Insect declines in the Anthropocene
DL Wagner - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Insect declines are being reported worldwide for flying, ground, and aquatic lineages. Most
reports come from western and northern Europe, where the insect fauna is well-studied and …
reports come from western and northern Europe, where the insect fauna is well-studied and …
Managing riparian buffer strips to optimise ecosystem services: A review
Riparian buffer strips provide a wide range of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
with benefits extending beyond those provided by non-riparian field margins. For example …
with benefits extending beyond those provided by non-riparian field margins. For example …
Landscape configurational heterogeneity by small-scale agriculture, not crop diversity, maintains pollinators and plant reproduction in western Europe
AL Hass, UG Kormann… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Agricultural intensification is one of the main causes for the current biodiversity crisis. While
reversing habitat loss on agricultural land is challenging, increasing the farmland …
reversing habitat loss on agricultural land is challenging, increasing the farmland …
Non-bee insects as visitors and pollinators of crops: Biology, ecology, and management
Insects other than bees (ie, non-bees) have been acknowledged as important crop
pollinators, but our understanding of which crop plants they visit and how effective they are …
pollinators, but our understanding of which crop plants they visit and how effective they are …
A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland
Agricultural intensification and associated loss of high‐quality habitats are key drivers of
insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing the environmental impact of …
insect pollinator declines. With the aim of decreasing the environmental impact of …
[HTML][HTML] Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: A review
BB Phillips, C Wallace, BR Roberts… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Road verges provide habitats that have considerable potential as a tool for pollinator
conservation, especially given the significant area of land that they collectively cover …
conservation, especially given the significant area of land that they collectively cover …
Hand pollination of global crops–A systematic review
Global pollinator declines and land-use change can lead to pollination limitation with
implications for agricultural productivity. Hand pollination is used in agricultural production …
implications for agricultural productivity. Hand pollination is used in agricultural production …
Different types of semi‐natural habitat are required to sustain diverse wild bee communities across agricultural landscapes
C Maurer, L Sutter, C Martínez‐Núñez… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐natural habitats provide important resources for wild bees in agricultural landscapes.
Landscapes under management are dynamic and floral resources fluctuate in space and …
Landscapes under management are dynamic and floral resources fluctuate in space and …
The maturation of ecosystem services: Social and policy research expands, but whither biophysically informed valuation?
KMA Chan, T Satterfield - People and Nature, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of ecosystem services (ES) has risen to prominence based on its promise to
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …
vastly improve environmental decision‐making and to represent nature's many benefits to …
The ecology of predatory hoverflies as ecosystem-service providers in agricultural systems
N Rodríguez-Gasol, G Alins, ER Veronesi, S Wratten - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
The main contemporary challenge for agriculture is to meet the food demands of the
increasing world population while becoming more environmentally sustainable. One way to …
increasing world population while becoming more environmentally sustainable. One way to …