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Rarity and decline in bumblebees - : A test of causes and correlates in the Irish fauna
Úna Fitzpatrick,Tomás E. Murray,Robert J. Paxton,John Breen,Don Cotton,Veronica Santorum,Mark J. F. Brown +6 more
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Irish data support the finding that rare and declining bumblebees are later nesting species, associated with open grassy habitats, and suggest that the widespread replacement of hay with silage in the agricultural landscape has played a major role in bumblebee declines.About:
This article is published in Biological Conservation.The article was published on 2007-04-01. It has received 199 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bumblebee & Species richness.read more
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Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe: a review. J Environ Manag
Chris Stoate,András Báldi,Pedro Beja,Nigel Boatman,Irina Herzon,A.M. van Doorn,G.R. de Snoo,László Rákosy,C. Ramwell +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems across the European Union in the light of recent policy changes, concluding that despite many adjustments to agricultural policy, intensification of production in some regions and concurrent abandonment in others remain the major threat to the ecology of agro-ecosystems impairing the state of soil, water and air and reducing biological diversity in agricultural landscapes.
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Ecological impacts of early 21st century agricultural change in Europe - a review.
Chris Stoate,András Báldi,Pedro Beja,Nigel Boatman,Irina Herzon,A.M. van Doorn,G.R. de Snoo,G.R. de Snoo,László Rákosy,C. Ramwell +9 more
TL;DR: This paper provides an overview of the ecological status of agricultural systems across the European Union in the light of recent policy changes, and builds on the previous review of 2001 devoted to the impacts of agricultural intensification in Western Europe.
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How much does agriculture depend on pollinators? Lessons from long-term trends in crop production
Marcelo A. Aizen,Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi,Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi,Saul A. Cunningham,Alexandra M. Klein,Alexandra M. Klein +5 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that pollination shortage will intensify demand for agricultural land, a trend that will be more pronounced in the developing world, and increasing pressure on supply of agricultural land could significantly contribute to global environmental change.
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Long-term global trends in crop yield and production reveal no current pollination shortage but increasing pollinator dependency.
Marcelo A. Aizen,Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi,Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi,Saul A. Cunningham,Alexandra M. Klein,Alexandra M. Klein +5 more
TL;DR: It is reported that agriculture has become more pollinator dependent because of a disproportionate increase in the area cultivated with pollinator-dependent crops, thus not supporting the view that pollinator shortages are affecting crop yield at the global scale.
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Bumblebee vulnerability and conservation world-wide
TL;DR: There is evidence that some bumblebee species are declining in Europe, North America, and Asia and it is recommended that live bumblebees should not be moved across continents or oceans for commercial pollination until proven safe.
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Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness
TL;DR: A series of common pitfalls in quantifying and comparing taxon richness are surveyed, including category‐subcategory ratios (species-to-genus and species-toindividual ratios) and rarefaction methods, which allow for meaningful standardization and comparison of datasets.
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Importance of pollinators in changing landscapes for world crops
Alexandra-Maria Klein,Bernard E. Vaissière,James H. Cane,Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter,Saul A. Cunningham,Claire Kremen,Teja Tscharntke +6 more
TL;DR: It is found that fruit, vegetable or seed production from 87 of the leading global food crops is dependent upon animal pollination, while 28 crops do not rely upon animalPollination, however, global production volumes give a contrasting perspective.
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Parallel Declines in Pollinators and Insect-Pollinated Plants in Britain and the Netherlands
Jacobus C. Biesmeijer,Stuart P. M. Roberts,Menno Reemer,Ralf Ohlemüller,Michael Edwards,T.M.J. Peeters,T.M.J. Peeters,A. P. Schaffers,Simon G. Potts,R.M.J.C. Kleukers,Chris D. Thomas,Josef Settele,William E. Kunin +12 more
TL;DR: Evidence of declines (pre-versus post-1980) in local bee diversity in Britain and the Netherlands is found and a causal connection between local extinctions of functionally linked plant and pollinator species is strongly suggested.
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ENDANGERED MUTUALISMS: The Conservation of Plant-Pollinator Interactions
TL;DR: Recent declines in honeybee numbers in the United States and Europe bring home the importance of healthy pollination systems, and the need to further develop native bees and other animals as crop pollinators.
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The Forgotten Pollinators
TL;DR: The authors explain how human-induced changes in pollinator populations -- caused by overuse of chemical pesticides, unbridled development, and conversion of natural areas into monocultural cropland-can have a ripple effect on disparate species, ultimately leading to a "cascade of linked extinctions."