Global taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of bees in apple orchards
Leclercq, N. ; Rundlöf, M. LU
; Sandberg, C.
LU
and Vereecken, N.J.
(2023)
In Science of the Total Environment
901.
- Abstract
- An essential prerequisite to safeguard pollinator species is characterisation of the multifaceted diversity of crop pollinators and identification of the drivers of pollinator community changes across biogeographical gradients. The extent to which intensive agriculture is associated with the homogenisation of biological communities at large spatial scales remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated diversity drivers for 644 bee species/morphospecies in 177 commercial apple orchards across 33 countries and four global biogeographical biomes. Our findings reveal significant taxonomic dissimilarity among biogeographical zones. Interestingly, despite this dissimilarity, species from different zones share similar higher-level... (More)
- An essential prerequisite to safeguard pollinator species is characterisation of the multifaceted diversity of crop pollinators and identification of the drivers of pollinator community changes across biogeographical gradients. The extent to which intensive agriculture is associated with the homogenisation of biological communities at large spatial scales remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated diversity drivers for 644 bee species/morphospecies in 177 commercial apple orchards across 33 countries and four global biogeographical biomes. Our findings reveal significant taxonomic dissimilarity among biogeographical zones. Interestingly, despite this dissimilarity, species from different zones share similar higher-level phylogenetic groups and similar ecological and behavioural traits (i.e. functional traits), likely due to habitat filtering caused by perennial monoculture systems managed intensively for crop production. Honey bee species dominated orchard communities, while other managed/manageable and wild species were collected in lower numbers. Moreover, the presence of herbaceous, uncultivated open areas and organic management practices were associated with increased wild bee diversity. Overall, our study sheds light on the importance of large-scale analyses contributing to the emerging fields of functional and phylogenetic diversity, which can be related to ecosystem function to promote biodiversity as a key asset in agroecosystems in the face of global change pressures. © 2023 Elsevier B.V. (Less)
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- Leclercq, N.
; Rundlöf, M.
LU
; Sandberg, C.
LU
and Vereecken, N.J.
- author collaboration
- organization
- publishing date
- 2023
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Apple pollination, Biodiversity–agroecosystem functioning, Biogeographical zones, Biotic homogenisation, Crop production, Pollinators, Crops, Cultivation, Ecosystems, Fruits, Orchards, Agro-ecosystems, Apple orchards, Biogeographical zone, Biotic homogenizations, Functional diversity, Phylogenetic diversity, Pollinator, agricultural ecosystem, biodiversity, biogeography, crop production, ecosystem function, herb, honeybee, intensive agriculture, monoculture, orchard, perennial plant, phylogenetics, taxonomy, agroecosystem, animal pollination, apple, article, biogeographic region, biome, ecosystem, filtration, global change, human, morphospecies, nonhuman, wild species, Biodiversity
- in
- Science of the Total Environment
- volume
- 901
- article number
- 165933
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85166738591
- pmid:37536603
- ISSN
- 0048-9697
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165933
- language
- English
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