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 …

Pollinator diversity: distribution, ecological function, and conservation

J Ollerton - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
By facilitating plant reproduction, pollinators perform a crucial ecological function that
supports the majority of the world's plant diversity, and associated organisms, and a …

Crop production in the USA is frequently limited by a lack of pollinators

JR Reilly, DR Artz, D Biddinger… - … of the Royal …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most of the world's crops depend on pollinators, so declines in both managed and wild bees
raise concerns about food security. However, the degree to which insect pollination is …

The cost of corrosion in China

B Hou, X Li, X Ma, C Du, D Zhang, M Zheng… - npj Materials …, 2017 - nature.com
Corrosion is a ubiquitous and costly problem for a variety of industries. Understanding and
reducing the cost of corrosion remain primary interests for corrosion professionals and …

Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits

LA Garibaldi, I Steffan‐Dewenter, C Kremen… - Ecology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1062–1072 Abstract Sustainable agricultural landscapes by
definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity and crop …

To mow or to mow less: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity in suburban yards

SB Lerman, AR Contosta, J Milam, C Bang - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Green spaces embedded within the urban matrix, particularly residential yards, could
mitigate negative aspects of urban development and provide pollinator habitat. Lawns …

The evolution of annual and perennial plant life histories: ecological correlates and genetic mechanisms

J Friedman - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Flowering plants exhibit two principal life-history strategies: annuality (living and
reproducing in one year) and perenniality (living more than one year). The advantages of …

Evolutionary ecology of nectar

AL Parachnowitsch, JS Manson, N Sletvold - Annals of botany, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Floral nectar is an important determinant of plant–pollinator interactions and an
integral component of pollination syndromes, suggesting it is under pollinator-mediated …

Is there a latitudinal gradient in the importance of biotic interactions?

DW Schemske, GG Mittelbach… - Annu. Rev. Ecol …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Biotic interactions are believed to play a role in the origin and maintenance of species
diversity, and multiple hypotheses link the latitudinal diversity gradient to a presumed …

Some evolutionary consequences of being a tree

RJ Petit, A Hampe - Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2006 - annualreviews.org
Trees do not form a natural group but share attributes such as great size, longevity, and high
reproductive output that affect their mode and tempo of evolution. In particular, trees are …