Declines in invertebrate biodiversity 1, 2 pose a significant threat to key ecosystem services.
3–5 Current analyses of biodiversity often focus on taxonomic diversity (eg, species …

The exponential increase in the human population in tandem with increased food demand
has caused agriculture to be the global‐dominant form of land use. Afrotropical drylands are …

Pollination is a fundamental ecosystem service. Predictive and mechanistic models linking
pollinator community structure to pollination services increasingly incorporate information on …

Three aphid species infest winter canola, Brassica napus L. fields in central Oklahoma and
are serious pests: the cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae L., green peach aphid, Myzus …

Livestock grazing is widespread and increasing in the African grasslands, with largely
unknown consequences for bee pollinators. Here we assessed the direct and indirect …

Fire is a common worldwide disturbance that affected the evolution of life and shaped plant
and animal diversity; this is especially applicable in the Mediterranean. 2. In this study, we …

In the US central and southern Great Plains, canola (Brassica napus) is a winter annual
crop. It is pollinated by insects, particularly native bees and introduced honeybees (Apis …

Cultivation of the mass‐flowering crop oilseed rape (OSR), Brassica napus, can provide
insects with super‐abundant nectar and pollen while in bloom. Several authors have …

One of the pronounced global challenges facing ecologists is how to feed the current
growing human population while sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. To shed …