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The viability and compatibility of pollen on insects visiting apple blossom.

Published online: 01 Jan 1975

Authors: Kendall, D. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The viability of fruit pollen carried on the body hairs of insects collected in apple orchards was usually similar to that of pollen from freshly dehi...

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A comparison of two pollinators: the introduced honey bee Apis mellifera and an indigenous bee Centris tarsata on cashew Anacardium occidentale in its native range of NE Brazil.

Published online: 04 Jun 1998

Authors: Freitas, B. M. & Paxton, R. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Aspects of the flowering biology of wild cashew A. occidentale, an andromonoecious, self-fertile tree, were investigated in north-east Brazil, where t...

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Dutch landscapes have lost insect-pollinated plants over the past 87 years.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Pan KaiXuan & Marshall, L. & Snoo, G. R. de & Biesmeijer, J. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The interruption of plant-pollinator interactions may threaten global plant diversity, food security and ecosystem stability. Recent reports of strong...

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Shifts in plant-invertebrate interactions between wild and ex situ conservation populations of a critically endangered tree.

Published online: 09 Sep 2024

Authors: Wang ShiTong & Song ShuaiShuai & Liu JiKun & Li JieHua & Jiang Mingxi & Wei XinZeng

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Ex situ conservation is an effective approach to prevent the extinction of endangered species. Biotic interactions (e.g. herbivory and pollination) ar...

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Editor's choice: review: trait matching of flower visitors and crops predicts fruit set better than trait diversity.

Published online: 23 Dec 2015

Authors: Garibaldi, L. A. & Bartomeus, I. & Bommarco, R. & Klein, A. M. & Cunningham, S. A. & Aizen, M. A. & Boreux, V. & Garratt, M. P. D. & Carvalheiro, L. G. & Kremen, C. & Morales, C. L. & Schüepp, C. & Chacoff, N. P. & Freitas, B. M. & Gagic, V. & Holzschuh, A. & Klatt, B. K. & Krewenka, K. M. & Krishnan, S. & Mayfield, M. M. & Motzke, I. & Otieno, M. & Petersen, J. & Potts, S. G. & Ricketts, T. H. & Rundlöf, M. (et al)

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding the relationships between trait diversity, species diversity and ecosystem functioning is essential for sustainable management. For func...

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Investigating the impacts of field-realistic exposure to a neonicotinoid pesticide on bumblebee foraging, homing ability and colony growth.

Published online: 28 Sep 2016

Authors: Stanley, D. A. & Russell, A. L. & Morrison, S. J. & Rogers, C. & Raine, N. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The ability to forage and return home is essential to the success of bees as both foragers and pollinators. Pesticide exposure may cause behavioural c...

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Cacao flower visitation: lowpollen deposition, low fruit set and dominance of herbivores.

Published online: 16 Jun 2022

Authors: Vansynghel, J. & Ocampo-Ariza, C. & Maas, B. & Martin, E. A. & Thomas, E. & Hanf-Dressler, T. & Schumacher, N. C. & Ulloque-Samatelo, C. & Tscharntke, T. & Steffan-Dewenter, I.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

1. Pollination services of cacao are crucial for global chocolate production, yet remain critically understudied, particularly in regions of origin of...

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Species richness of wild bees, but not the use of managed honeybees, increases fruit set of a pollinator-dependent crop.

Published online: 01 Apr 2015

Authors: Mallinger, R. E. & Gratton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Native, wild bees are important pollinators for both crop and wild plants. With concerns over the availability and cost of managed honeybees, attentio...

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Supplementing small farms with native mason bees increases strawberry size and growth rate.

Published online: 02 May 2018

Authors: Horth, L. & Campbell, L. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollination services, especially those of bees, play a vital role in agriculture. Declining honeybee populations require us to find alternative soluti...

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Pollination services decline with distance from natural habitat even in biodiversity-rich areas.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Carvalheiro, L. G. & Seymour, C. L. & Veldtman, R. & Nicolson, S. W.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

There is considerable evidence for the negative impacts of habitat alteration on pollinators in highly disturbed regions of the world. However, it rem...

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