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Hedgerow restoration promotes pollinator populations and exports native bees to adjacent fields by Morandin, Lora A, Kremen, Claire

“…In intensive agricultural landscapes, restoration within farms could enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services such as pollination by native pollinators…”
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Hedgerows enhance beneficial insects on adjacent tomato fields in an intensive agricultural landscape by Morandin, Lora A., Long, Rachael F., Kremen, Claire

“…•Parasitoids were more abundant in sites with hedgerows than in sites with weedy edges.•Pest control was greater in hedgerow sites than weedy edge…”
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The effectiveness of flower strips and hedgerows on pest control, pollination services and crop yield: a quantitative synthesis by Albrecht, Matthias, Kleijn, David, Williams, Neal M., Tschumi, Matthias, Blaauw, Brett R., Bommarco, Riccardo, Campbell, Alistair J., Dainese, Matteo, Drummond, Francis A., Entling, Martin H., Ganser, Dominik, Arjen de Groot, G., Goulson, Dave, Grab, Heather, Hamilton, Hannah, Herzog, Felix, Isaacs, Rufus, Jacot, Katja, Jeanneret, Philippe, Jonsson, Mattias, Knop, Eva, Kremen, Claire, Landis, Douglas A., Loeb, Gregory M., Marini, Lorenzo, McKerchar, Megan, Morandin, Lora, Pfister, Sonja C., Potts, Simon G., Rundlöf, Maj, Sardiñas, Hillary, Sciligo, Amber, Thies, Carsten, Tscharntke, Teja, Venturini, Eric, Veromann, Eve, Vollhardt, Ines M.G., Wäckers, Felix, Ward, Kimiora, Wilby, Andrew, Woltz, Megan, Wratten, Steve, Sutter, Louis, Irwin, Rebecca

“…Floral plantings are promoted to foster ecological intensification of agriculture through provisioning of ecosystem services. However, a comprehensive…”
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Bee Preference for Native versus Exotic Plants in Restored Agricultural Hedgerows by Morandin, Lora A., Kremen, Claire

“…Habitat restoration to promote wild pollinator populations is becoming increasingly common in agricultural lands. Yet, little is known about how wild bees,…”
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Floral Resource Competition Between Honey Bees and Wild Bees: Is There Clear Evidence and Can We Guide Management and Conservation? by Wojcik, Victoria A, Morandin, Lora A, Adams, Laurie Davies, Rourke, Kelly E

“…Supporting managed honey bees by pasturing in natural landscapes has come under review due to concerns that honey bees could negatively impact the survival of…”
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A global quantitative synthesis of local and landscape effects on wild bee pollinators in agroecosystems by Kennedy, Christina M., Lonsdorf, Eric, Neel, Maile C., Williams, Neal M., Ricketts, Taylor H., Winfree, Rachael, Bommarco, Riccardo, Brittain, Claire, Burley, Alana L., Cariveau, Daniel, Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Chacoff, Natacha P., Cunningham, Saul A., Danforth, Bryan N., Dudenhöffer, Jan-Hendrik, Elle, Elizabeth, Gaines, Hannah R., Garibaldi, Lucas A., Gratton, Claudio, Holzschuh, Andrea, Isaacs, Rufus, Javorek, Steven K., Jha, Shalene, Klein, Alexandra M., Krewenka, Kristin, Mandelik, Yael, Mayfield, Margaret M., Morandin, Lora, Neame, Lisa A., Otieno, Mark, Park, Mia, Potts, Simon G., Rundlöf, Maj, Saez, Agustin, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Taki, Hisatomo, Viana, Blandina Felipe, Westphal, Catrin, Wilson, Julianna K., Greenleaf, Sarah S., Kremen, Claire

“…Bees provide essential pollination services that are potentially affected both by local farm management and the surrounding landscape. To better understand…”
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From research to action: enhancing crop yield through wild pollinators by Garibaldi, Lucas A, Carvalheiro, Luísa G, Leonhardt, Sara D, Aizen, Marcelo A, Blaauw, Brett R, Isaacs, Rufus, Kuhlmann, Michael, Kleijn, David, Klein, Alexandra M, Kremen, Claire, Morandin, Lora, Scheper, Jeroen, Winfree, Rachael

“…Recent evidence highlights the value of wild-insect species richness and abundance for crop pollination worldwide. Yet, deliberate physical importation of…”
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Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits by Garibaldi, Lucas A., Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Kremen, Claire, Morales, Juan M., Bommarco, Riccardo, Cunningham, Saul A., Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Chacoff, Natacha P., Dudenhöffer, Jan H., Greenleaf, Sarah S., Holzschuh, Andrea, Isaacs, Rufus, Krewenka, Kristin, Mandelik, Yael, Mayfield, Margaret M., Morandin, Lora A., Potts, Simon G., Ricketts, Taylor H., Szentgyörgyi, Hajnalka, Viana, Blandina F., Westphal, Catrin, Winfree, Rachael, Klein, Alexandra M.

