Risks to pollinators and pollination from invasive alien species
Invasive alien species modify pollinator biodiversity and the services they provide that
underpin ecosystem function and human well-being. Building on the Intergovernmental …
underpin ecosystem function and human well-being. Building on the Intergovernmental …
Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators
AJ Vanbergen… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Insect pollinators of crops and wild plants are under threat globally and their decline or loss
could have profound economic and environmental consequences. Here, we argue that …
could have profound economic and environmental consequences. Here, we argue that …
Protecting an ecosystem service: approaches to understanding and mitigating threats to wild insect pollinators
Insect pollination constitutes an ecosystem service of global importance, providing
significant economic and aesthetic benefits as well as cultural value to human society …
significant economic and aesthetic benefits as well as cultural value to human society …
Biological invasions as disruptors of plant reproductive mutualisms
A Traveset, DM Richardson - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2006 - cell.com
Invasive alien species affect the composition and functioning of invaded ecosystems in
many ways, altering ecological interactions that have arisen over evolutionary timescales …
many ways, altering ecological interactions that have arisen over evolutionary timescales …
Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers
Pollinators are a key component of global biodiversity, providing vital ecosystem services to
crops and wild plants. There is clear evidence of recent declines in both wild and …
crops and wild plants. There is clear evidence of recent declines in both wild and …
Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being
Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …
Species traits and network structure predict the success and impacts of pollinator invasions
FS Valdovinos, EL Berlow… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Species invasions constitute a major and poorly understood threat to plant–pollinator
systems. General theory predicting which factors drive species invasion success and …
systems. General theory predicting which factors drive species invasion success and …
No consistent pollinator‐mediated impacts of alien plants on natives
JA Charlebois, RD Sargent - Ecology Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The introduction of an alien plant is widely assumed to have negative consequences for the
pollinator‐mediated fitness of nearby natives. Indeed, a number of studies, including a …
pollinator‐mediated fitness of nearby natives. Indeed, a number of studies, including a …
From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health
Despite a substantial increase in scientific, public and political interest in pollinator health
and many practical conservation efforts, incorporating initiatives across a range of scales …
and many practical conservation efforts, incorporating initiatives across a range of scales …
Exotic flies maintain pollination services as native pollinators decline with agricultural expansion
Globally, conversion of natural habitat to agricultural land is a primary driver of declines in
critical ecosystem services, including pollination. However, exotic species are often well …
critical ecosystem services, including pollination. However, exotic species are often well …