Agricultural intensification has considerably increased land productivity
worldwide since the mid 20th century. Yield increase was
mainly due to breeding few crops, often at the expense of reducing
both crop type diversity and biodiversity [1,2]. Agricultural productivity
was also increased by providing the resources that limit crop
yield through irrigation and fertilization, and applying standardized
chemical management strategies to protect crops from weeds,
pests and diseases [3,4]. Spatial and temporal homogenization