Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits
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In: Ecology Letters, Vol. 14, No. 10, 10.2011, p. 1062-1072.
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T1 - Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits
AU - Garibaldi, Lucas A
AU - Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
AU - Kremen, Claire
AU - Morales, Juan M
AU - Bommarco, Riccardo
AU - Cunningham, Saul A
AU - Carvalheiro, Luísa G
AU - Chacoff, Natacha P
AU - Dudenhöffer, Jan H
AU - Greenleaf, Sarah S
AU - Holzschuh, Andrea
AU - Isaacs, Rufus
AU - Krewenka, Kristin
AU - Mandelik, Yael
AU - Mayfield, Margaret M
AU - Morandin, Lora A
AU - Potts, Simon G.
AU - Ricketts, Taylor H
AU - Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka
AU - Viana, Blandina F
AU - Westphal, Catrin
AU - Winfree, Rachael
AU - Klein, Alexandra M
N1 - © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Sustainable agricultural landscapes by definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity and crop productivity. However, few studies have considered landscape effects on the stability of ecosystem services. We tested whether isolation from florally diverse natural and semi-natural areas reduces the spatial and temporal stability of flower-visitor richness and pollination services in crop fields. We synthesised data from 29 studies with contrasting biomes, crop species and pollinator communities. Stability of flower-visitor richness, visitation rate (all insects except honey bees) and fruit set all decreased with distance from natural areas. At 1km from adjacent natural areas, spatial stability decreased by 25, 16 and 9% for richness, visitation and fruit set, respectively, while temporal stability decreased by 39% for richness and 13% for visitation. Mean richness, visitation and fruit set also decreased with isolation, by 34, 27 and 16% at 1km respectively. In contrast, honey bee visitation did not change with isolation and represented >25% of crop visits in 21 studies. Therefore, wild pollinators are relevant for crop productivity and stability even when honey bees are abundant. Policies to preserve and restore natural areas in agricultural landscapes should enhance levels and reliability of pollination services.
AB - Sustainable agricultural landscapes by definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity and crop productivity. However, few studies have considered landscape effects on the stability of ecosystem services. We tested whether isolation from florally diverse natural and semi-natural areas reduces the spatial and temporal stability of flower-visitor richness and pollination services in crop fields. We synthesised data from 29 studies with contrasting biomes, crop species and pollinator communities. Stability of flower-visitor richness, visitation rate (all insects except honey bees) and fruit set all decreased with distance from natural areas. At 1km from adjacent natural areas, spatial stability decreased by 25, 16 and 9% for richness, visitation and fruit set, respectively, while temporal stability decreased by 39% for richness and 13% for visitation. Mean richness, visitation and fruit set also decreased with isolation, by 34, 27 and 16% at 1km respectively. In contrast, honey bee visitation did not change with isolation and represented >25% of crop visits in 21 studies. Therefore, wild pollinators are relevant for crop productivity and stability even when honey bees are abundant. Policies to preserve and restore natural areas in agricultural landscapes should enhance levels and reliability of pollination services.
KW - Ecosystems Research
KW - Apis mellifera
KW - Bombus spp.
KW - Ecosystem services
KW - Flower visitors
KW - Landscape management
KW - Pollinator services
KW - Richness
KW - Spatial stability
KW - Sustainable agricultural landscapes
KW - Temporal stability
KW - Biology
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01669.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01669.x
M3 - Scientific review articles
C2 - 21806746
VL - 14
SP - 1062
EP - 1072
JO - Ecology Letters
JF - Ecology Letters
SN - 1461-023X
IS - 10
ER -