Overview of bee pollination and its economic value for crop production

SAM Khalifa, EH Elshafiey, AA Shetaia, AAA El-Wahed… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is a rising demand for food security in the face of threats posed by a
growing human population. Bees as an insect play a crucial role in crop pollination …

Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being

SG Potts, V Imperatriz-Fonseca, HT Ngo, MA Aizen… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
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 …

A global-scale expert assessment of drivers and risks associated with pollinator decline

LV Dicks, TD Breeze, HT Ngo, D Senapathi… - Nature Ecology & …, 2021 - nature.com
Pollinator decline has attracted global attention and substantial efforts are underway to
respond through national pollinator strategies and action plans. These policy responses …

Global modeling of nature's contributions to people

R Chaplin-Kramer, RP Sharp, C Weil, EM Bennett… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The magnitude and pace of global change demand rapid assessment of nature and its
contributions to people. We present a fine-scale global modeling of current status and future …

Global agricultural productivity is threatened by increasing pollinator dependence without a parallel increase in crop diversification

MA Aizen, S Aguiar, JC Biesmeijer… - Global change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The global increase in the proportion of land cultivated with pollinator‐dependent crops
implies increased reliance on pollination services. Yet agricultural practices themselves can …

A review on multirobot systems in agriculture

C Ju, J Kim, J Seol, HI Son - Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural multirobot systems (MRSs) are expected to be essential in future agriculture.
Therefore, MRSs comprising an aerial robot, a ground robot, and a manipulator are being …

Farming approaches for greater biodiversity, livelihoods, and food security

LA Garibaldi, B Gemmill-Herren, R D'Annolfo… - Trends in ecology & …, 2017 - cell.com
Scientists and policy-makers globally are calling for alternative approaches to conventional
intensification of agriculture that enhance ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. The …

Modeling the status, trends, and impacts of wild bee abundance in the United States

I Koh, EV Lonsdorf, NM Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Wild bees are highly valuable pollinators. Along with managed honey bees, they provide a
critical ecosystem service by ensuring stable pollination to agriculture and wild plant …

Mapping ecosystem services demand: A review of current research and future perspectives

S Wolff, CJE Schulp, PH Verburg - Ecological Indicators, 2015 - Elsevier
Mapping the demand for ecosystem services (ES) has received increased attention in
scientific research and is seen as a relevant tool to inform conservation planning, land use …

Dual ecosystem services of syrphid flies (Diptera: Syrphidae): pollinators and biological control agents

L Dunn, M Lequerica, CR Reid… - Pest management …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With increasing worldwide pressure on bee pollinator populations and an increase in
insecticide resistance amongst pest insects, there is a growing need for diversification of …