Insect-mediated pollination is crucial for global production of multiple pollinator-dependent
crops, including high-value crops like sweet and sour cherry. In the face of increasing …

Mason bees (Osmia spp.) are efficient fruit tree pollinators that can be encouraged to occupy
and breed in artificial nesting material. In sweet cherry orchards, they are occasionally used …

Insects contribute considerably to global crop pollination, with pollination deficits being
documented for multiple entomophilous or pollinator-dependent crops. Different cultivars of …

Strawberries are grown under tunnels to protect the plants from cold, frosts, rain, and fruit
diseases. A review was conducted to determine the performance of plants under plastic …

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium) production relies on modern growing practices like polytunnel
coverings to improve yields but this may interrupt arthropod-mediated ecosystem services …

Contemporary approaches to agriculture must be reimaged to include ecological techniques
that maximise ecosystem services, so that food can be produced sustainably whilst …

The study of functional diversity has been gaining increasing prominence in Ecology, as a
way of evaluating how the species traits affect ecosystem processes. Several empirical …