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Neonicotinoid pesticide exposure impairs crop pollination services provided by bumblebees by Stanley, Dara A., Garratt, Michael P. D., Wickens, Jennifer B., Wickens, Victoria J., Potts, Simon G., Raine, Nigel E.

“…Despite substantial evidence that neonicotinoid pesticides can have negative effects on bees, there have been no reports that this leads to problems with…”
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Combined effects of agrochemicals and ecosystem services on crop yield across Europe by Gagic, Vesna, Kleijn, David, Báldi, András, Boros, Gergely, Jørgensen, Helene Bracht, Elek, Zoltán, Garratt, Michael P. D., Groot, G. Arjen, Hedlund, Katarina, Kovács‐Hostyánszki, Anikó, Marini, Lorenzo, Martin, Emily, Pevere, Ines, Potts, Simon G., Redlich, Sarah, Senapathi, Deepa, Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf, Świtek, Stanislaw, Smith, Henrik G., Takács, Viktória, Tryjanowski, Piotr, van der Putten, Wim H., van Gils, Stijn, Bommarco, Riccardo, Scherber, Christoph

“…Simultaneously enhancing ecosystem services provided by biodiversity below and above ground is recommended to reduce dependence on chemical pesticides and…”
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Distance decay effects predominantly shape spider but not carabid community composition in crop fields in north-western Europe by Mei, Zulin, Scheper, Jeroen, Bommarco, Riccardo, de Groot, Gerard Arjen, Garratt, Michael P.D., Potts, Simon G., Redlich, Sarah, Smith, Henrik G., van der Putten, Wim H., van Gils, Stijn, Kleijn, David

“…Agricultural intensification and expansion are regarded as main drivers of biodiversity loss. This conclusion is mainly based on observed declines of local…”
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Establishment and management of wildflower areas for insect pollinators in commercial orchards by Carvell, Claire, Mitschunas, Nadine, McDonald, Rachel, Hulmes, Sarah, Hulmes, Lucy, O'Connor, Rory S., Garratt, Michael P.D., Potts, Simon G., Fountain, Michelle T., Sadykova, Dinara, Edwards, Mike, Nowakowski, Marek, Pywell, Richard F., Redhead, John W.

“…Sown wildflower areas are increasingly recommended as an agri-environmental intervention measure, but evidence for their success is limited to particular…”
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On-farm experiences shape farmer knowledge, perceptions of pollinators, and management practices by Osterman, Julia, Landaverde-González, Patricia, Garratt, Michael P.D., Gee, Megan, Mandelik, Yael, Langowska, Aleksandra, Miñarro, Marcos, Cole, Lorna J., Eeraerts, Maxime, Bevk, Danilo, Avrech, Omri, Koltowski, Zbigniew, Trujillo-Elisea, Flor Itzel, Paxton, Robert J., Boreux, Virgine, Seymour, Colleen L., Howlett, Brad G.

“…Mitigating pollinator declines in agriculturally dominated landscapes to safeguard pollination services requires the involvement of farmers and their…”
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Rural livelihood diversity and its influence on the ecological intensification potential of smallholder farms in Kenya by Kansiime, Monica K., Girling, Robbie D., Mugambi, Idah, Mulema, Joseph, Oduor, George, Chacha, Duncan, Ouvrard, David, Kinuthia, Wanja, Garratt, Michael P. D.

“…Smallholder farmers represent the majority of food producers around the world, yet they are often the most at risk of suffering yield gaps and not achieving…”
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Tritrophic effects of organic and conventional fertilisers on a cereal-aphid-parasitoid system by Garratt, Michael P.D, Leather, Simon R, Wright, Denis J

“…The impact of parasitoids on pests varies between conventional and low-intensity agricultural systems. Although the impacts on parasitoid natural enemies of…”
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effects of organic and conventional fertilizers on cereal aphids and their natural enemies by Garratt, Michael P.D, Wright, Denis J, Leather, Simon R

“…1 Aphids are important pests of spring cereals and their abundance and the impact of their natural enemies may be influenced by fertilizer regime. 2 We…”
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Animal pollination increases stability of crop yield across spatial scales by Bishop, Jacob, Garratt, Michael P. D., Nakagawa, Shinichi

“…The benefits of animal pollination to crop yield are well known. In contrast, the effects of animal pollination on the spatial or temporal stability (the…”
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Flower margins support natural enemies adjacent to apple orchards but evidence of spill-over is mixed by Howard, Charlotte, Fountain, Michelle T., Brittain, Claire, Burgess, Paul J., Garratt, Michael P.D.

“…Perennial flower margins next to apple orchards can reduce the spread of aphid pests on apple trees and reduce the percentage of trees with fruit damage. To…”
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Policies for Ecological Intensification of Crop Production by Garibaldi, Lucas A., Pérez-Méndez, Néstor, Garratt, Michael P.D., Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Miguez, Fernando E., Dicks, Lynn V.

