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Quantification of regulating ecosystem services provided by weeds in annual cropping systems using a systematic map approach

Quantification of regulating ecosystem services provided by weeds in annual cropping systems using a systematic map approach

Authors :
M Schumacher
Anna Camilla Moonen
Jordi Izquierdo
C. von Redwitz
Cian Blaix
J Le Corff
D F Dostatny
Paula R. Westerman
Jane Morrison
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Agroalimentària i Biotecnologia
Institute of Life Sciences Scuola Superiore Sant ’ Anna
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes (IGEPP)
AGROCAMPUS OUEST-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1)
Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
Universität Rostock
University of Hohenheim
Institute of Life Sciences of Sant’Anna [Pisa]
Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna [Pisa] (SSSUP)
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya [Barcelona] (UPC)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1)
Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST
Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Rennes (UR)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST
Source :
UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Weed Research, Weed Research, Wiley, 2018, 58 (3), pp.151-164. ⟨10.1111/wre.12303⟩, Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya, instname, Weed Research, 2018, 58 (3), pp.151-164. ⟨10.1111/wre.12303⟩
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Wiley, 2018.

Abstract

Ecosystem services have received increasing attention in life sciences, but only a limited amount of quantitative data are available concerning the ability of weeds to provide these services. Following an expert focus group on this topic, a systematic search for articles displaying evidence of weeds providing regulating ecosystem services was performed, resulting in 129 articles. The most common service found was pest control and the prevailing mechanism was that weeds provide a suitable habitat for natural enemies. Other articles showed that weeds improved soil nutrient content, soil physical properties and crop pollinator abundance. Weeds were found to provide some important ecosystem services for agriculture, but only a small number of studies presented data on crop yield. Experimental approaches are proposed that can: (i) disentangle the benefits obtained from ecosystem services provisioning from the costs due to weed competition and (ii) quantify the contribution of diverse weed communities in reducing crop competition and in providing ecosystem services. Existing vegetation databases can be used to select weed species with functional traits facilitating ecosystem service provisioning while having a lower competitive capacity. However, for services such as pest control, there are hardly any specific plant traits that have been identified and more fundamental research is needed.

Details

ISSN :
00431737 and 13653180
Volume :
58
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Weed Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....07567156f86a723eee6dab05246a95a0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12303