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Calls for the application of ecological principles in agriculture have gained momentum. Intercropping systems are designed by growing two, or more, an...

The increasing disturbances in monocultures around the world are testimony to their instability under global change. Many studies have claimed that te...

Macroclimate warming is affecting ecosystems world-wide. Tree canopies, however, can significantly buffer temperature fluctuations, giving rise to low...

Many large mammalian carnivores are facing population declines due to illegal killing (e.g. shooting) and habitat modification (e.g. livestock farming...

Variability in plant traits such as nutrients and defences can challenge insect herbivores searching for a host plant. Cultivar mixtures are designed ...

Sustainable food production requires agriculture to conserve biodiversity and facilitate ecosystem services to maintain productivity levels while redu...

The following is based largely on the author's summary of this account of laboratory investigations in Kenya [cf. RAE A 54 394]. Dust formulations of ...

Intercropping of white clover and cereals has recently been promoted for low-input farming systems because it offers several benefits for sustainabili...

There is growing awareness that biological control carries risks as well as benefits, but there are few data on below-ground effects of inundative ins...

Agroforestry systems are refuges for biodiversity and provide multiple ecosystem functions and services. Diverse multispecies shade tree canopies are ...