Diversity Pays in Crop Pollination

By C. Westerkamp, G. Gottsberger. 2000

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WILD BEE ABUNDANCE AND SEED PRODUCTION IN CONVENTIONAL, ORGANIC, AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED CANOLA (2005, result): “Our findings support recent concerns over the economic consequences of native bee declines (e.g., Westerkamp and Gottsberger 2000, Kevan and Phillips 2001).”
The future of pollinators for Australian agriculture (2002, background): “Some authors have argued that the role of Apis (relative to other pollinators) is generally overstated, because of ignorance about non-Apis pollinators (Westerkamp and Gottsberger 2000).”
Pollination services in the UK: how important are honeybees? (2011, background): “…greater proportion of pollination services than previously thought, even in modern, intensive farm systems (e.g. Winfree et al , 2008) prompting some to suggest that the importance of honeybees in providing pollination services may have been over estimated (Westerkamp and Gottsberger, 2000).”
Pollinator-friendly management does not increase the diversity of farmland bees and wasps (2015, background): “Recent work has also highlighted the importance of a diverse pollinator community for providing a high quality pollination service (Westerkamp and Gottsberger, 2000; Klein et al., 2003; Hoehn et al., 2008; Garibaldi et al., 2013).”