“…Ecological intensification aims to increase crop productivity by enhancing biodiversity and associated ecosystem services, while minimizing the use of…”
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Active management of wildflower strips in commercial sweet cherry orchards enhances natural enemies and pest regulation services by Mateos-Fierro, Zeus, Fountain, Michelle T., Garratt, Michael P.D., Ashbrook, Kate, Westbury, Duncan B.

“…To protect sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) against pests in commercial orchards, pesticides are frequently used, but some have adverse environmental impacts…”
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Insect excluding mesh enhances Spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) control in tunneled raspberry with limited effects on natural enemy abundance by Buck, Nicolas, Fountain, Michelle T., Potts, Simon G., Garratt, Michael P.D.

“…Spotted-wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii) oviposits in a wide range of soft and stone fruit, which can result in a reduction of fruit quality and yield. An…”
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Climate induced phenological shifts in pears – A crop of economic importance in the UK by Reeves, Laura A., Garratt, Michael P.D., Fountain, Michelle T., Senapathi, Deepa

“…Phenological advancements in flowering have been well documented in many food crop, ornamental, and native plant species. However, there is lack of information…”
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The benefits of hedgerows for pollinators and natural enemies depends on hedge quality and landscape context by Garratt, Michael P.D., Senapathi, Deepa, Coston, Duncan J., Mortimer, Simon R., Potts, Simon G.

“…•Hedgerows are a source habitat for natural enemies which spill over into neighbouring fields.•Hedgerows provide a valuable forage resource and corridor for…”
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The interplay of landscape composition and configuration: new pathways to manage functional biodiversity and agroecosystem services across Europe by Martin, Emily A., Dainese, Matteo, Clough, Yann, Báldi, András, Bommarco, Riccardo, Gagic, Vesna, Garratt, Michael P.D., Holzschuh, Andrea, Kleijn, David, Kovács‐Hostyánszki, Anikó, Marini, Lorenzo, Potts, Simon G., Smith, Henrik G., Al Hassan, Diab, Albrecht, Matthias, Andersson, Georg K.S., Asís, Josep D., Aviron, Stéphanie, Balzan, Mario V., Baños‐Picón, Laura, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Batáry, Péter, Burel, Francoise, Caballero‐López, Berta, Concepción, Elena D., Coudrain, Valérie, Dänhardt, Juliana, Diaz, Mario, Diekötter, Tim, Dormann, Carsten F., Duflot, Rémi, Entling, Martin H., Farwig, Nina, Fischer, Christina, Frank, Thomas, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Hermann, John, Herzog, Felix, Inclán, Diego, Jacot, Katja, Jauker, Frank, Jeanneret, Philippe, Kaiser, Marina, Krauss, Jochen, Le Féon, Violette, Marshall, Jon, Moonen, Anna‐Camilla, Moreno, Gerardo, Riedinger, Verena, Rundlöf, Maj, Rusch, Adrien, Scheper, Jeroen, Schneider, Gudrun, Schüepp, Christof, Stutz, Sonja, Sutter, Louis, Tamburini, Giovanni, Thies, Carsten, Tormos, José, Tscharntke, Teja, Tschumi, Matthias, Uzman, Deniz, Wagner, Christian, Zubair‐Anjum, Muhammad, Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf, Scherber, Christoph

“…Managing agricultural landscapes to support biodiversity and ecosystem services is a key aim of a sustainable agriculture. However, how the spatial arrangement…”
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Quantifying crop pollinator-dependence and pollination deficits: The effects of experimental scale on yield and quality assessments by Webber, Sean M., Garratt, Michael P.D., Lukac, Martin, Bailey, Alison P., Huxley, Theresa, Potts, Simon G.

“…Pollination treatment effects on apple fruit set, fruit set at harvest, and seed set at three scales: the inflorescence (with a mean of 5.7 flowers), the…”
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Perennial flower margins reduce orchard fruit damage by rosy apple aphid, Dysaphis plantaginea (Homoptera: Aphididae) by Howard, Charlotte, Fountain, Michelle T., Brittain, Claire, Burgess, Paul J., Garratt, Michael P. D.

“…Abstract Sown or natural flower strips are a commonly used management practice in agroecosystems and have been demonstrated to increase the abundance of…”
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Inconsistent responses of carabid beetles and spiders to land-use intensity and landscape complexity in north-western Europe by Mei, Zulin, Scheper, Jeroen, Bommarco, Riccardo, de Groot, Gerard Arjen, Garratt, Michael P.D., Hedlund, Katarina, Potts, Simon G., Redlich, Sarah, Smith, Henrik G., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, van der Putten, Wim H., van Gils, Stijn, Kleijn, David

“…Reconciling biodiversity conservation with agricultural production requires a better understanding of how key ecosystem service providing species respond to…”
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The potential of wildflower strips to enhance pollination services in sweet cherry orchards grown under polytunnels by Mateos‐Fierro, Zeus, Garratt, Michael P. D., Fountain, Michelle T., Ashbrook, Kate, Westbury, Duncan B.

“…Sweet cherry production benefits from insect pollination, but the extent to which wildflower strips can boost pollinator visitation under polytunnels is…”
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