A new collaborative study from the Universities of Gottingen, Hohenheim and Venda in Germany and South Africa, explores how improving plantation design can enhance pollination on macadamia plantations ...

To reduce biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. A research team has investigated how ecosystem services such as ...

The scientists showed that a certain design of plantations – for instance, how the rows of trees are arranged, the varieties, and the integration of semi-natural habitats in and around the plantations ...