Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 2023 Introduction Agroforestry systems provide a number of ecosystem services and are frequently considered as a promising diversification strategy for more sustainable and climate resilient primary production.
Christina Vaccaro, Johan Six
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The Effect of Tree Spacing on Yields of Alley Cropping Systems—A Case Study from Hungary [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Alley cropping is a specific agroforestry system, which is regarded as sustainable land use management, that could play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Veronika Honfy +5 more
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Research on agroforestry systems and biodiversity conservation: what can we conclude so far and what should we improve? [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Through a meta-analysis, Mupepele et al. (BMC Ecol Evol 21:1–193, 2021) assessed the effects of European agroforestry systems on biodiversity, estimated by species richness or species diversity.
Sébastien Boinot +5 more
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European agroforestry has no unequivocal effect on biodiversity: a time-cumulative meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Background Agroforestry is a production system combining trees with crops or livestock. It has the potential to increase biodiversity in relation to single-use systems, such as pastures or cropland, by providing a higher habitat heterogeneity.
Anne-Christine Mupepele +2 more
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Reply to: “Research on agroforestry systems and biodiversity conservation: what can we conclude so far and what should we improve?” by Boinot et al. 2022 [PDF]
BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2022 In our article ‘European agroforestry has no unequivocal effect on biodiversity: a time-cumulative meta-analysis’ (BMC Ecology and Evolution, 2021) we synthesize the effect of agroforestry on biodiversity. Boinot et al.
Anne-Christine Mupepele +1 more
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Data-driven scenario analysis supports the revival of historic silvoarable systems for carbon smart rural landscapes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAgroforestry has long been recognised as a nature-based solution for climate mitigation, yet its adoption in Europe has drastically declined due to the socio-economic transformations and land use intensification since the onset of the Great Acceleration (
Filippo Brandolini +2 more
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Morpho-physiological and agronomic responses of wheat varieties under artificial shade in agroforestry systems. [PDF]
J Sci Food AgricAbstract BACKGROUND Solar radiation is a primary constraint in silvoarable agroforestry, with yield losses near the trees well documented in temperate climates. However, genetic variability for shade tolerance remains largely unexplored. This 2‐year field trial investigated the impact of artificial shading – using nets that reduced photosynthetically ...
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Enhancement of Agroecosystem Multifunctionality by Agroforestry: A Global Quantitative Summary. [PDF]
Glob Chang BiolWe conducted a global meta‐analysis of multiple large‐scale studies, comprising 3075 comparisons between agroforestry systems and conventional agricultural systems. On average, agroforestry enhanced ecosystem service delivery and biodiversity by 23%, with more pronounced improvements observed in biodiversity, supporting services, and regulating ...
Mathieu A, Martin-Guay MO, Rivest D.
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Development and use of a framework for characterising computer models of silvoarable economics [PDF]
Agroforestry Systems, 2005 A review of existing computer models of silvoarable 1 economics was undertaken for a project, entitled Silvoarable Agroforestry for Europe (SAFE), which aims to reduce uncertainty regarding the introduction and management of silvoarable systems in Europe.
Felix Herzog
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Biodiversity in temperate silvoarable systems: A systematic review
Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2023 Silvoarable systems (SAS) are agroforestry systems (AFS) that combine the cultivation of trees and arable crops. Often, rows of trees delineate crop alleys in a field (alley-cropping system). SAS have the potential to provide many agricultural and environmental benefits, are innovative in their modern form, and are becoming more widespread.
Anne Rozan
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