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Reinforcing the Significance of Crop Diversity for Biodiversity Conservation in the Face of Agricultural Expansion

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This comment about the global impact of agriculture on biodiversity in relation to eco‐regions and crop types highlights the divergent responses of tropical and non‐tropical ecosystems in their response to agricultural transformation due to ecological, climatic and historical factors. Authors emphasise the importance of management intensity and crop diversification in modulating that impact, as well as the need to preserve singular biological communities adapted to the extensively managed agro‐ecosystems of subtropical and temperate regions of the world.

Source: Global Change Biology

DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70082

Authors: Irene Guerrero, Manuel B. Morales

Institutions: Joint Research Centre, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Language: English

Topic: Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,550