Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination
A Kovács‐Hostyánszki, A Espíndola… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, human appropriation of ecosystems is disrupting plant–pollinator communities
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …
Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1062–1072 Abstract Sustainable agricultural landscapes by
definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity and crop …
definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity and crop …
Land-use intensification causes multitrophic homogenization of grassland communities
MM Gossner, TM Lewinsohn, T Kahl, F Grassein… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Land-use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss,. Alongside reductions in local
species diversity, biotic homogenization at larger spatial scales is of great concern for …
species diversity, biotic homogenization at larger spatial scales is of great concern for …
Impacts of neonicotinoid use on long-term population changes in wild bees in England
Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term
laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) …
laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) …
Historical changes in northeastern US bee pollinators related to shared ecological traits
Pollinators such as bees are essential to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. However,
despite concerns about a global pollinator crisis, long-term data on the status of bee species …
despite concerns about a global pollinator crisis, long-term data on the status of bee species …
Environmental factors driving the effectiveness of European agri‐environmental measures in mitigating pollinator loss–a meta‐analysis
In Europe, agri‐environmental schemes (AES) have been introduced in response to
concerns about farmland biodiversity declines. Yet, as AES have delivered variable results …
concerns about farmland biodiversity declines. Yet, as AES have delivered variable results …
Mass‐flowering crops dilute pollinator abundance in agricultural landscapes across Europe
A Holzschuh, M Dainese, JP González‐Varo… - Ecology …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mass‐flowering crops (MFC s) are increasingly cultivated and might influence pollinator
communities in MFC fields and nearby semi‐natural habitats (SNH s). Across six European …
communities in MFC fields and nearby semi‐natural habitats (SNH s). Across six European …
Biodiversity, species interactions and ecological networks in a fragmented world
Biodiversity is organised into complex ecological networks of interacting species in local
ecosystems, but our knowledge about the effects of habitat fragmentation on such systems …
ecosystems, but our knowledge about the effects of habitat fragmentation on such systems …
Predicting ecosystem functions from biodiversity and mutualistic networks: an extension of trait‐based concepts to plant–animal interactions
Research linking biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) has been mostly centred on
the influence of species richness on ecosystem functions in small‐scale experiments with …
the influence of species richness on ecosystem functions in small‐scale experiments with …
Insect pollination enhances seed yield, quality, and market value in oilseed rape
The relationships between landscape intensification, the abundance and diversity of
pollinating insects, and their contributions to crop yield, quality, and market value are poorly …
pollinating insects, and their contributions to crop yield, quality, and market value are poorly …