Mixing on- and off-field measures for biodiversity conservation

Tscharntke, Teja; Batáry, Péter; Grass, Ingo

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2024.04.003

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.04.003

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Mixing on- and off-field measures for biodiversity conservation

Teja Tscharntke,

Péter Batáry,

Ingo Grass

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Insect conservation in agricultural landscapes needs both high crop heterogeneity and semi-natural habitats

Tassoni,

Becker,

Kasten

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Pollinator, pollen, and cultivar identity drive crop quality

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Mineral-ecological cropping systems mitigate biodiversity-productivity trade-offs of the organic vs. conventional farming dichotomy

Kasten,

Witte,

Sponagel

et al. 2024

npj Sustain. Agric.

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Conventional agriculture significantly reduces biodiversity, while organic farming promotes it, but often yields half as much. Addressing this biodiversity-productivity trade-off is crucial for future agriculture. Mineral-ecological cropping systems (MECS) have been suggested as an alternative, blending organic and conventional methods by avoiding chemical-synthetic pesticides and using mineral fertilizers. In a German experiment with 168 parcels, we compared MECS, conventional, and organic systems in terms of ecological and economic performance. Arthropod diversity was measured through standardized species collections and DNA-metabarcoding. Productivity was assessed via yields and economic profits. MECS showed similar arthropod diversity to other farming systems, achieved 90% of conventional crop yields, and produced 1.8 times of the organic yield. Profits from MECS were on average 37% higher than the conventional system with a short wheat-maize-soy crop rotation. Further farm-level studies are needed, but MECS could be a reasonable alternative to both organic and conventional farming and can mitigate biodiversity-productivity trade-offs.

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Mixing on- and off-field measures for biodiversity conservation

Cited by 6 publications

References 79 publications

Insect conservation in agricultural landscapes needs both high crop heterogeneity and semi-natural habitats

Insect conservation in agricultural landscapes needs both high crop heterogeneity and semi-natural habitats

Pollinator, pollen, and cultivar identity drive crop quality

Mineral-ecological cropping systems mitigate biodiversity-productivity trade-offs of the organic vs. conventional farming dichotomy

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