Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops

M Ulyshen, KR Urban‐Mead, JB Dorey… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …

Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe–a review

C Stoate, A Baldi, P Beja, ND Boatman, I Herzon… - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
The impacts of agricultural land use are far-reaching and extend to areas outside
production. This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems …

Climate change reshuffles northern species within their niches

LH Antão, B Weigel, G Strona, M Hällfors… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change is a pervasive threat to biodiversity. While range shifts are a known
consequence of climate warming contributing to regional community change, less is known …

Global effects of land-use intensity on local pollinator biodiversity

J Millard, CL Outhwaite, R Kinnersley… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Interactive effects of climate and land use on pollinator diversity differ among taxa and scales

C Ganuza, S Redlich, J Uhler, C Tobisch… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Changes in climate and land use are major threats to pollinating insects, an essential
functional group. Here, we unravel the largely unknown interactive effects of both threats on …

Biodiversity declines due to abandonment and intensification of agricultural lands: patterns and mechanisms

K Uchida, A Ushimaru - Ecological Monographs, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Declines in plants and herbivorous insects due to land use abandonment and intensification
have been studied in agricultural areas worldwide. We tested four hypotheses, which were …

Agricultural drainage ditches, their biological importance and functioning

I Herzon, J Helenius - Biological conservation, 2008 - Elsevier
We reviewed studies on the biological state of agricultural drainage ditches in the temperate
and boreal zones of the Northern Hemisphere. We looked at the relative importance of …

Homogenization of lepidopteran communities in intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes

J Ekroos, J Heliölä, M Kuussaari - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape simplification and habitat fragmentation may cause severe declines of less
mobile and habitat specialist species and lead to biotic homogenization of species …

Conservation of farmland birds faces different challenges in Western and Central-Eastern Europe

P Tryjanowski, T Hartel, A Báldi, P Szymański… - Acta …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Birds are commonly used as an example of the strongly declining farmland biodiversity in
Europe. The populations of many species have been shown to suffer from intensification of …

Management of semi-natural grasslands benefiting both plant and insect diversity: The importance of heterogeneity and tradition

G Bonari, K Fajmon, I Malenovský, D Zelený… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands depends on the management practices used.
However, management systems suitable for one taxon, such as plants, can be detrimental to …