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Does conservation on farmland contribute to halting the biodiversity decline? by Kleijn, David, Rundlöf, Maj, Scheper, Jeroen, Smith, Henrik G., Tscharntke, Teja

“…Biodiversity continues to decline, despite the implementation of international conservation conventions and measures. To counteract biodiversity loss, it is…”
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Insect pollination is at least as important for marketable crop yield as plant quality in a seed crop by Fijen, Thijs P. M., Scheper, Jeroen A., Boom, Timo M., Janssen, Nicole, Raemakers, Ivo, Kleijn, David, Irwin, Rebecca

“…The sustainability of agriculture can be improved by integrating management of ecosystem services, such as insect pollination, into farming practices. However,…”
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Effects of landscape complexity on pollinators are moderated by pollinators' association with mass-flowering crops by Fijen, Thijs P M, Scheper, Jeroen A, Boekelo, Bastiaen, Raemakers, Ivo, Kleijn, David

“…Conserving and restoring semi-natural habitat, i.e. enhancing landscape complexity, is one of the main strategies to mitigate pollinator decline in…”
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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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Museum specimens reveal loss of pollen host plants as key factor driving wild bee decline in The Netherlands by Scheper, Jeroen, Reemer, Menno, van Kats, Ruud, Ozinga, Wim A., van der Linden, Giel T. J., Schaminée, Joop H. J., Siepel, Henk, Kleijn, David

“…Evidence for declining populations of both wild and managed bees has raised concern about a potential global pollination crisis. Strategies to mitigate bee…”
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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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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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Temporal and spatial niche complementarity in sunflower pollinator communities and pollination function by Zaragoza-Trello, Carlos, Vilà, Montserrat, Scheper, Jeroen, Badenhausser, Isabelle, Kleijn, David, Bartomeus, Ignasi

“…One of the most invoked mechanisms mediating the positive effect of pollinator diversity on plant reproduction is pollinator's niche complementarity (i.e…”
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Potential tradeoffs between effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation, soil organic matter content and fertilizer application in raspberry production by Chen, Ke, Scheper, Jeroen, Fijen, Thijs P. M, Kleijn, David

“…Ecological intensification has been proposed as an alternative paradigm for intensive agriculture to boost yield sustainably through utilizing ecosystem…”
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Agricultural policies exacerbate honeybee pollination service supply-demand mismatches across Europe by Breeze, Tom D, Vaissière, Bernard E, Bommarco, Riccardo, Petanidou, Theodora, Seraphides, Nicos, Kozák, Lajos, Scheper, Jeroen, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C, Kleijn, David, Gyldenkærne, Steen, Moretti, Marco, Holzschuh, Andrea, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Stout, Jane C, Pärtel, Meelis, Zobel, Martin, Potts, Simon G

“…Declines in insect pollinators across Europe have raised concerns about the supply of pollination services to agriculture. Simultaneously, EU agricultural and…”
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Size and Sex-Dependent Shrinkage of Dutch Bees during One-and-a-Half Centuries of Land-Use Change by Oliveira, Mikail O, Freitas, Breno M, Scheper, Jeroen, Kleijn, David

“…Land-use change and global warming are important factors driving bee decline, but it is largely unknown whether these drivers have resulted in changes in the…”
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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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Evaluating predictive performance of statistical models explaining wild bee abundance in a mass‐flowering crop by Blasi, Maria, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Bommarco, Riccardo, Gagic, Vesna, Garratt, Michael, Holzschuh, Andrea, Kleijn, David, Lindström, Sandra A. M., Olsson, Peter, Polce, Chiara, Potts, Simon G., Rundlöf, Maj, Scheper, Jeroen, Smith, Henrik G., Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf, Clough, Yann

“…Wild bee populations are threatened by current agricultural practices in many parts of the world, which may put pollination services and crop yields at risk…”
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Willingness of rural and urban citizens to undertake pollinator conservation actions across three contrasting European countries by Geppert, Costanza, Franceschinis, Cristiano, Fijen, Thijs P. M., Kleijn, David, Scheper, Jeroen, Steffan‐Dewenter, Ingolf, Thiene, Mara, Marini, Lorenzo

“…Over the last two decades, ecological and conservation studies on pollinator insects have increased significantly. However, scientific evidence alone is not…”
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Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination by Breeze, Tom D., Boreux, Virginie, Cole, Lorna, Dicks, Lynn, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria, Pufal, Gesine, Balzan, Mario V., Bevk, Danilo, Bortolotti, Laura, Petanidou, Theodora, Mand, Marika, Pinto, M. Alice, Scheper, Jeroen, Stanisavljević, Ljubiša, Stavrinides, Menelaos C., Tscheulin, Thomas, Varnava, Androulla, Kleijn, David, Watkins, Charles

“…Pollination by insects is a key input into many crops, with managed honeybees often being hired to support pollination services. Despite substantial research…”
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Arthropod predator identity and evenness jointly shape the delivery of pest control services by Mei, Zulin, Scheper, Jeroen, Kleijn, David

“…Maximizing the effectiveness of natural pest control requires a detailed understanding of how service delivery is affected by natural enemy community diversity…”
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The relative importance of nitrogen deposition and climate change in driving plant diversity decline in roadside grasslands by Bakker, Wiene, Morel, Toine, Ozinga, Wim, Scheper, Jeroen, Vergeer, Philippine

“…Nitrogen deposition and climate change have been identified as major threats to the biodiversity of semi-natural grasslands. Their relative contribution to…”
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Attractiveness of sown wildflower strips to flower-visiting insects depends on seed mixture and establishment success by Scheper, Jeroen, Bukovinszky, Tibor, Huigens, Martinus E., Kleijn, David

“…Establishing wildflower strips has been suggested as an effective measure to promote pollination services, pest control or general insect biodiversity, but…”
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Additive and synergistic effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, insect pollination and nutrient availability in a perennial fruit crop by Chen, Ke, Kleijn, David, Scheper, Jeroen, Fijen, Thijs P.M.

“…Managing ecosystem services might reduce the dependence of modern agriculture on external inputs and increase the sustainability of agricultural production…”
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Flower availability drives effects of wildflower strips on ground-dwelling natural enemies and crop yield by Mei, Zulin, de Groot, Gerard Arjen, Kleijn, David, Dimmers, Wim, van Gils, Stijn, Lammertsma, Dennis, van Kats, Ruud, Scheper, Jeroen

“…Wildflower strips have been heralded as a promising way to enhance ecosystem services by providing organisms which may help make farming less dependent on…”
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