Positive but variable effects of crop diversification on biodiversity and ecosystem services

D Beillouin, T Ben‐Ari, E Malézieux… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological theory suggests that biodiversity has a positive and stabilizing effect on the
delivery of ecosystem services. Yet, the impacts of increasing the diversity of cultivated crop …

Impacts of field-edge flower plantings on pollinator conservation and ecosystem service delivery–A meta-analysis

EB Lowe, R Groves, C Gratton - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Planting flowers along crop field edges is an increasingly common management strategy for
addressing pollinator declines and improving crop pollination. However, few reviews have …

Insufficient pollinator visitation often limits yield in crop systems worldwide

KJ Turo, JR Reilly, TPM Fijen, A Magrach… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Declining pollinator populations could threaten global food production, especially if current
crop yields are limited by insufficient pollinator visitation to flowers, in a phenomenon …

Plant secondary metabolic responses to global climate change: a meta‐analysis in medicinal and aromatic plants

Y Sun, S Alseekh, AR Fernie - Global Change Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant secondary metabolites (SMs) play crucial roles in plant‐environment interactions and
contribute greatly to human health. Global climate changes are expected to dramatically …

Securing Nature's Contributions to People requires at least 20%–25%(semi-) natural habitat in human-modified landscapes

A Mohamed, F DeClerck, PH Verburg, D Obura… - One Earth, 2024 - cell.com
The cascading effects of biodiversity decline on human well-being present a pressing
challenge for sustainable development. Conservation efforts often prioritize safeguarding …

[HTML][HTML] Hedgerows have contrasting effects on pollinators and natural enemies and limited spillover effects on apple production

GA Bishop, TPM Fijen, BN Desposato… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification has resulted in a decline in insect biodiversity and threatens the
provision of valuable ecosystem services. Agri-environment schemes (AESs) have been …

Pollinator nutrition and its role in merging the dual objectives of pollinator health and optimal crop production

J Jones, R Rader - … Transactions of the Royal Society B, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bee and non-bee insect pollinators play an integral role in the quantity and quality of
production for many food crops, yet there is growing evidence that nutritional challenges to …

Designing agricultural landscapes for arthropod-based ecosystem services in North America

NL Haan, BG Iuliano, C Gratton, DA Landis - Advances in ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Agricultural landscapes in North America have developed through complex
interactions of biophysical, socioeconomic and technological forces. While they can be …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of wildflower strips, landscape structure and agricultural practices on wild bee assemblages–A matter of data resolution and spatial scale?

N Hellwig, LF Schubert, A Kirmer, S Tischew… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Agricultural systems in Central Europe were redesigned during the last century to
attain maximum yields. The results often lead to homogeneous landscapes with only few …

Native flower strips increase visitation by non-bee insects to avocado flowers and promote yield

AE Muñoz, M Plantegenest, P Amouroux… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollination is an essential ecosystem service for pollinator-dependent crops and plant
communities. Apis mellifera L. is by far the most commonly used species to obtain this …