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The interplay of pollinator diversity, pollination services and landscape change
Article first published online: 29 APR 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01483.x
© 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2008 British Ecological Society
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Steffan-Dewenter, I. and Westphal, C. (2008), The interplay of pollinator diversity, pollination services and landscape change. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45: 737–741. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01483.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 29 APR 2008
- Article first published online: 29 APR 2008
- Received 12 February 2008; accepted 10 March 2008Handling Editor: Paul Giller
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Keywords:
- agri-environment schemes;
- bees;
- butterflies;
- ecosystem services;
- gene flow;
- habitat fragmentation;
- habitat management;
- land use intensification;
- spatial scales
Summary
- 1Pollinators are a functional group with high relevance for ensuring cross-pollination in wild plant populations and yields in major crops. Both pollinator declines and losses of pollination services have been identified in the context of habitat destruction and land use intensification.
- 2This editorial synthesizes and links the findings presented in seven papers in this Special Profile, focusing on pollinator diversity and plant–pollinator interactions in natural habitats and agricultural landscapes.
- 3The results contribute to our understanding of local and landscape scale effects of land use intensification on pollinator densities and diversity, and pollination functions in wild plant communities and crops.
- 4Synthesis and applications. We emphasize the exceptional coverage in pollination ecology ranging from basic ecological relationships to applied aspects of ecosystem services and ecosystem management, and conclude with identifying gaps in current knowledge and challenging research areas for the future.