[HTML][HTML] From functional diversity to human well-being: A conceptual framework for agroecosystem sustainability

EG de la Riva, W Ulrich, P Batáry, J Baudry… - Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
CONTEXT Agricultural intensification contributes to global food security and well-being by
supplying the food demand of a growing human population. However, ongoing land-use …

Pollinator‐mediated effects of landscape‐scale land use on grassland plant community composition and ecosystem functioning–seven hypotheses

V Hederström, J Ekroos, M Friberg, T Krausl… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental change is disrupting mutualisms between organisms worldwide. Reported
declines in insect populations and changes in pollinator community compositions in …

Spontaneous flowering vegetation favours hoverflies and parasitoid wasps in apple orchards but has low cascading effects on biological pest control

L Laffon, A Bischoff, R Blaya, F Lescourret… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Floral resources support several ecosystem services in agroecosystems, such as pollination
or biological control. Many beneficial organisms feed on nectar or pollen for an important …

Aphid biological control in arable crops via flower strips: The predominant role of food resources over diversity effects

A Gardarin - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant taxonomic and functional diversity promotes interactions at higher trophic levels, but
the contribution of functional diversity effects to multitrophic interactions and ecosystem …

The hump-shaped effect of plant functional diversity on the biological control of a multi-species pest community

A Gardarin, J Pigot, M Valantin-Morison - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Plant taxonomic and functional diversity promotes interactions at higher trophic levels, but
the contribution of functional diversity effects to multitrophic interactions and ecosystem …

Land tenure security and luxury support plant species and trait diversity in urban community gardens

SM Philpott, P Bichier, G Perez, S Jha… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Urban ecological communities are shaped by an array of environmental and physical factors
that include climate, biogeography, species interactions, dispersal, and ecological filters at …

Functional traits of plants and pollinators explain resource overlap between honeybees and wild pollinators

A Cappellari, G Bonaldi, M Mei, D Paniccia, P Cerretti… - Oecologia, 2022 - Springer
Managed and wild pollinators often cohabit in both managed and natural ecosystems. The
western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the most widespread managed pollinator species. Due …

Examining spatial and temporal drivers of pollinator nutritional resources: evidence from five decades of honey bee colony productivity data

GM Quinlan, DAW Miller… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Pollinators are an essential component of terrestrial food webs and agricultural systems but
are threatened by insufficient access to floral resources. Managed honey bees, as generalist …

Flowers of ruderal species are numerous but small, short and low‐rewarding

L Genty, E Kazakou, A Metay, M Baude, A Gardarin… - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Weed species are ecological models that recently received considerable attention due to
their particular strategies linked to their ruderal‐competitive traits. They are known to have …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal interactions and nutrient supply mediate floral trait variation and pollinator visitation

A Guzman, M Montes, N Lamie, M Bañuelos… - New …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Floral traits, including floral display and nutritional rewards from pollen and nectar, drive
pollinator visitation. Even within a single plant species, environmental factors can influence …