Bee and non-bee pollinator importance for local food security
(2023) In Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38(2). p.196-205- Abstract
Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity, conservation status, and role of bee and non-bee pollinators in 83 different crops described either as important for the global food market or of local importance. Bees are the most commonly recorded crop floral visitors. However, non-bee pollinators are frequently recorded visitors to crops of local importance. Non-bee pollinators in tropical ecosystems include nocturnal insects, bats, and birds. Importantly, nocturnal pollinators are neglected in current diurnal-oriented research and are experiencing declines. The integration of non-bee... (More)
Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity, conservation status, and role of bee and non-bee pollinators in 83 different crops described either as important for the global food market or of local importance. Bees are the most commonly recorded crop floral visitors. However, non-bee pollinators are frequently recorded visitors to crops of local importance. Non-bee pollinators in tropical ecosystems include nocturnal insects, bats, and birds. Importantly, nocturnal pollinators are neglected in current diurnal-oriented research and are experiencing declines. The integration of non-bee pollinators into scientific studies and conservation agenda is urgently required for more sustainable agriculture and safeguarding food security for both globally and locally important crops.
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- Requier, Fabrice ; Pérez-Méndez, Nestor ; Andersson, Georg K S LU ; Blareau, Elsa ; Merle, Isabelle and Garibaldi, Lucas A
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- 2023-02
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- Trends in Ecology & Evolution
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- 38
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- 10 pages
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- Elsevier
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- scopus:85146092564
- pmid:36503679
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- 1872-8383
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- 10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.006
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- English
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