What works in conservation? Using expert assessment of summarised evidence to identify practices that enhance natural pest control in agriculture

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1383-1399

  Dicks, Lynn V ^a   Wright, Hugh L ^b   Ashpole, Joscelyne E ^c   Hutchison, James ^b   McCormack, Caitlin G ^d   Livoreil, Barbara ^e,f   Zulka, Klaus Peter ^g,h   Sutherland, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOINT NATURE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^e Domain du Petit Arbois   (France)

^f BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AUSTRIA   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Ecosystem services; Evidence synthesis; Natural enemy; Pest management; Pest regulation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NATURAL ENEMY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; REPELLENT; STAKEHOLDER;

EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84973098893     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-016-1133-7     Document Type: Article

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