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 …

Landscape impacts on pollinator communities in temperate systems: evidence and knowledge gaps

D Senapathi, MA Goddard, WE Kunin… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review assesses current knowledge about the interplay between landscape and
pollinator communities. Our primary aim is to provide an evidence base, identify key gaps in …

To mow or to mow less: Lawn mowing frequency affects bee abundance and diversity in suburban yards

SB Lerman, AR Contosta, J Milam, C Bang - Biological Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Green spaces embedded within the urban matrix, particularly residential yards, could
mitigate negative aspects of urban development and provide pollinator habitat. Lawns …

The state of bee monitoring in the United States: A call to refocus away from bowl traps and towards more effective methods

ZM Portman, B Bruninga-Socolar… - Annals of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Effective monitoring is necessary to provide robust detection of bee declines. In the United
States and worldwide, bowl traps have been increasingly used to monitor native bees and …

Harnessing the biodiversity value of Central and Eastern European farmland

LME Sutcliffe, P Batáry, U Kormann… - Diversity and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
A large proportion of European biodiversity today depends on habitat provided by low‐
intensity farming practices, yet this resource is declining as European agriculture intensifies …

[HTML][HTML] Plant species or flower colour diversity? Identifying the drivers of public and invertebrate response to designed annual meadows

H Hoyle, B Norton, N Dunnett, JP Richards… - Landscape and urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
There is increasing evidence of the benefits of introducing urban meadows as an alternative
to amenity mown grass in public greenspaces, both for biodiversity, and human wellbeing …

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 …

Towards an integrated species and habitat management of crop pollination

LA Garibaldi, F Requier, O Rollin… - Current opinion in insect …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pollinator species and habitat management are the main strategies to enhance
crop pollination.•These strategies have been studied in isolation from each other.•An …

A little does a lot: Can small-scale planting for pollinators make a difference?

P Donkersley, S Witchalls, EH Bloom… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2023 - Elsevier
Insect pollinators are declining globally as a result of the anthropogenic pressures that have
destroyed native habitats and eroded ecosystems. These declines have been associated …

[HTML][HTML] Traditional semi-natural grassland management with heterogeneous mowing times enhances flower resources for pollinators in agricultural landscapes

L Johansen, A Westin, S Wehn, A Iuga… - Global Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
For a diverse pollinator fauna it is important that pollen and nectar are available over the
entire summer at spatially relevant scales. Semi-natural hay meadows are among the most …