Insect pollinators decline: an emerging concern of Anthropocene epoch

R Nath, H Singh, S Mukherjee - Journal of Apicultural Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Insect pollination establishes an ecosystem service around the globe, providing compelling
budgetary and creative profits along with developmental values to humans and vital eco …

The economics of biodiversity loss

S Giglio, T Kuchler, J Stroebel, O Wang - 2024 - nber.org
We explore the economic effects of biodiversity loss by develo** an ecologically-founded
model that captures how different species interact to deliver the ecosystem services that …

Do soil conservation practices exceed their relevance as a countermeasure to greenhouse gases emissions and increase crop productivity in agriculture?

A Shakoor, AA Dar, MS Arif, TH Farooq… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Globally, agriculture sector is the significant source of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions
into the atmosphere. To achieve the goal of limiting or mitigating these emissions, a rigorous …

Water stress and insect herbivory interactively reduce crop yield while the insect pollination benefit is conserved

CA Raderschall, G Vico, O Lundin… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is predicted to hamper crop production due to precipitation deficits and
warmer temperatures inducing both water stress and increasing herbivory due to more …

[HTML][HTML] Survival rate and changes in foraging performances of solitary bees exposed to a novel insecticide

S Boff, R Scheiner, J Raizer, D Lupi - Ecotoxicology and environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Solitary bees are among the most important pollinators worldwide however population
declines especially in croplands has been noticed. The novel pesticide sulfoxaflor is a …

[HTML][HTML] Additive and synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, insect pollination and nutrient availability in a perennial fruit crop

K Chen, D Kleijn, J Scheper, TPM Fijen - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Managing ecosystem services might reduce the dependence of modern agriculture on
external inputs and increase the sustainability of agricultural production. Insect pollinators …

[HTML][HTML] Flies are important pollinators of mass-flowering caraway and respond to landscape and floral factors differently from honeybees

M Toivonen, AE Karimaa, I Herzon… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Non-bee insects have been identified as important crop pollinators globally. However,
strategies to protect pollinators and enhance crop pollination usually focus on supporting …

[HTML][HTML] Limited honeybee hive placement balances the trade-off between biodiversity conservation and crop yield of buckwheat cultivation

TPM Fijen, V van Bodegraven, F Lucassen - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
An increasing number of farmland initiatives aim to aid biodiversity conservation through
alternative farming practices such as nature-inclusive farming. However, these approaches …

Morphological characteristics of pollen from triploid watermelon and its fate on stigmas in a hybrid crop production system

ECW Subasinghe Arachchige, LJ Evans… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Hybrid crop production is more reliant on pollinators compared to open-pollinated crops
because they require cross-pollination between a male-fertile and a male-sterile line. Little is …

Integrating biodiversity conservation in wider landscape management: Necessity, implementation and evaluation

D Kleijn, KJC Biesmeijer, RHG Klaassen… - Advances in ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Current conservation instruments, which for most species rely heavily on protected areas,
are insufficient to halt biodiversity loss. Conservation initiatives in the wider landscape …