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

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 other habitats in landscapes impacts arthropods and their functions is poorly known. Synthesising data from 49 studies (1515 landscapes) across Europe, we examined effects of landscape composition (% habitats) and configuration (edge density) on arthropods in fields and their margins, pest control, pollination and yields. Configuration effects interacted with the proportions of crop and non‐crop habitats, and species’ dietary, dispersal and overwintering traits led to contrasting responses to landscape variables. Overall, however, in landscapes with high edge density, 70% of pollinator and 44% of natural enemy species reached highest abundances and pollination and pest control improved 1.7‐ and 1.4‐fold respectively. Arable‐dominated landscapes with high edge densities achieved high yields. This suggests that enhancing edge density in European agroecosystems can promote functional biodiversity and yield‐enhancing ecosystem services

Data for: Habitat area and connectivity support cavity-nesting bees in vineyards more than organic management

Raw Data for Habitat area and connectivity support cavity nesting bees in vineyards more than organic management. This research was embedded within the European joint project PromESSinG (Promoting Ecosystem Services in Grapes), funded through the 2013-2014 BiodivERsA/FACCE-JPI joint call for research proposals, with the German funder Federal Ministry of Education and Research [grant number 01LC1405A]

Data for: Habitat area and connectivity support cavity-nesting bees in vineyards more than organic management

Raw Data for Habitat area and connectivity support cavity nesting bees in vineyards more than organic management. This research was embedded within the European joint project PromESSinG (Promoting Ecosystem Services in Grapes), funded through the 2013-2014 BiodivERsA/FACCE-JPI joint call for research proposals, with the German funder Federal Ministry of Education and Research [grant number 01LC1405A]

Open mesh and laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair under spinal and general anesthesia

Oguzhan Sunamak,1 Turgut Donmez,2 Dogan Yildirim,3 Adnan Hut,3 Vuslat Muslu Erdem,4 Duygu Ayfer Erdem,4 Ibrahim Halil Ozata,2 Mikail Cakir,3 Sinan Uzman5 1Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; 2Department of General Surgery, Lutfiye Nuri Burat State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; 3Department of General Surgery, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Lutfiye Nuri Burat State Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey Introduction: Mesh placement is the main standard in repair of inguinal hernia, and laparoscopic repair is the standard of care via spinal, epidural, or combined anesthesia. Here, we compared open and laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repairs under general (GA) and spinal anesthesia (SA).Methods: Inguinal hernia patients (n=440) were analyzed retrospectively. There were four groups: Group 1 was TEP under GA (TEP-GA) (n=111); Group 2 was open mesh repair (OM) under SA (n=116) (OM-SA); Group 3 was open mesh repair under GA (n=117) (OM-GA); Group four was TEP under SA (n=96) (TEP-SA). The age, body mass index, duration of operation, hospital stay, postoperative Visual Analog Scale scores, recurrence, postoperative pain, urinary retention, headache, and patient satisfaction were all recorded.Results: There was no significant difference in terms of hypotension, vomiting, seroma and scrotal edema, recurrence, and wound infection incidence between the groups. However, the operation duration, hospital stay period, headache, urinary retention, postoperative Visual Analog Scale scores, chronic pain, and patient satisfaction showed significant differences between groups.Conclusion: Laparoscopic TEP hernia repair is a safe and effective method along with its advantages of shorter hospital stay, less recurrence, less postoperative pain, higher patient satisfaction, and similar postoperative complication rates. SA has the disadvantage of higher incidence of headache and urinary retention compared to GA. Keywords: herniorrhaphy, laparoscopy, general anesthesia, spinal anesthesi