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Table 8 Frequency of main terms used to describe vegetated strips in the reviews identified in our systematic map

From: The multifunctional roles of vegetated strips around and within agricultural fields

Term

Frequency

Shelterbelt

19

Field margin

15

Windbreak

14

Hedgerow

13

Riparian buffer

12

Buffer zone

9

Buffer strip

9

Vegetative filter strip

6

Filter strip

4

Riparian buffer strip

4

Vegetated buffer strip

4

Pollen barrier

3

Shelter belt

3

Vegetative buffer

3

Buffer

2

Conservation buffer

2

Field boundary

2

Grass buffer strip

2

Riparian area

2

Riparian buffer zone

2

Riparian zone

2

Agricultural buffer

1

Agroforestry buffer

1

Flower strip

1

Grass buffer

1

Grassed buffer strip

1

Grassed waterway

1

Grassy field margin

1

Herbaceous wind barrier

1

Non-crop habitat

1

Non-crop strip

1

Refuge strip

1

Riparian forest buffer

1

Riparian vegetative buffer strip

1

Stream buffer

1

Vegetated buffer

1

Vegetation border

1

Vegetation filter

1

Wildflower strip

1

Woody border

1

Grand total

151