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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2021

Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities.

Deepa Senapathi, Jochen Fründ, Matthias Albrecht, Michael P D Garratt, David Kleijn, Brian J Pickles, Simon G Potts, Jiandong An, Georg K S Andersson, Svenja Bänsch and 48 more

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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58 authors at 20 institutions in 16 countries.

Deepa SenapathiCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Jochen FründBiometry and Environmental System Analysis, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Matthias AlbrechtInstitute for Sustainability Sciences, Agroscope, Zurich, Switzerland.
Michael P D GarrattCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
David KleijnPlant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Brian J PicklesSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Simon G PottsCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Jiandong AnInstitute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Georg K S AnderssonUniversidad Nacional de Río Negro, Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural, Río Negro, Argentina.
Svenja BänschFunctional Agrobiodiversity, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Parthiba BasuCentre for Pollination Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Faye BenjaminDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA.
Antonio Diego M BezerraSetor de Abelhas, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza - CE, Brazil.
Ritam BhattacharyaCentre for Pollination Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Jacobus C BiesmeijerNaturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Brett BlaauwDepartment of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Eleanor J BlitzerDepartment of Biology, Carroll College, Harrison Helena, USA.
Claire A BrittainSyngenta, Jealott's Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 6EY, UK.
Luísa G CarvalheiroDepartamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Campus Samambaia, Goiânia, Brazil.
Daniel P CariveauDepartment of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St Paul, USA.
Pushan ChakrabortyCentre for Pollination Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Arnob ChatterjeeCentre for Pollination Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Soumik ChatterjeeCentre for Pollination Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Sarah CusserW. K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University, MI, USA.
Bryan N DanforthDepartment of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Erika DeganiCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Breno M FreitasSetor de Abelhas, Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza - CE, Brazil.
Lucas A GaribaldiUniversidad Nacional de Río Negro, Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural, Río Negro, Argentina.
Benoit GeslinIMBE, Aix Marseille Univ, Avignon Université, CNRS, IRD, Marseille, France.
G Arjen de GrootWageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Tina HarrisonDepartment of Entomology and Nematology, University of California Davis, Davis, USA.
Brad HowlettThe New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, New Zealand.
Rufus IsaacsDepartment of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Shalene JhaDepartment of Integrative Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Björn Kristian KlattAgroecology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Kristin KrewenkaHeidelberg Research Service, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Samuel LeighCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Sandra A M LindströmDepartment of Biology, Biodiversity, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Yael MandelikDepartment of Entomology, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Megan McKercharSchool of Science and Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK.
Mia ParkDepartment of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Gideon PisantyAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, Ontario, Canada.
Romina RaderSchool of Environment and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
Menno ReemerNaturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Maj RundlöfDepartment of Biology, Biodiversity, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Barbara SmithCentre for Pollination Studies, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India.
Henrik G SmithCentre of Environmental and Climate Research & Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden.
Patrícia Nunes SilvaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biologia, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), Av. Unisinos, 950, São Leopoldo, RS, Caixa Postal 93022-750, Brazil.
Ingolf Steffan-DewenterDepartment of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Teja TscharntkeAgroecology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Sean WebberCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Duncan B WestburySchool of Science and Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK.
Catrin WestphalFunctional Agrobiodiversity, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
Jennifer B WickensCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Victoria J WickensCentre for Agri-Environmental Research, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Reading, UK.
Rachael WinfreeDepartment of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA.
Hong ZhangInstitute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Alexandra-Maria KleinNature Conservation and Landscape Ecology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
University of Reading · GBUniversity of Calcutta · INLund University · SEUniversity of Göttingen · DEChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNCornell University · USMichigan State University · USNaturalis Biodiversity Center · NLRutgers, The State University of New Jersey · USUniversidade Federal do Ceará · BRUniversity of Freiburg · DEUniversity of Worcester · GBWageningen University & Research · NLAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada · CAAgroscope · CHCarroll College · USCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARHebrew University of Jerusalem · ILHeidelberg University · DE

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/I000348/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While an increasing number of studies indicate that the range, diversity and abundance of many wild pollinators has declined, the global area of pollinator-dependent crops has significantly increased over the last few decades. Crop pollination studies to date have mainly focused on either identifying different guilds pollinating various crops, or on factors driving spatial changes and turnover observed in these communities. The mechanisms driving temporal stability for ecosystem functioning and services, however, remain poorly understood. Our study quantifies temporal variability observed in crop pollinators in 21 different crops across multiple years at a global scale. Using data from 43 studies from six continents, we show that (i) higher pollinator diversity confers greater inter-annual stability in pollinator communities, (ii) temporal variation observed in pollinator abundance is primarily driven by the three-most dominant species, and (iii) crops in tropical regions demonstrate higher inter-annual variability in pollinator species richness than crops in temperate regions. We highlight the importance of recognizing wild pollinator diversity in agricultural landscapes to stabilize pollinator persistence across years to protect both biodiversity and crop pollination services. Short-term agricultural management practices aimed at dominant species for stabilizing pollination services need to be considered alongside longer term conservation goals focussed on maintaining and facilitating biodiversity to confer ecological stability.

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EcosystemPollinationAgricultureAnimalsBeesBiodiversityCrops, AgriculturalInsectacropsdominant speciesinsect diversityinter-annual variationpollinatorstemporal stability

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PMID33726596
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