Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination

JP González-Varo, JC Biesmeijer, R Bommarco… - Trends in ecology & …, 2013 - cell.com
Pollination is an essential process in the sexual reproduction of seed plants and a key
ecosystem service to human welfare. Animal pollinators decline as a consequence of five …

Native pollinators in anthropogenic habitats

R Winfree, I Bartomeus… - Annual review of ecology …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Animals pollinate 87% of the world's flowering plant species. Therefore, how pollinators
respond to human-induced land-use change has important implications for plants and the …

Loss of functional diversity under land use intensification across multiple taxa

DFB Flynn, M Gogol‐Prokurat, T Nogeire… - Ecology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Land use intensification can greatly reduce species richness and ecosystem functioning.
However, species richness determines ecosystem functioning through the diversity and …

Effects of natural enemy biodiversity on the suppression of arthropod herbivores in terrestrial ecosystems

DK Letourneau, JA Jedlicka… - Annual Review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
Claims about the role of predator diversity in maintaining ecosystem function and providing
ecosystem services such as pest control are controversial, but evaluative tests are beginning …

Pollinator dispersal in an agricultural matrix: opposing responses of wild bees and hoverflies to landscape structure and distance from main habitat

F Jauker, T Diekötter, F Schwarzbach, V Wolters - Landscape Ecology, 2009 - Springer
Semi-natural habitats provide essential resources for pollinators within agricultural
landscapes and may help maintain pollination services in agroecosystems. Yet, whether or …

Contrasting patterns in species and functional‐trait diversity of bees in an agricultural landscape

JRK Forrest, RW Thorp, C Kremen… - Journal of Applied …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Land‐use change frequently reduces local species diversity. Species losses will often result
in loss of trait diversity, with likely consequences for community functioning. However, the …

EDITOR'S CHOICE: Small‐scale restoration in intensive agricultural landscapes supports more specialized and less mobile pollinator species

C Kremen, LK M'Gonigle - Journal of applied Ecology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Agriculture now constitutes 40–50% of terrestrial land use globally. By enhancing
habitat suitability and connectivity, restoration within agricultural landscapes could have a …

Pollinator diversity and specialization in relation to flower diversity

J Fründ, KE Linsenmair, N Blüthgen - Oikos, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In the face of global decline in biodiversity, the relationship between diversity and species
interactions deserves particular attention. If pollinators are strongly dependent on floral …

Species' traits and ecological functioning in marine conservation and management

J Bremner - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2008 - Elsevier
Marine conservation increasingly focuses on describing and maintaining ecosystem
functioning. However, it is difficult to find suitable measures for whole-ecosystem functioning …

Are all urban green spaces a favourable habitat for pollinator communities? Bees, butterflies and hoverflies in different urban green areas

Ł Dylewski, Ł Maćkowiak… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
1. Urban ecosystems create suitable habitats for many plant and animal species, including
pollinators. However, heterogenic habitats in city centres and suburban areas have various …