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Ecological redesign of crop ecosystems for reliable crop protection. A review by Bommarco, Riccardo

“…To attain food security, we must minimize crop losses caused by weed growth, animal herbivores, and pathogens (or “pests”). Today, crop production depends…”
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Ecological intensification: harnessing ecosystem services for food security by Bommarco, Riccardo, Kleijn, David, Potts, Simon G.

“…Rising demands for agricultural products will increase pressure to further intensify crop production, while negative environmental impacts have to be…”
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Ecological Intensification: Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice by Kleijn, David, Bommarco, Riccardo, Fijen, Thijs P.M., Garibaldi, Lucas A., Potts, Simon G., van der Putten, Wim H.

“…There is worldwide concern about the environmental costs of conventional intensification of agriculture. Growing evidence suggests that ecological…”
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Combined heat and drought suppress rainfed maize and soybean yields and modify irrigation benefits in the USA by Luan, Xiangyu, Bommarco, Riccardo, Scaini, Anna, Vico, Giulia

“…Abstract Heat and water stress can drastically reduce crop yields, particularly when they co-occur, but their combined effects and the mitigating potential of…”
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Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Their Impacts on Bees: A Systematic Review of Research Approaches and Identification of Knowledge Gaps by Lundin, Ola, Rundlöf, Maj, Smith, Henrik G, Fries, Ingemar, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…It has been suggested that the widespread use of neonicotinoid insecticides threatens bees, but research on this topic has been surrounded by controversy. In…”
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Functional identity and diversity of animals predict ecosystem functioning better than species-based indices by Gagic, Vesna, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Jonsson, Tomas, Taylor, Astrid, Winqvist, Camilla, Fischer, Christina, Slade, Eleanor M., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Emmerson, Mark, Potts, Simon G., Tscharntke, Teja, Weisser, Wolfgang, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…Drastic biodiversity declines have raised concerns about the deterioration of ecosystem functions and have motivated much recent research on the relationship…”
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Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis by Rusch, Adrien, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, Gardiner, Mary M., Hawro, Violetta, Holland, John, Landis, Douglas, Thies, Carsten, Tscharntke, Teja, Weisser, Wolfgang W., Winqvist, Camilla, Woltz, Megan, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…•This is the first quantitative synthesis of the effect of landscape simplification on biological pest control.•We found a consistent negative effect of…”
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Agricultural diversification promotes multiple ecosystem services without compromising yield by Tamburini, Giovanni, Bommarco, Riccardo, Wanger, Thomas Cherico, Kremen, Claire, van der Heijden, Marcel G A, Liebman, Matt, Hallin, Sara

“…Enhancing biodiversity in cropping systems is suggested to promote ecosystem services, thereby reducing dependency on agronomic inputs while maintaining high…”
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Pollination contribution to crop yield is often context-dependent: A review of experimental evidence by Tamburini, Giovanni, Bommarco, Riccardo, Kleijn, David, van der Putten, Wim H., Marini, Lorenzo

“…•Soil properties and crop pests affect pollination contribution to yield.•Pollination and concomitant services often display synergistic relationships.•Crop…”
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Clothianidin seed-treatment has no detectable negative impact on honeybee colonies and their pathogens by Osterman, Julia, Wintermantel, Dimitry, Locke, Barbara, Jonsson, Ove, Semberg, Emilia, Onorati, Piero, Forsgren, Eva, Rosenkranz, Peter, Rahbek-Pedersen, Thorsten, Bommarco, Riccardo, Smith, Henrik G., Rundlöf, Maj, de Miranda, Joachim R.

“…Interactions between multiple stressors have been implicated in elevated honeybee colony losses. Here, we extend our landscape-scale study on the effects of…”
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Linear infrastructure habitats increase landscape-scale diversity of plants but not of flower-visiting insects by Dániel-Ferreira, Juliana, Bommarco, Riccardo, Wissman, Jörgen, Öckinger, Erik

“…Habitats along linear infrastructure, such as roads and electrical transmission lines, can have high local biodiversity. To determine whether these habitats…”
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Soil compaction and insect pollination modify impacts of crop rotation on nitrogen fixation and yield by St-Martin, Audrey, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…Pollination and biological nitrogen fixation are key ecosystem services, but their contribution to agricultural production might be influenced by simplified…”
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Flow and stability of natural pest control services depend on complexity and crop rotation at the landscape scale by Rusch, Adrien, Bommarco, Riccardo, Jonsson, Mattias, Smith, Henrik G., Ekbom, Barbara

“…1. Increasing landscape complexity can enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services in agroecosystems. However, policies based on conversion of arable land into…”
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Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination by González-Varo, Juan P., Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Bommarco, Riccardo, Potts, Simon G., Schweiger, Oliver, Smith, Henrik G., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Woyciechowski, Michał, Vilà, Montserrat

“…•Multiple global change pressures are currently impacting animal-mediated pollination.•Understanding interactive effects is essential for developing mitigation…”
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Ten policies for pollinators by Dicks, Lynn V., Viana, Blandina, Bommarco, Riccardo, Brosi, Berry, del Coro Arizmendi, María, Cunningham, Saul A., Galetto, Leonardo, Hill, Rosemary, Lopes, Ariadna V., Pires, Carmen, Taki, Hisatomo, Potts, Simon G.

“…What governments can do to safeguard pollination services Earlier this year, the first global thematic assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy…”
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Annual flower strips support pollinators and potentially enhance red clover seed yield by Rundlöf, Maj, Lundin, Ola, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…Ecological intensification provides opportunity to increase agricultural productivity while minimizing negative environmental impacts, by supporting ecosystem…”
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Pollinators, pests and soil properties interactively shape oilseed rape yield by Bartomeus, Ignasi, Gagic, Vesna, Bommarco, Riccardo

“…Pollination, pest control, and soil properties are well known to affect agricultural production. These factors might interactively shape crop yield, but most…”
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Author Correction: Linear infrastructure habitats increase landscape-scale diversity of plants but not of flower-visiting insects by Dániel-Ferreira, Juliana, Bommarco, Riccardo, Wissman, Jörgen, Öckinger, Erik

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Pollinator foraging flexibility mediates rapid plant-pollinator network restoration in semi-natural grasslands by Noreika, Norbertas, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Winsa, Marie, Bommarco, Riccardo, Öckinger, Erik

“…We examined how plant-pollinator interactions were affected by time since habitat restoration and landscape connectivity by comparing plant-pollinator networks…”
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Mass-flowering crops dilute pollinator abundance in agricultural landscapes across Europe by Holzschuh, Andrea, Dainese, Matteo, González-Varo, Juan P., Mudri-Stojnić, Sonja, Riedinger, Verena, Rundlöf, Maj, Scheper, Jeroen, Wickens, Jennifer B., Wickens, Victoria J., Bommarco, Riccardo, Kleijn, David, Potts, Simon G., Roberts, Stuart P. M., Smith, Henrik G., Vilà, Montserrat, Vujić, Ante, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…Mass‐flowering crops (MFCs) are increasingly cultivated and might influence pollinator communities in MFC fields and nearby semi‐natural habitats (SNHs)…”
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