Striving to feed a population set to reach almost 10 billion people by 2050 in a sustainable
way is high on the research and policy agendas. Further intensification and expansion of …

There is worldwide concern about the environmental costs of conventional intensification of
agriculture. Growing evidence suggests that ecological intensification of mainstream farming …

Pollinating species are in decline globally, with land use an important driver. However, most
of the evidence on which these claims are made is patchy, based on studies with low …

Wild and managed bees are well documented as effective pollinators of global crops of
economic importance. However, the contributions by pollinators other than bees have been …

There is compelling evidence that more diverse ecosystems deliver greater benefits to
people, and these ecosystem services have become a key argument for biodiversity …

Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1062–1072 Abstract Sustainable agricultural landscapes by
definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity and crop …

Global trends in pollinator‐dependent crops have raised awareness of the need to support
managed and wild bee populations to ensure sustainable crop production. Provision of …

The ability to predict the responses of ecological communities and individual species to
human-induced environmental change remains a key issue for ecologists and conservation …

Semi-natural habitats are integral to most agricultural areas and have the potential to
support ecosystem services, especially biological control and pollination by supplying …

Concern about biodiversity loss has led to increased public investment in conservation.
Whereas there is a widespread perception that such initiatives have been unsuccessful …