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The multi-million dollar weevil that pollinates oil palms.
D. J. Greathead
- Vol. 7, Iss: 3, pp 105-107
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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 role of stingless bees in crop pollination.
TL;DR: Aspects of their biology that impact on their potential for crop pollination are reviewed, including generalized flower visiting behavior of colonies, floral constancy of individual bees, flight range, and the importance of natural vegetation for maintaining local populations.
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A review of the ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations, using forests as a reference system
Claudia Dislich,Claudia Dislich,Alexander C. Keyel,Jan Salecker,Yael Kisel,Katrin M. Meyer,Mark Auliya,Andrew D. Barnes,Marife D. Corre,Kevin Darras,Heiko Faust,Bastian Hess,Stephan Klasen,Alexander Knohl,Holger Kreft,Ana Meijide,Fuad Nurdiansyah,Fenna Otten,Guy Pe'er,Stefanie Steinebach,Suria Darma Tarigan,Merja Tölle,Merja Tölle,Teja Tscharntke,Kerstin Wiegand +24 more
TL;DR: A systematic and comprehensive literature review of all ecosystem functions in oil palm plantations, including several (genetic, medicinal and ornamental resources, information functions) not included in previous systematic reviews, finds thatOil palm plantations generally have reduced ecosystem functioning compared to forests.
Establishing the evidence base for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function in the oil palm landscapes of
William A. Foster,Jake L. Snaddon,Edgar C. Turner,Tom M. Fayle,Timothy D. Cockerill,M. D. Farnon Ellwood,Gavin R. Broad,Arthur Y. C. Chung,Paul Eggleton,Chey Vun Khen,Kalsum M. Yusah +10 more
TL;DR: By intelligent manipulation of habitat complexity, it could be possible to enhance not only the number of species that can live in oil palm plantations but also their contribution to the healthy functioning of this exceptionally important and widespread landscape.
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A review of pollination studies in the Palmae
TL;DR: Results of this review indicate great diversity in pollination, but three basic syndromes are common in the family, cantharophily, mellitophilies, and myophily; however, anemophily appears uncommon and derived.