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Research Project: Sustainable Intensification of Crop and Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems at Multiple Scales

Location: Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research

Title: Quantifying field margins for pollinator resources and other ecosystem services as an element of landscape multifunctionality

Author
item LI, KEVIN - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE)
item KAMMERER, MELANIE - Oak Ridge Institute For Science And Education (ORISE)
item Goslee, Sarah

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/30/2023
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: No Interpretive Summary is required for this Abstract Only. JLB.

Technical Abstract: Field margins can provide important pollinator resources in agricultural landscapes by hosting additional flowering plant diversity. These landscape features also provide additional important ecosystem services, such as erosion control and serving as wind breaks. However, narrow linear features such as hedgerows are often not included in land use/land cover datasets. We propose methods to identify and map field margins and to quantify their potential for providing floral resources, as well as other functions, using remotely sensed data such as LiDAR and multispectral imagery. These methods are illustrated with an agricultural case study from the northeastern United States. Quantifying pollinator resources in conjunction with other important ecosystem services in the landscape can help plan multifunctional landscapes that optimize land use for biodiversity, ecosystem function, and sustainable production.