Authors
Lucas A Garibaldi, Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter, Claire Kremen, Juan M Morales, Riccardo Bommarco, Saul A Cunningham, Luísa G Carvalheiro, Natacha P Chacoff, Jan H Dudenhöffer, Sarah S Greenleaf, Andrea Holzschuh, Rufus Isaacs, Kristin Krewenka, Yael Mandelik, Margaret M Mayfield, Lora A Morandin, Simon G Potts, Taylor H Ricketts, Hajnalka Szentgyörgyi, Blandina F Viana, Catrin Westphal, Rachael Winfree, Alexandra M Klein
Publication date
2011/10
Source
Ecology letters
Volume
14
Issue
10
Pages
1062-1072
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Description
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1062–1072
Abstract
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 1 km 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 …
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