Wild insects and honey bees are equally important to crop yields in a global analysis

[Aim] Most of the world's food crops are dependent on pollinators. However, there isa great deal of uncertainty in the strength of this relationship, especially regarding therelative contributions of the honey bee (often a managed species) and wild insects tocrop yields on a global scale. Previ...

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Autores: Reilly, James, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Simpson, Dylan, Allen-Perkins, Alfonso, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Winfree, Rachael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/388187
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/388187
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85190941785
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Abundance
Biodiversity
Crop yield
Honey bee
Pollination
Wild insects
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Sumario:[Aim] Most of the world's food crops are dependent on pollinators. However, there isa great deal of uncertainty in the strength of this relationship, especially regarding therelative contributions of the honey bee (often a managed species) and wild insects tocrop yields on a global scale. Previous data syntheses have likewise reached differingconclusions on whether pollinator species diversity, or only the number of pollinatorvisits to flowers, is important to crop yield. This study quantifies the current state ofthese relationships and links to a dynamic version of our analyses that updates auto-matically as studies become available.