Contribution of insect pollinators to crop yield and quality varies with agricultural intensification

Sammanfattning

Discussion. For the four crops in this study, there is clear benefit delivered by pollinators on yield quantity and/or quality, but it is not maximized under current agricultural intensification. Honeybees, the most abundant pollinator, might partially compensate the loss of wild pollinators in some areas, but our results suggest the need of landscape-scale actions to enhance wild pollinator populations.

Nyckelord

Biodiversity; Pollination; Honeybees; Wild bees; Agroecosystems; Ecosystem services

Publicerad i

PeerJ
2014, volym: 2, artikelnummer: 328

SLU författare

• Bartomeus, Ignacio

  • Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Bommarco, Riccardo

  • Institutionen för ekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Jordbruksvetenskap
Ekologi

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.328

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