Global overview of ecosystem services provided by riparian vegetation

T Riis, M Kelly-Quinn, FC Aguiar, P Manolaki… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Fluvial riparian vegetation (RV) links fluvial and terrestrial ecosystems. It is under significant
pressure from anthropogenic activities, and, therefore, the management and restoration of …

[HTML][HTML] Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species

J Osterman, MA Aizen, JC Biesmeijer, J Bosch… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cultivation of pollinator-dependent crops has expanded globally, increasing our reliance on
insect pollination. This essential ecosystem service is provided by a wide range of managed …

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 …

Benefits of increasing plant diversity in sustainable agroecosystems

F Isbell, PR Adler, N Eisenhauer, D Fornara… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have revealed many potential benefits of increasing plant diversity in natural
ecosystems, as well as in agroecosystems and production forests. Plant diversity potentially …

Biogenesis and function of tRNA fragments during sperm maturation and fertilization in mammals

U Sharma, CC Conine, JM Shea, A Boskovic, AG Derr… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Several recent studies link parental environments to phenotypes in subsequent generations.
In this work, we investigate the mechanism by which paternal diet affects offspring …

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

D Goulson, E Nicholls, C Botías, EL Rotheray - Science, 2015 - science.org
BACKGROUND The species richness of wild bees and other pollinators has declined over
the past 50 years, with some species undergoing major declines and a few going extinct …

Non-bee insects are important contributors to global crop pollination

R Rader, I Bartomeus, LA Garibaldi… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
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 …

The role of agri‐environment schemes in conservation and environmental management

P Batáry, LV Dicks, D Kleijn… - Conservation …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Over half of the European landscape is under agricultural management and has been for
millennia. Many species and ecosystems of conservation concern in Europe depend on …

Farming approaches for greater biodiversity, livelihoods, and food security

LA Garibaldi, B Gemmill-Herren, R D'Annolfo… - Trends in ecology & …, 2017 - cell.com
Scientists and policy-makers globally are calling for alternative approaches to conventional
intensification of agriculture that enhance ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. The …

Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms

LA Garibaldi, LG Carvalheiro, BE Vaissière… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Ecological intensification, or the improvement of crop yield through enhancement of
biodiversity, may be a sustainable pathway toward greater food supplies. Such sustainable …