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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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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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Altitude acts as an environmental filter on phylogenetic composition, traits and diversity in bee communities by Hoiss, Bernhard, Krauss, Jochen, Potts, Simon G., Roberts, Stuart, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf

“…Knowledge about the phylogeny and ecology of communities along environmental gradients helps to disentangle the role of competition-driven processes and…”
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Climate change impacts on bumblebees converge across continents by Kerr, Jeremy T., Pindar, Alana, Galpern, Paul, Packer, Laurence, Potts, Simon G., Roberts, Stuart M., Rasmont, Pierre, Schweiger, Oliver, Colla, Sheila R., Richardson, Leif L., Wagner, David L., Gall, Lawrence F., Sikes, Derek S., Pantoja, Alberto

“…For many species, geographical ranges are expanding toward the poles in response to climate change, while remaining stable along range edges nearest the…”
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Impact of chronic neonicotinoid exposure on honeybee colony performance and queen supersedure by Sandrock, Christoph, Tanadini, Matteo, Tanadini, Lorenzo G, Fauser-Misslin, Aline, Potts, Simon G, Neumann, Peter

“…Honeybees provide economically and ecologically vital pollination services to crops and wild plants. During the last decade elevated colony losses have been…”
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Where is the UK's pollinator biodiversity? The importance of urban areas for flower-visiting insects by Baldock, Katherine C. R., Goddard, Mark A., Hicks, Damien M., Kunin, William E., Mitschunas, Nadine, Osgathorpe, Lynne M., Potts, Simon G., Robertson, Kirsty M., Scott, Anna V., Stone, Graham N., Vaughan, Ian P., Memmott, Jane

“…Insect pollinators provide a crucial ecosystem service, but are under threat. Urban areas could be important for pollinators, though their value relative to…”
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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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A restatement of the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators by Godfray, H. Charles J., Blacquière, Tjeerd, Field, Linda M., Hails, Rosemary S., Petrokofsky, Gillian, Potts, Simon G., Raine, Nigel E., Vanbergen, Adam J., McLean, Angela R.

“…There is evidence that in Europe and North America many species of pollinators are in decline, both in abundance and distribution. Although there is a long…”
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Ecological and life-history traits predict bee species responses to environmental disturbances by Williams, Neal M., Crone, Elizabeth E., Roulston, T’ai H., Minckley, Robert L., Packer, Laurence, Potts, Simon G.

“…The ability to predict the responses of ecological communities and individual species to human-induced environmental change remains a key issue for ecologists…”
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Food for Pollinators: Quantifying the Nectar and Pollen Resources of Urban Flower Meadows by Hicks, Damien M, Ouvrard, Pierre, Baldock, Katherine C R, Baude, Mathilde, Goddard, Mark A, Kunin, William E, Mitschunas, Nadine, Memmott, Jane, Morse, Helen, Nikolitsi, Maria, Osgathorpe, Lynne M, Potts, Simon G, Robertson, Kirsty M, Scott, Anna V, Sinclair, Frazer, Westbury, Duncan B, Stone, Graham N

“…Planted meadows are increasingly used to improve the biodiversity and aesthetic amenity value of urban areas. Although many 'pollinator-friendly' seed mixes…”
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A framework for comparing pollinator performance: effectiveness and efficiency by Ne'eman, Gidi, Jürgens, Andreas, Newstrom-Lloyd, Linda, Potts, Simon G., Dafni, Amots

“…Measuring pollinator performance has become increasingly important with emerging needs for risk assessment in conservation and sustainable agriculture that…”
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A restatement of recent advances in the natural science evidence base concerning neonicotinoid insecticides and insect pollinators by Godfray, H. Charles J., Blacquière, Tjeerd, Field, Linda M., Hails, Rosemary S., Potts, Simon G., Raine, Nigel E., Vanbergen, Adam J., McLean, Angela R.

“…A summary is provided of recent advances in the natural science evidence base concerning the effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on insect pollinators in a…”
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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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Comparison of pollinators and natural enemies: a meta-analysis of landscape and local effects on abundance and richness in crops by Shackelford, Gorm, Steward, Peter R., Benton, Tim G., Kunin, William E., Potts, Simon G., Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Sait, Steven M.

“…ABSTRACT To manage agroecosystems for multiple ecosystem services, we need to know whether the management of one service has positive, negative, or no effects…”
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Local and landscape‐level floral resources explain effects of wildflower strips on wild bees across four European countries by Scheper, Jeroen, Bommarco, Riccardo, Holzschuh, Andrea, Potts, Simon G, Riedinger, Verena, Roberts, Stuart P. M, Rundlöf, Maj, Smith, Henrik G, Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf, Wickens, Jennifer B, Wickens, Victoria J, Kleijn, David, Diamond, Sarah

“…Growing evidence for declines in wild bees calls for the development and implementation of effective mitigation measures. Enhancing floral resources is a…”
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The impact of over 80 years of land cover changes on bee and wasp pollinator communities in England by Senapathi, Deepa, Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Biesmeijer, Jacobus C., Dodson, Cassie-Ann, Evans, Rebecca L., McKerchar, Megan, Morton, R. Daniel, Moss, Ellen D., Roberts, Stuart P. M., Kunin, William E., Potts, Simon G.

“…Change in land cover is thought to be one of the key drivers of pollinator declines, and yet there is a dearth of studies exploring the relationships between…”
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Towards an assessment of multiple ecosystem processes and services via functional traits by de Bello, Francesco, Lavorel, Sandra, Díaz, Sandra, Harrington, Richard, Cornelissen, Johannes H. C., Bardgett, Richard D., Berg, Matty P., Cipriotti, Pablo, Feld, Christian K., Hering, Daniel, Martins da Silva, Pedro, Potts, Simon G., Sandin, Leonard, Sousa, Jose Paulo, Storkey, Jonathan, Wardle, David A., Harrison, Paula A.

“…Managing ecosystems to ensure the provision of multiple ecosystem services is a key challenge for applied ecology. Functional traits are receiving increasing…”
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Evaluating competition for forage plants between honey bees and wild bees in Denmark by Rasmussen, Claus, Dupont, Yoko L, Madsen, Henning Bang, Bogusch, Petr, Goulson, Dave, Herbertsson, Lina, Maia, Kate Pereira, Nielsen, Anders, Olesen, Jens M, Potts, Simon G, Roberts, Stuart P M, Sydenham, Markus Arne Kjær, Kryger, Per

“…A recurrent concern in nature conservation is the potential competition for forage plants between wild bees and managed honey bees. Specifically, that the…”
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