Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops
The extent of our reliance on animal pollination for world crop production for human food
has not previously been evaluated and the previous estimates for countries or continents …
has not previously been evaluated and the previous estimates for countries or continents …
Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns?
TH Ricketts, J Regetz, I Steffan‐Dewenter… - Ecology …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Pollination by bees and other animals increases the size, quality, or stability of harvests for
70% of leading global crops. Because native species pollinate many of these crops …
70% of leading global crops. Because native species pollinate many of these crops …
Wild pollinators enhance fruit set of crops regardless of honey bee abundance
The diversity and abundance of wild insect pollinators have declined in many agricultural
landscapes. Whether such declines reduce crop yields, or are mitigated by managed …
landscapes. Whether such declines reduce crop yields, or are mitigated by managed …
Crop pollination from native bees at risk from agricultural intensification
C Kremen, NM Williams… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Ecosystem services are critical to human survival; in selected cases, maintaining these
services provides a powerful argument for conserving biodiversity. Yet, the ecological and …
services provides a powerful argument for conserving biodiversity. Yet, the ecological and …
How much does agriculture depend on pollinators? Lessons from long-term trends in crop production
Abstract Background and Aims Productivity of many crops benefits from the presence of
pollinating insects, so a decline in pollinator abundance should compromise global …
pollinating insects, so a decline in pollinator abundance should compromise global …
Contribution of trees to the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes
The production of sufficient food for an increasing global population while conserving
natural capital is a major challenge to humanity. Tree-mediated ecosystem services are …
natural capital is a major challenge to humanity. Tree-mediated ecosystem services are …
The potential consequences of pollinator declines on the conservation of biodiversity and stability of food crop yields
G Allen-Wardell, P Bernhardt, R Bitner, A Burquez… - Conservation …, 1998 - JSTOR
Following reports of dramatic declines in managed and feral honey bees from nearly every
region of North America, scientists and resource managers from the US, Mexico, and …
region of North America, scientists and resource managers from the US, Mexico, and …
The role of stingless bees in crop pollination
TA Heard - Annual review of entomology, 1999 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) are common visitors to flowering plants in the
tropics, but evidence for their importance and effectiveness as crop pollinators is lacking for …
tropics, but evidence for their importance and effectiveness as crop pollinators is lacking for …
Long-term global trends in crop yield and production reveal no current pollination shortage but increasing pollinator dependency
There is evidence that pollinators are declining as a result of local and global environmental
degradation [1–4]. Because a sizable proportion of the human diet depends directly or …
degradation [1–4]. Because a sizable proportion of the human diet depends directly or …
Global growth and stability of agricultural yield decrease with pollinator dependence
Human welfare depends on the amount and stability of agricultural production, as
determined by crop yield and cultivated area. Yield increases asymptotically with the …
determined by crop yield and cultivated area. Yield increases asymptotically with the …