Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination

A Kovács‐Hostyánszki, A Espíndola… - Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, human appropriation of ecosystems is disrupting plant–pollinator communities
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …

Bee nutrition and floral resource restoration

AD Vaudo, JF Tooker, CM Grozinger… - Current opinion in insect …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bees' specific nutritional requirements are partitioned between pollen and
nectar.•Nectar and pollen provide carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and micronutrients.•Bee …

[KNYGA][B] The economics of biodiversity

P Dasgupta - 2024 - books.google.com
We are part of Nature, not separate from it. We rely on Nature to provide us with food, water
and shelter; regulate our climate and disease; maintain nutrient cycles and oxygen …

[PDF][PDF] Food system impacts on biodiversity loss

TG Benton, C Bieg, H Harwatt, R Pudasaini… - Three levers for food …, 2021 - ciwf.com
Food system impacts on biodiversity loss Page 1 Research Paper Food system impacts on
biodiversity loss Three levers for food system transformation in support of nature Tim G. Benton …

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 …

Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

R Rader, I Bartomeus, LA Garibaldi… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - pnas.org
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 …

A global synthesis reveals biodiversity-mediated benefits for crop production

M Dainese, EA Martin, MA Aizen, M Albrecht… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
Human land use threatens global biodiversity and compromises multiple ecosystem
functions critical to food production. Whether crop yield–related ecosystem services can be …

Wild pollinators enhance fruit set of crops regardless of honey bee abundance

LA Garibaldi, I Steffan-Dewenter, R Winfree, MA Aizen… - science, 2013 - science.org
The diversity and abundance of wild insect pollinators have declined in many agricultural
landscapes. Whether such declines reduce crop yields, or are mitigated by managed …

Flower plantings increase wild bee abundance and the pollination services provided to a pollination‐dependent crop

BR Blaauw, R Isaacs - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination services from wild insects contribute to crop productivity around the world, but are
at risk of decline in agricultural landscapes. Using highbush blueberry as a model system …

From research to action: enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators

LA Garibaldi, LG Carvalheiro… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Recent evidence highlights the value of wild‐insect species richness and abundance for
crop pollination worldwide. Yet, deliberate physical importation of single species (eg …