Hedge networks and ecosystem services
Hedgerow network landscapes: ecological functions and management principles
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Hedge networks and ecosystem services
Hedgerow network landscapes: ecological functions and management principles

Authors : Françoise BUREL, Jacques BAUDRY

Publication date: November 10, 2023 | Lire en français

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3. Hedge networks and ecosystem services

An ecosystem service is a benefit that humans derive from the functioning of ecosystems (source: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment). We identify production services (e.g. food production), regulation services (e.g. erosion control) and socio-cultural services (e.g. landscape aesthetics).

Historically, agronomists have recommended the planting of hedges for their important role in production and farm health. . There is general recognition of the services rendered by the bocage

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