Semi‐natural grasslands as population sources for pollinating insects in agricultural landscapes

By Erik Öckinger, Henrik G. Smith. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Weed-insect pollinator networks as bio-indicators of ecological sustainability in agriculture. A review (2016, background): “Yet, these areas are essential habitats for insect pollinators providing both appropriate foraging and nesting resources (Steffan-Dewenter and Tscharntke 2001; Potts et al. 2003; Vulliamy et al. 2006; Öckinger and Smith 2007; Goulson 2010; Rollin et al. 2013; Requier et al. 2014).”
Mass flowering oilseed rape improves early colony growth but not sexual reproduction of bumblebees (2009, unknown): “Several studies have been conducted to identify the beneficial effects of flower-rich semi-natural habitats on bumblebee density and diversity (e.g. Fussell & Corbet 1991; Banaszak 1992; Corbet 1995; Dramstad & Fry 1995; Ockinger & Smith 2007).”
Attractiveness of wildflower mixtures for wild bees and hoverflies depends on some key plant species (2018, background): “…habitats like hedgerows, extensive grasslands and field margins, which provide essential resources to many species (Marshall & Moonen, 2002; €Ockinger & Smith, 2007; Hannon & Sisk, 2009; Dahms et al., 2010), have become increasingly scarce in modern agricultural landscapes (Potts et al.,…”
Optimizing agri-environment schemes for biodiversity, ecosystem services or both? (2014, background): “In less extreme forms, natural and seminatural areas are dispersed throughout production landscapes with ample ability to benefit ecosystem services through spill-over of service-providing organisms (Ekroos et al., 2013; Öckinger and Smith, 2007).”
Opportunities to enhance pollinator biodiversity in solar parks (2021, background): “Structurally diverse vegetation was associated with greater bumblebee and butterfly abundance, richness or diversity [81,152], whereas the benefits of tall vegetation were predominantly associated with butterflies, with most evidence reporting relationships between vegetation height and butterfly ab”
Weeds for bees? A review (2015, background): “When semi-natural habitats are too small and/or dispersed in intensively farmed agricultural landscapes, they cannot support viable populations of butterflies and bumblebees, which rely on dispersal from larger patches of semi-natural grassland (Ockinger and Smith 2007).”
Late-season mass-flowering red clover increases bumble bee queen and male densities (2014, unknown): “These grasslands often contain a low density of flowers, but are important nesting habitat for bumble bees (Öckinger and Smith, 2007).”
More than 75 percent decline over 27 years in total flying insect biomass in protected areas (2017, background): “Loss of insects is certain to have adverse effects on ecosystem functioning, as insects play a central role in a variety of processes, including pollination [1, 2], herbivory and detrivory [3, 4], nutrient cycling [4] and providing a food source for higher trophic levels such as birds, mammals and a”