Foreword

Marc Deconchat

Foreword

Bénédicte Augeard

Introduction

Audrey Alignier, Stéphanie Aviron

A shift toward multiple societal expectations

What are the barriers and drivers for the maintenance, restoration, and planting of hedgerows?

Assessing the condition of hedgerows and their potential

Presentation of objectives

Selected references

Part 1. Biodiversity and the multiple services supported by hedgerows in agricultural landscapes

Chapter 1. Hedgerows as habitats for biodiversity

Pierre-Antoine Précigout, Audrey Alignier, Émilie Andrieu, Stéphanie Aviron, Alexandre Boissinot, Guillaume Decocq, Jonathan Lenoir, Olivier Lourdais, Florence Matutini, Benoît Ricci, Justine Rivers-Moore, Corinne Robert

Hedgerows as multi-layered, linear vegetation structures

Biodiversity in hedgerows

A variety of ecological niches

Resources and habitats provided by hedgerows

The role of hedgerows in supporting biodiversity at the landscape scale

Conclusion

Selected references

Chapter 2. Ecosystem services provided by hedgerows in agricultural landscapes

Antoine Gardarin, Valérie Viaud, Audrey Alignier, Stéphanie Aviron, Sarah Bunel, Florence Matutini, Catherine Moret, Benoît Ricci, Corinne Robert, David Rolland, Valentin Verret, Pierre-Antoine Précigout

Provisioning services provided by hedgerows

The effects of hedgerows on crop yields

Biological regulation services related to crops

Regulation and supporting services related to water and soils

The role of hedgerows in mitigating the effects of climate change

Hedgerows as a lever for promoting multifunctional agriculture and landscapes?

Conclusion

Selected references

Part 2. Hedgerow management for biodiversity and landscape multifunctionality

Chapter 3. Changes in local societies, technical models, and hedgerow management practices

Thibaut Preux, Claudine Thenail, Philippe Blondeau

Hedgerows as landscape elements at the interface between rural areas and societies

Contemporary changes in agricultural hedgerow management practices

Conclusion

Selected references

Chapter 4. Incentives and limiting factors for sustainable farming systems that promote hedgerow multifunctionality

Claudine Thenail, Philippe Blondeau

Incentives and support approaches at the farm level

Designing territorial organizations and sociotechnical systems to promote the sustainable development of hedgerows

Conclusion

Selected references

Chapter 5. Hedgerows at the intersection with law

Alexandra Langlais, Florent Romagoux, Marius Combe, Léa Lemoine

Hedgerows: A new focus of public policy and a new legal issue?

Challenges arising from implementing hedgerow multifunctionality

Conclusion

Selected references

Part 3. Characterizing hedgerows and their multifunctionality at different scales

Chapter 6. Quantitative and qualitative monitoring of hedgerows and hedgerow networks

Sarah Bunel, Alexis Pernet, Loïc Commagnac, Catherine Moret, David Rolland, Sophie Morin

Indicators of the ecological condition of hedgerows in relation to their potential functions

Assessing human pressures and their impacts on hedgerows

Indicators of societal response for resilient landscapes

Addressing the sensitive dimension of hedgerows in landscape planning

Conclusion

Selected references

Chapter 7. Assessing hedgerow properties through image analysis and spatial analysis

David Sheeren, Daniel Delahaye, Mathilde Guillemois, Gabriel Marquès, Sophie Morin, Romain Reulier

Hedgerows and their spatial representations

The contribution of remote sensing imagery to describing the structural and functional characteristics of hedgerows

Characterizing the context of hedgerows through spatial analysis

Historical trajectory of hedgerows

Conclusion

Selected references

Chapter 8. Mapping the ecological functions supported by hedgerows

Émilie Andrieu, Jacques Baudry, Hugues Boussard, Antoine Colin, Loïc Commagnac, Mathieu Dassot, Daniel Delahaye, Jean Christophe Foltête, Anouk Glad, Mathilde Guillemois, Marc Lang, Frédéric Letouzé, Romain Reulier, Yohan Sahraoui, David Sheeren

Modeling the windbreak effect of hedgerows

Modeling the role of hedgerows in hydro-sedimentary transfers

Modeling the role of hedgerows in species dispersal

Modeling the effect of hedgerow network structure on the biodiversity of woody habitats

Modeling the biological regulation functions supported by biodiversity

Modeling the role of hedgerows in carbon storage

Conclusion

Selected references

See the supplementary bibliography for this book (in French)

Conclusion

Stéphanie Aviron, Audrey Alignier

Glossary

Abbreviations and acronyms

List of contributors