‐Kramer, Rebecca; Dainese, Matteo; Ekroos, Johan; Grab, Heather; Jonsson, Mattias; Karp, Daniel S.; Meyer, Carsten; O’Rourke, Megan E.; Pontarp, Mikael; Poveda, Katja; Seppelt, Ralf; Smith, Henrik G.; Walters, Richard J.; Clough, Yann; Martin, Emily A.

doi:10.1002/eap.2696

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“…It should also be noted that yield responses to natural habitat are complex and may have not only positive but also negative effects. For example, natural habitat can compete for resources, which can have substantial negative effects on crop yields (Zhang et al, 2007) and outbalance the positive impacts, such as the decrease in numbers of herbicide-resistant weeds in the presence of natural habitats, which was observed in our study area (Alexandridis et al, 2022;Garibaldi et al, 2022). Resulting net neutral responses might be a common result, especially when some key ecosystem services are masked, as expected in our study.…”

Section: The Effect Of the Percentage Of Natural Habitat And Edge Den...supporting

confidence: 73%

Effects of natural habitat composition and configuration, environment and agricultural input on soybean and maize yields in Argentina

Goldenberg¹,

Burian²,

Seppelt³

et al. 2022

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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confidence: 73%

Effects of natural habitat composition and configuration, environment and agricultural input on soybean and maize yields in Argentina

Goldenberg¹,

Burian²,

Seppelt³

et al. 2022

Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment

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“…Fruits and vegetables are signifcant components of Ethiopian horticulture, where pesticides are heavily utilized [99]. While the histories of pest control, increased pesticide use, and pesticide problems in these two regions are similar, they difer in terms of their organizational structures, farm sizes, on-farm technical and human capacities, the state's commitment and involvement, the degree of international embeddedness of the product chain, and the actions (strategies) taken to infuence pesticide use [100]. Diseases and insect pests are some of the main issues facing Ethiopian growers of fruits and vegetables, and these are extremely susceptible to a variety of illnesses and insect pests, necessitating careful pest management [101].…”

Section: Pesticide Residues In Fruits and Vegetablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Residue of Pesticides in Fruits, Vegetables, and Their Management in Ethiopia

Gelaye,

Negash

2024

Journal of Chemistry

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In Ethiopia, using pesticides to manage pests in the growing of fruits and vegetables is a standard practice. Various classes of pesticides have been approved to combat pests, but the majority of those in use now are outdated broad-spectrum insecticides with significant residual effects on crops of freshly eaten fruits and vegetables. This review reveals that Ethiopia’s assessment of the residual pesticide level in fruits and vegetables has been lacking. According to the reviewed literature, crops that are often treated with pesticides in many countries have significant residual pesticide levels. However, Ethiopia has not adequately reported on this issue. Furthermore, due to a lack of knowledge regarding the impact of pesticide residues on human health, Ethiopians frequently use pesticides improperly to control pests in fruits and vegetables. The majority of consumers eat their fruits and vegetables unprocessed, without washing or cooking them first. To reduce the risk of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables for consumer safety and to battle the health effects of toxic chemicals in humans, monitoring pesticide residues and raising awareness about the adverse effects of pesticides on humans are urgently needed. Before they may be registered and sold, pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables as well as in the environment must also undergo proper testing and evaluation. New pesticide generations that have fewer side effects on fruits and vegetables must also be developed. By washing, peeling, canning, or boiling fruits and vegetables before consumption, the detrimental effects of pesticide residues on human health can be minimized.

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“…Mechanistic understanding based on theories and expert knowledge could be additionally used to link the patterns to specific processes. In an iterative loop between statistical analyses (based on empirical knowledge) and knowledge about processes, the real-world system can be better understood (Alexandridis et al, 2022). Applied to various case studies, such an approach can help upscale archetypes of relationships between degrowth and biodiversity.…”

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Degrowth scenarios for biodiversity? Some methodological steps and a call for collaboration

Otero¹,

Rigal²,

Pereira³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Economic growth contributes to biodiversity loss and does not necessarily contribute to wellbeing. Thus, when developing biodiversity scenarios, we should explore societal futures where economic growth is not a pre-condition. However, it is not clear how and by whom a degrowth scenario for biodiversity could be developed. This is so because there are different approaches to develop scenarios (some of them nascent) and because degrowth is only loosely connected to biodiversity questions. In this perspective paper we explain how the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) could be used to generate a degrowth scenario for biodiversity, Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) and Good Quality of Life (GQL) based on multiple societal values. We present key methodological avenues of such an endeavour, including: (i) generating degrowth visions for biodiversity, NCP and GQL; (ii) identifying the leverage points and characterizing the transition; (iii) identifying relevant social-ecological feedbacks and selecting indicators; and (iv) modelling biodiversity, NCP and GQL along a degrowth transition. We frame our proposal in current efforts to improve scenario development across the biodiversity and climate communities. We end with a call for collaboration between natural and social sciences, quantitative and qualitative approaches, and northern and southern perspectives. This collaboration could lead to a community of practice that tests and improves the scenario in national and international science-policy interfaces.

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Archetype models upscale understanding of natural pest control response to land‐use change

Cited by 15 publications

References 78 publications

Effects of natural habitat composition and configuration, environment and agricultural input on soybean and maize yields in Argentina

Effects of natural habitat composition and configuration, environment and agricultural input on soybean and maize yields in Argentina

Residue of Pesticides in Fruits, Vegetables, and Their Management in Ethiopia

Degrowth scenarios for biodiversity? Some methodological steps and a call for collaboration

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