Wild insects and honey bees are equally important to crop yields in a global analysis
[Aim] Most of the world's food crops are dependent on pollinators. However, there isa great deal of uncertainty in the strength of this relationship, especially regarding therelative contributions of the honey bee (often a managed species) and wild insects tocrop yields on a global scale. Previ...
| Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/388187 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/388187 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85190941785 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Abundance Biodiversity Crop yield Honey bee Pollination Wild insects |
| Summary: | [Aim] Most of the world's food crops are dependent on pollinators. However, there isa great deal of uncertainty in the strength of this relationship, especially regarding therelative contributions of the honey bee (often a managed species) and wild insects tocrop yields on a global scale. Previous data syntheses have likewise reached differingconclusions on whether pollinator species diversity, or only the number of pollinatorvisits to flowers, is important to crop yield. This study quantifies the current state ofthese relationships and links to a dynamic version of our analyses that updates auto-matically as studies become available. |
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