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David Kleijn is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. The scientist's research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these fields, Kleijn has contributed extensively to subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; Plant Science; Nature and Landscape Conservation; and Genetics.

Kleijn's work focuses on topics concerning plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics, insect-plant interactions, and species distribution influenced by climate change. The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Frequent collaborators include the following researchers:

  • Jeroen Scheper
  • Simon G. Potts
  • Thijs P. M. Fijen
  • Ígnasi Bartomeus
  • G.A. de Groot

Kleijn has published extensively in various scientific journals and venues. Notable publication venues with multiple contributions include:

  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (11 publications)
  • Journal of Applied Ecology (10 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (9 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Kleijn illustrate the focus and scope of their research:

  • The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis, 2020, Ecology Letters
  • International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Integrating agroecological production in a robust post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, 2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution

Best Publications

  • Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

    Teja Tscharntke;Jason M. Tylianakis;Tatyana A. Rand;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham;Raphael K. Didham

  • Ecological intensification: harnessing ecosystem services for food security

    Riccardo Bommarco;David Kleijn;Simon G. Potts

  • How effective are European agri‐environment schemes in conserving and promoting biodiversity?

    David Kleijn;William J. Sutherland

  • Mixed biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes in five European countries.

    David Kleijn;R. A. Baquero;Yann Clough;M. Díaz

  • The role of agri-environment schemes in conservation and environmental management

    Péter Batáry;Lynn Vanessa Dicks;David Kleijn;William James Sutherland

  • Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation

    David Kleijn;Rachael Winfree;Ignasi Bartomeus;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro

  • Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

    Romina Rader;Ignasi Bartomeus;Lucas A. Garibaldi;Michael P.D. Garratt

  • On the relationship between farmland biodiversity and land-use intensity in Europe

    D Kleijn;F Kohler;A Báldi;P Batáry

  • Agri-environment schemes do not effectively protect biodiversity in Dutch agricultural landscapes

    David Kleijn;Frank Berendse;Ruben Smit;Niels Gilissen

  • A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

    Matteo Dainese;Emily A. Martin;Marcelo A. Aizen;Matthias Albrecht

  • Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale

    Teja Tscharntke;Riccardo Bommarco;Yann Clough;Thomas O. Crist

  • Does conservation on farmland contribute to halting the biodiversity decline

    David Kleijn;Maj Rundlöf;Maj Rundlöf;Jeroen Scheper;Henrik G. Smith

  • Reprint of “Conservation biological control and enemy diversity on a landscape scale” [Biol. Control 43 (2007) 294–309]

    Teja Tscharntke;Riccardo Bommarco;Yann Clough;Thomas O. Crist

  • EU agricultural reform fails on biodiversity

    G. Pe'er;L. V. Dicks;P. Visconti;R. Arlettaz

  • Landscape-moderated biodiversity effects of agri-environmental management: a meta-analysis.

    Péter Batáry;András Báldi;David Kleijn;Teja Tscharntke

  • Diversity of flower-visiting bees in cereal fields: effects of farming system, landscape composition and regional context

    Andrea Holzschuh;Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter;David Kleijn;Teja Tscharntke

  • From research to action: Enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators

    Lucas A Garibaldi;Luísa G Carvalheiro;Luísa G Carvalheiro;Sara D Leonhardt;Marcelo A Aizen

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

    Emily A. Martin;Matteo Dainese;Yann Clough;András Báldi

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

    Matthias Albrecht;David Kleijn;Neal M. Williams;Matthias Tschumi

  • Environmental factors driving the effectiveness of European agri‐environmental measures in mitigating pollinator loss – a meta‐analysis

    Jeroen Scheper;Andrea Holzschuh;Mikko Kuussaari;Simon G. Potts

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Teja Tscharntke
Teja Tscharntke University of Göttingen
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Péter Batáry
Péter Batáry Centre for Ecological Research
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter University of Würzburg
Luísa G. Carvalheiro
Luísa G. Carvalheiro Universidade Federal de Goiás
Andrea Holzschuh
Andrea Holzschuh University of Würzburg
András Báldi
András Báldi Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Maj Rundlöf
Maj Rundlöf Lund University
Henrik G. Smith
Henrik G. Smith Lund University

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