[HTML][HTML] Opportunities to enhance pollinator biodiversity in solar parks

H Blaydes, SG Potts, JD Whyatt, A Armstrong - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Renewable power capacity is increasing globally in response to energy decarbonisation,
with solar photovoltaic (PV) projected to be the dominant renewable. A significant proportion …

[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 …

Flower strip networks offer promising long term effects on pollinator species richness in intensively cultivated agricultural areas

C Buhk, R Oppermann, A Schanowski, R Bleil… - BMC ecology, 2018 - Springer
Background Intensively cultivated agricultural landscapes often suffer from substantial
pollinator losses, which may be leading to decreasing pollination services for crops and wild …

Spatial diversification of agroecosystems to enhance biological control and other regulating services: An agroecological perspective

S Hatt, F Boeraeve, S Artru, M Dufrêne… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spatial diversification of crop and non-crop habitats in farming systems is promising for
enhancing natural regulation of insect pests. Nevertheless, results from recent syntheses …

The best wildflowers for wild bees

RN Nichols, D Goulson, JM Holland - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2019 - Springer
Governmental agri-environment schemes (AES) aim to improve pollinator abundance and
diversity on farmland by sowing wildflower seed mixes. These often contain high proportions …

[HTML][HTML] Trees for bees

P Donkersley - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Limited resources and land-use pressures require more efficient conservation strategies,
from increasingly limited input. Pollinator declines are threatening food security and natural …

Understanding plant–arthropod interactions in multitrophic communities to improve conservation biological control: useful traits and metrics

A Gardarin, M Plantegenest, A Bischoff… - Journal of pest …, 2018 - Springer
The role of biodiversity in the delivery of ecosystem services is increasingly being studied by
trait-based functional approaches. Here, we review and discuss the contribution of a trait …

Native flower strips increase visitation by non-bee insects to avocado flowers and promote yield

AE Muñoz, M Plantegenest, P Amouroux… - Basic and Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pollination is an essential ecosystem service for pollinator-dependent crops and plant
communities. Apis mellifera L. is by far the most commonly used species to obtain this …

Seed mixture strongly affects species-richness and quality of perennial flower strips on fertile soil

A Schmidt, A Kirmer, K Kiehl, S Tischew - Basic and applied ecology, 2020 - Elsevier
Within the frame of the EU Common Agricultural Policy, most countries subsidise the
establishment and maintenance of perennial flower strips on arable land within Agri …

A novel farmland wildflower seed mix attracts a greater abundance and richness of pollinating insects than standard mixes

RN Nichols, JM Holland… - Insect Conservation and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Wildflower strips are a popular agri‐environment scheme (AES) implemented on farmland to
provide forage for insect pollinators. The standard seed mixtures were often formulated …