Habitat area and connectivity support cavity-nesting bees in vineyards more than organic management

D Uzman, A Reineke, MH Entling, I Leyer - Biological Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
The expansion and intensification of agriculture are the main causes of current insect
declines. Pollinators like cavity-nesting bees can be limited by reduced nesting and feeding …

Effects of study design parameters on estimates of bee abundance and richness in agroecosystems: a meta-analysis

HK Levenson, BN Metz, DR Tarpy - Annals of the Entomological …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Pollinators are critical for agricultural production and food security, leading to many ongoing
surveys of pollinators (especially bees) in crop and adjacent landscapes. These surveys …

Fishing for flies: testing the efficacy of" stink stations" for promoting blow flies as pollinators in mango orchards

JT Finch, AM Gilpin, JM Cook - Journal of …, 2023 - researchdirect.westernsydney.edu …
Pollinator communities are composed of diverse groups of insects, with radically different life
histories and resource needs. Blow flies are known to visit a variety of economically …

Grape expectations: A survey of British vineyard land management practices from an environmental perspective

J Griffiths-Lee, D Goulson, E Nicholls - Journal of Agriculture and …, 2022 - infinitypress.info
Traditional vineyard landscapes are generally intensively managed with heavy reliance on
synthetic pesticides. Viticulture is one of the fastest-growing sectors of English agriculture …

Linear woodlots increase wild bee abundance by providing additional food sources in an agricultural landscape

A Sobieraj‐Betlińska, P Szefer… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mid‐field woodlots play an important role in maintaining biodiversity in agricultural
landscapes. However, it is not clear whether non‐linear or linear woodlots are most …

Habitat quality and connectivity in kettle holes enhance bee diversity in agricultural landscapes

S Lozada-Gobilard, CML Albis, KB Rupik… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
The decline of bees compromises pollination services and connectivity of plant populations,
both wild and domesticated. The aim of this study was to evaluate bee diversity in natural …

Habitat area and local habitat conditions outweigh fragmentation effects on insect communities in vineyards

L Bosco, V Moser, MM Jones, Ø Opedal… - Ecological Solutions …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fragmentation of habitat, for example by intensive agricultural practices, can be detrimental
to local biodiversity. However, it often remains unclear whether such biodiversity declines …

Environmental heterogeneity and water availability shape the structure of phyllostomid bat assemblages (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the northeastern Amazon forest

ACM Martins, HFM Oliveira, B Zimbres… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The relationship between environmental heterogeneity and species diversity has been one
of the most studied patterns in ecology. However, some taxa and regions worldwide still lack …

Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Flower-Visiting Insects in Coffee Crops

JD Maldonado-Cepeda, JH Gómez, P Benavides… - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Floral-visiting insects and pollinators play an important role in ecosystem
services, and consequently, their identification and study are essential to their adequate …

Crossing old concepts: the ecological advantages of new vineyard types

L Böhm, A Krahner, M Porten, M Maixner, J Schäffer… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
In times of global insect decline, agricultural ecosystems need to be designed in an as insect-
friendly manner as possible to halt the progressive loss of biodiversity. This is particularly …