RT journal article
T1 Multiple Sustainable Practices Are Crucial for Enhancing the Provisioning of Agroecosystem Services Worldwide
A1 Medrano, Luna
A1 Ros, Margarita
A1 Sáez Sandino, Tadeo
A1 Zhou, Guiyao
A1 Tao, Dongxue
A1 Zhai, Kaiyan
A1 Yin, Yue
A1 Zhou, Tao
A1 Revillini, Daniel Philip
A1 Pascual, Jose Antonio
A1 Sánchez Rodríguez, Antonio Rafael
A1 Ochoa Hueso, Raúl
A1 Alguacil, María del Mar
A1 Sacristán, Daniel
A1 Alejandre, Javier
A1 del Río, Gema
A1 Rillig, Matthias C.
A1 Delgado Baquerizo, Manuel
A2 Biología
K1 cereal production
K1 ecosystem services
K1 management combinations
K1 sustainable agriculture
K1 sustainable management practices
AB Feeding the largest share of the global population, cereal production must enhance sustainability while ensuring food security under global change. Unfortunately, the number of sustainable practices needed to support production, ecosystem services and land conservation remains virtually unknown. We compiled a database of 1570 observations from 349 sites in 57 countries to assess how the number of sustainable practices influences multiple ecosystem services. Our findings reveal that a high number of sustainable practices is crucial for enhancing agroecosystem services such as soil carbon storage, fertility and microbial habitat while supporting yield. Sustainable practices such as crop rotation, limited tillage and incorporation of crop residues were especially important. North America, Eastern Europe and China were particularly dependent on the use of multiple sustainable practices to maintain ecosystem services. Findings underscore the need for integrative strategies employing multiple sustainable practices for mitigating global change, ensuring food security and sustaining ecosystems.
PB Wiley
SN 1461-0248
YR 2025
FD 2025-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39618
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39618
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026