Quantification of regulating ecosystem services provided by weeds in annual cropping systems using a systematic map approach

Abstract

Cian Blaix received a PhD grant from the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa in the International PhD Programme on AgrobiodiversityEcosystem services have received increasing attention in life sciences, but only a limited amount of quantitative data are available concerning the ability of weeds to provide these services. Following an expert focus group on this topic, a systematic search for articles displaying evidence of weeds providing regulating ecosystem services was performed, resulting in 129 article