Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops

M Ulyshen, KR Urban‐Mead, JB Dorey… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …

[HTML][HTML] Hedgerows are more multifunctional in preserved bocage landscapes

S Boinot, A Alignier, J Pétillon, A Ridel, S Aviron - Ecological Indicators, 2023 - Elsevier
Hedgerows are key wildlife habitats in agricultural landscapes, with presumably high
multifunctionality–that is the capacity to provide multiple ecological, agronomic or cultural …

Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages

G Allen, RG Davies - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Woodlands can play an important role in supporting bee abundance and diversity in
agricultural landscapes. However, in temperate‐region studies, the canopy is rarely …

[HTML][HTML] Butterflies are not a robust bioindicator for assessing pollinator communities, but floral resources offer a promising way forward

H Segre, D Kleijn, I Bartomeus, MF WallisDeVries… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Monitoring pollinators is crucial for the evaluation of biodiversity and potential pollination
services. Yet, efficiently monitoring multiple taxa over large areas can be costly. An …

Impact of landscape configuration and composition on pollinator communities across different European biogeographic regions

I Bottero, C Dominik, O Schweiger… - Frontiers in ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Heterogeneity in composition and spatial configuration of landscape elements
support diversity and abundance of flower-visiting insects, but this is likely dependent on …

Intercrops as foraging habitats for bees: Bees do not prefer sole legume crops over legume-cereal mixtures

F Kirsch, AL Hass, W Link, C Westphal - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhancing crop diversity is an option to make agriculture more sustainable and biodiversity
friendly. Intercropping grain legumes together with cereals leads to higher crop diversity and …

Analyzing the relative importance of habitat quantity and quality for boosting pollinator populations in agricultural landscapes

TPM Fijen, GA Bishop, C Ganuza… - Conservation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
To increase pollinator populations, international policy targets minimum levels of
seminatural habitat cover, but it is unknown whether improving the quality of existing …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Costs and benefits of protecting linear landscape elements: Applying systematic conservation planning on a case study in the Netherlands

F Aschi, SC Dekker, DP van Vuuren… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Protecting and increasing linear landscape elements (LLEs) in agricultural lands is regarded
as a possible solution for a transition to a more biodiverse agricultural system. However …

[PDF][PDF] Current trends in bee conservation and habitat restoration in different types of anthropogenic habitats

O Kline, NK Joshi - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Bees, along with other flower-visiting insects and animals, provide the essential ecosystem
service of pollination, which can benefit wild ecosystems, large-scale agricultural …