Semi-natural habitats support biological control, pollination and soil conservation in Europe. A review

JM Holland, JC Douma, L Crowley, L James… - Agronomy for …, 2017 - Springer
Semi-natural habitats are integral to most agricultural areas and have the potential to
support ecosystem services, especially biological control and pollination by supplying …

Insect pollinators collect pollen from wind‐pollinated plants: implications for pollination ecology and sustainable agriculture

ME Saunders - Insect conservation and diversity, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Current research, management and outreach programmes relevant to insect pollinator
conservation are strongly focused on relationships between pollinators and insect …

Adaptive responses of animals to climate change are most likely insufficient

V Radchuk, T Reed, C Teplitsky, M van de Pol… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Biological responses to climate change have been widely documented across taxa and
regions, but it remains unclear whether species are maintaining a good match between …

Habitat area, quality and connectivity: striking the balance for efficient conservation

JA Hodgson, A Moilanen, BA Wintle… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Population viability can depend on habitat area, habitat quality, the spatial arrangement of
habitats (aggregations and connections) and the properties of the intervening non‐breeding …

Plant pollinator networks along a gradient of urbanisation

B Geslin, B Gauzens, E Thébault, I Dajoz - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Habitat loss is one of the principal causes of the current pollinator decline. With
agricultural intensification, increasing urbanisation is among the main drivers of habitat loss …

Larger patches of diverse floral resources increase insect pollinator density, diversity, and their pollination of native wildflowers

BR Blaauw, R Isaacs - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2014 - Elsevier
Native wildflower plantings can be used to provide nutritional resources to support
pollinating insects, yet the effects of planting size and bloom richness on the density …

Temperate agroforestry systems provide greater pollination service than monoculture

A Varah, H Jones, J Smith, SG Potts - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Insect pollination is a globally important ecosystem service, contributing to crop yields,
production stability and the maintenance of wild plant populations. Ironically, agriculture is …

City climate and landscape structure shape pollinators, nectar and transported pollen along a gradient of urbanization

P Biella, N Tommasi, L Guzzetti… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization gradients influence both landscape and climate and provide opportunity for
understanding how plants and pollinators respond to artificially driven environmental …

Can pollination niches facilitate plant coexistence?

A Pauw - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2013 - cell.com
The question of why there are so many plant species needs two kinds of answer: an
explanation for the origin of plant species, and an explanation for how they can coexist …

Annual cover crops for managed and wild bees: Optimal plant mixtures depend on pollinator enhancement goals

RE Mallinger, JG Franco… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2019 - Elsevier
Agricultural intensification and landscape simplification have reduced flowering plant
abundance and diversity worldwide, with subsequent negative effects on pollinators. To …