Meta-analysis reveals that pollinator functional diversity and abundance enhance crop pollination and yield

Meta-analysis reveals that pollinator functional diversity and abundance enhance crop pollination and yield

Pollinator communities could have nuanced effects on crop yield depending on their species and functional trait compositions. Here, the authors use a meta-analysis to show that, in addition to pollinator abundance, functional trait divergence also positively impacts yield of oilseed rape crops.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: B. A. Woodcock, M. P. D. Garratt, G. D. Powney, R. F. Shaw, J. L. Osborne, J. Soroka, S. A. M. Lindström, D. Stanley, P. Ouvrard, M. E. Edwards, F. Jauker, M. E. McCracken, Y. Zou, S. G. Potts, M. Rundlöf, J. A. Noriega, A. Greenop, H. G. Smith, R. Bommarco, W. van der Werf, J. C. Stout, I. Steffan-Dewenter, L. Morandin, J. M. Bullock, R. F. Pywell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09393-6

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09393-6

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