Managed bees are critical for crop pollination worldwide. As the demand for pollinator-
dependent crops increases, so does the use of managed bees. Concern has arisen that …

Urban landscapes are spatially constrained, and vegetative land uses that provide
beneficial ecosystem services are difficult to maintain. Urban agricultural (UA) systems …

Aim Urbanization is one of the most significant anthropogenic alterations of the surface of
the Earth and constitutes a major threat to biodiversity at the global level. Arthropods are a …

Sustainable and resilient agricultural systems are needed to feed and fuel a growing human
population. However, the current model of agricultural intensification which produces high …

Recent evidence highlights the value of wild‐insect species richness and abundance for
crop pollination worldwide. Yet, deliberate physical importation of single species (eg …

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 …

Understanding how landscape characteristics affect biodiversity patterns and ecological
processes at local and landscape scales is critical for mitigating effects of global …

A range of policy initiatives have been promoted in recent years to address the decline of
bee populations in Europe and North America. Among these has been the establishment of …

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 …

Agri-environmental management (AEM) is heralded as being key to biodiversity
conservation on farmland, yet results of these schemes have been mixed, making their …