Comparison of organic and conventional farms: challenging ecologists to make biodiversity functional

By D. Letourneau, S. Bothwell. 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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Guest Editorial, part of a Special Feature on A Social-Ecological Analysis of Diversified Farming Systems: Benefits, Costs, Obstacles, and Enabling Policy Frameworks Diversified Farming Systems: An Agroecological, Systems-based Alternative to Modern Industrial Agriculture (2012, background): “…such as new and more virulent pests, pesticide accumulation in nontarget organisms, and pesticide-related public health impacts (Naylor and Ehrlich 1997, Letourneau and Bothwell 2008), such as increased levels of attention deficit disorder in children in farming communities (Marks et al. 2010).”
Land‐use intensity and the effects of organic farming on biodiversity: a hierarchical meta‐analysis (2014, background): “Mediterranean climates are also underrepresented, although a few studies from California (Drinkwater et al. 1995; Letourneau & Bothwell 2008; Kremen, Iles & Bacon 2012) and South Africa (Kehinde & Samways 2012) exist.”
Biodiversity and multiple ecosystem functions in an organic farmscape. (2010, background): “, 2008), natural enemies of pests (Zehnder et al., 2007; Letourneau and Bothwell, 2008), more complex soil food webs to regulate nutrient cycling (Brussaard et al.”
A review of post-war changes in rice farming and biodiversity in Japan (2015, background): “Environmentally (or wildlife) friendly farming, defined as farming practices that aim to avoid negative impacts on organisms or environments, have the potential to not only reverse biodiversity loss in farmland but also benefit agricultural production through the enhancement of ecosystem services (B”
Landscape configuration, organic management, and within‐field position drive functional diversity of spiders and carabids (2018, background): “For example, the higher functional diversity of predatory arthropods of agroecosystems implies not only different hunting strategies and prey items, but also a higher potential for biological pest control (Letourneau & Bothwell, 2008).”
Synthesis, part of a Special Feature on A Social-Ecological Analysis of Diversified Farming Systems: Benefits, Costs, Obstacles, and Enabling Policy Frameworks Ecosystem Services in Biologically Diversified versus Conventional Farming Systems: Benefits, Externalities, and Trade-Offs (2012, background): “No meta-analysis of studies examining pest control on organic crops versus conventional crops yet exists (Letourneau and Bothwell 2008).”
Conventionalisation of organic farming practices: from structural criteria towards an assessment based on organic principles. A review (2011, background): “Organic farming may also provide ecosystem services, increase biodiversity and have a positive impact on the landscape (Letourneau and Bothwell, 2008; Norton et al., 2009).”