User profiles for Matthias Tschumi

Matthias Tschumi

Research associate, Swiss Ornithological Institute
Verified email at vogelwarte.ch
Cited by 3351

Crop pests and predators exhibit inconsistent responses to surrounding landscape composition

…, Y Tricault, N Tsafack, M Tschumi… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The idea that noncrop habitat enhances pest control and represents a win–win opportunity
to conserve biodiversity and bolster yields has emerged as an agroecological paradigm. …

A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

…, MB Takada, H Taki, G Tamburini, M Tschumi… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem
functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be …

The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis

M Albrecht, D Kleijn, NM Williams, M Tschumi… - Ecology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning
of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of …

The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe

…, C Thies, J Tormos, T Tscharntke, M Tschumi… - Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key
aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement of crop fields and …

High effectiveness of tailored flower strips in reducing pests and crop plant damage

M Tschumi, M Albrecht… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Providing key resources to animals may enhance both their biodiversity and the ecosystem
services they provide. We examined the performance of annual flower strips targeted at the …

Net effects of birds in agroecosystems

…, KA Nicholas, OLA Olsson, D Ram, M Tschumi… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Incorporating both ecosystem services and disservices into land-use decisions is essential
for meeting conservation and livelihood goals. We discuss the merits and challenges of this …

Predation‐mediated ecosystem services and disservices in agricultural landscapes

M Tschumi, J Ekroos, C Hjort, HG Smith… - Ecological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological intensification may reduce environmental externalities of agriculture by harnessing
biodiversity to benefit regulating ecosystem services. However, to propose management …

Tailored flower strips promote natural enemy biodiversity and pest control in potato crops

M Tschumi, M Albrecht, J Collatz… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sown flower strips are increasingly implemented within agri‐environment schemes ( AES )
to increase functional biodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination or natural pest …

Perennial, species-rich wildflower strips enhance pest control and crop yield

M Tschumi, M Albrecht, C Bärtschi, J Collatz… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2016 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of agri-environment schemes (AES) such as wildflower strips in promoting
farmland biodiversity has been relatively well studied. Their effects on biodiversity-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] Rodents, not birds, dominate predation-related ecosystem services and disservices in vertebrate communities of agricultural landscapes

M Tschumi, J Ekroos, C Hjort, HG Smith, K Birkhofer - Oecologia, 2018 - Springer
To understand the relationship between conservation measures and agricultural yields, we
need to know the contributions of organisms to both ecosystem services and disservices. We …