Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change
BACKGROUND Human actions have long been known to drive declines in nature, and there
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
is growing awareness of how globalization means that these drivers increasingly act at a …
A framework for the detection and attribution of biodiversity change
The causes of biodiversity change are of great scientific interest and central to policy efforts
aimed at meeting biodiversity targets. Changes in species diversity and high rates of …
aimed at meeting biodiversity targets. Changes in species diversity and high rates of …
[HTML][HTML] Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
GD Powney, C Carvell, M Edwards, RKA Morris… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Pollination is a critical ecosystem service underpinning the productivity of agricultural
systems across the world. Wild insect populations provide a substantial contribution to the …
systems across the world. Wild insect populations provide a substantial contribution to the …
Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being
Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …
contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values …
Pollinator diversity: distribution, ecological function, and conservation
J Ollerton - Annual review of ecology, evolution, and …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
By facilitating plant reproduction, pollinators perform a crucial ecological function that
supports the majority of the world's plant diversity, and associated organisms, and a …
supports the majority of the world's plant diversity, and associated organisms, and a …
Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers
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 …
the past 50 years, with some species undergoing major declines and a few going extinct …
The role of agri‐environment schemes in conservation and environmental management
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 …
millennia. Many species and ecosystems of conservation concern in Europe depend on …
Impacts of neonicotinoid use on long-term population changes in wild bees in England
Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term
laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) …
laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) …
Where is the UK's pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects
Insect pollinators provide a crucial ecosystem service, but are under threat. Urban areas
could be important for pollinators, though their value relative to other habitats is poorly …
could be important for pollinators, though their value relative to other habitats is poorly …
Ecological intensification to mitigate impacts of conventional intensive land use on pollinators and pollination
Worldwide, human appropriation of ecosystems is disrupting plant–pollinator communities
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …
and pollination function through habitat conversion and landscape homogenisation …