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T1 Contributions of hedgerows to people: a global meta-analysis
A1 García de León, David
A1 Rey Benayas, José María
A1 Andivia Muñoz, Enrique
AB Hedgerows are linear landscape features of woody vegetation usually located around agricultural fields. An increasing number of studies have addressed the effects of hedgerows on biodiversity and ecosystem services. This study is aimed to synthesize these effects and compare the levels of biodiversity and ecosystem services in farmland with hedgerows and (1) farmland without hedgerows and (2) nearby natural habitat at the global scale. We hypothesized that farmland with hedgerows (1) enhances biodiversity and ecosystem services as compared to farmland without hedgerows but (2) supports lower levels of biodiversity and ecosystem services than natural habitat. Our systematic literature review retained 835 observations from 170 primary studies, which were analyzed following the standard methodology in meta-analyses. Our results partially support both hypotheses. Farmland with hedgerows exhibited higher levels of biodiversity and provisioning services than farmland without hedgerows (H1). Farmland with hedgerows provided similar levels of biodiversity (edge effects) but lower levels of ecosystem services than natural habitat (H2). The effects of hedgerows on biodiversity and ecosystem services depended on control ecosystem type (grassland/meadow or forest/woodland) but were largely independent of climate type (temperate or tropical) and the focus of spatial scale (field or landscape). In conclusion, conservation and restoration of hedgerows contribute to people in several ways by enhancing biodiversity and multifunctionality in agricultural landscapes.
PB Frontiers
SN 2673-611X
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/128336
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/128336
LA eng
NO García de León D, Rey Benayas JM and Andivia E (2021) Contributions of Hedgerows to People: A Global Meta-Analysis. Front. Conserv. Sci. 2:789612. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2021.789612
NO This study was supported by the Madrid Regional Government (REMEDINAL, ref. TE-CM S2018/EMT-4 338) and University of Alcala (CM/JIN/2019-023). DG was grateful to the Madrid Regional Government and the University of Alcalá for grant number 2018-T2/BIO-10995.
NO Comunidad de Madrid
NO Universidad de Alcalá de Henares
DS Docta Complutense
RD 2 dic 2025