TY - JOUR

T1 - A review of ecosystem service benefits from wild bees across social contexts

AU - Matias, Denise Margaret S

AU - Leventon, Julia

AU - Rau, Anna Lena

AU - Borgemeister, Christian

AU - von Wehrden, Henrik

PY - 2017/5/1

Y1 - 2017/5/1

N2 - In order to understand the role of wild bees in both social and ecological systems, we conducted a quantitative and qualitative review of publications dealing with wild bees and the benefits they provide in social contexts. We classified publications according to several attributes such as services and benefits derived from wild bees, types of bee–human interactions, recipients of direct benefits, social contexts where wild bees are found, and sources of changes to the bee–human system. We found that most of the services and benefits from wild bees are related to food, medicine, and pollination. We also found that wild bees directly provide benefits to communities to a greater extent than individuals. In the social contexts where they are found, wild bees occupy a central role. Several drivers of change affect bee–human systems, ranging from environmental to political drivers. These are the areas where we recommend making interventions for conserving the bee-human system.

AB - In order to understand the role of wild bees in both social and ecological systems, we conducted a quantitative and qualitative review of publications dealing with wild bees and the benefits they provide in social contexts. We classified publications according to several attributes such as services and benefits derived from wild bees, types of bee–human interactions, recipients of direct benefits, social contexts where wild bees are found, and sources of changes to the bee–human system. We found that most of the services and benefits from wild bees are related to food, medicine, and pollination. We also found that wild bees directly provide benefits to communities to a greater extent than individuals. In the social contexts where they are found, wild bees occupy a central role. Several drivers of change affect bee–human systems, ranging from environmental to political drivers. These are the areas where we recommend making interventions for conserving the bee-human system.

KW - Sustainability Science

KW - Community

KW - Ecosystem cascade framework

KW - Livelihoods framework

KW - Social–ecological systems

KW - Community

KW - Ecosystem cascade framework

KW - Livelihoods framework

KW - Social–ecological systems

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84996522116&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s13280-016-0844-z

DO - 10.1007/s13280-016-0844-z

M3 - Scientific review articles

C2 - 27878448

AN - SCOPUS:84996522116

VL - 46

SP - 456

EP - 467

JO - Ambio

JF - Ambio

SN - 0044-7447

IS - 4

ER -