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1062–1072 Sustainable agricultural landscapes by definition provide high magnitude and stability of ecosystem services, biodiversity…”
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Climate change winners and losers among North American bumblebees by Jackson, Hanna M, Johnson, Sarah A, Morandin, Lora A, Richardson, Leif L, Guzman, Laura Melissa, M'Gonigle, Leithen K

“…Mounting evidence suggests that climate change, agricultural intensification and disease are impacting bumblebee health and contributing to species' declines…”
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Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns by Ricketts, Taylor H, Regetz, James, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Cunningham, Saul A, Kremen, Claire, Bogdanski, Anne, Gemmill-Herren, Barbara, Greenleaf, Sarah S, Klein, Alexandra M, Mayfield, Margaret M, Morandin, Lora A, Ochieng', Alfred, Viana, Blande F

“…Pollination by bees and other animals increases the size, quality, or stability of harvests for 70% of leading global crops. Because native species pollinate…”
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Pollinators provide economic incentive to preserve natural land in agroecosystems by Morandin, Lora A., Winston, Mark L.

“…Natural habitats are considered inherently indispensable to the global economy by conservationists, but few natural ecosystems afford direct and quantifiable…”
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Effects of sheens associated with offshore oil and gas development on the feather microstructure of pelagic seabirds by O’Hara, Patrick D., Morandin, Lora A.

“…Operational discharges of hydrocarbons from maritime activities can have major cumulative impacts on marine ecosystems. Small quantities of oil (i.e., 10ml)…”
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Fish oil disrupts seabird feather microstructure and waterproofing by Morandin, Lora A., O'Hara, Patrick D.

“…Seabirds and other aquatic avifauna are highly sensitive to exposure to petroleum oils. A small amount of oil is sufficient to break down the feather barrier…”
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Hedgerow benefits align with food production and sustainability goals by Long, Rachael F, Garbach, Kelly, Morandin, Lora A

“…Restoring hedgerows, or other field edge plantings, to provide habitat for bees and other beneficial insects on farms is needed to sustain global food…”
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Offshore oil and gas, and operational sheen occurrence: is there potential harm to marine birds? by Morandin, Lora A, O’Hara, Patrick D

“…Hydrocarbon discharges into the ocean, both regulated and accidental, occur from offshore drilling and production operations, and can result in oil sheen (≤3…”
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Impact of pesticide use on wild bee distributions across the United States by Guzman, Laura Melissa, Elle, Elizabeth, Morandin, Lora A., Cobb, Neil S., Chesshire, Paige R., McCabe, Lindsie M., Hughes, Alice, Orr, Michael, M’Gonigle, Leithen K.

“…The decline of many wild bee species has major consequences for pollination in natural and agro-ecosystems. One hypothesized cause of the declines is pesticide…”
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Wild Bee Abundance and Seed Production in Conventional, Organic, and Genetically Modified Canola by Lora A. Morandin, Winston, Mark L.

“…The ecological impacts of agriculture are of concern, especially with genetically modified and other intensive, modern cropping systems, yet little is known…”
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Can pastureland increase wild bee abundance in agriculturally intense areas? by Morandin, Lora A., Winston, Mark L., Abbott, Virginia A., Franklin, Michelle T.

“…Agricultural intensification and expansion are major present and future causes of global ecosystem disruption. Natural and semi-natural reserve areas in…”
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Lethal and sub-lethal effects of spinosad on bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson) by Morandin, L.A, Winston, M.L, Franklin, M.T, Abbott, V.A

“…Recent developments of new families of pesticides and growing awareness of the importance of wild pollinators for crop pollination have stimulated interest in…”
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Effects of Novel Pesticides on Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Health and Foraging Ability by Morandin, Lora A, Winston, Mark L

“…Two experiments were conducted testing for lethal and sublethal effects of the transgenic proteins Cry1Ac and chitinase, and the chemical seed and soil…”
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