Threats to an ecosystem service: Pressures on pollinators

Adam J. Vanbergen; Mike P. Garratt; Adam J. Vanbergen; Mathilde Baude; Jacobus C. Biesmeijer; Nicholas F. Britton; Mark J.F. Brown; Mike Brown; John Bryden; Giles E. Budge; James C. Bull; Claire Carvell; Andrew J. Challinor; Christopher N. Connolly; David J. Evans; Edward J. Feil; Mike P. Garratt; Mark K. Greco; Matthew S. Heard; Vincent A.A. Jansen; Matt J. Keeling; William E. Kunin; Gay C. Marris; Jane Memmott; James T. Murray; Susan W. Nicolson; Juliet L. Osborne; Robert J. Paxton; Christian W.W. Pirk; Chiara Polce; Simon G. Potts; Nicholas K. Priest; Nigel E. Raine; Stuart Roberts; Eugene V. Ryabov; Sharoni Shafir; Mark D.F. Shirley; Stephen J. Simpson; Philip C. Stevenson; Graham N. Stone; Mette Termansen; Geraldine A. Wright

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Threats to an ecosystem service: Pressures on pollinators

Adam J. Vanbergen, Mike P. Garratt, Adam J. Vanbergen, Mathilde Baude, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Nicholas F. Britton, Mark J.F. Brown, Mike Brown, John Bryden, Giles E. Budge, James C. Bull, Claire Carvell, Andrew J. Challinor, Christopher N. Connolly, David J. Evans, Edward J. Feil, Mike P. Garratt, Mark K. Greco, Matthew S. Heard, Vincent A.A. JansenMatt J. Keeling, William E. Kunin, Gay C. Marris, Jane Memmott, James T. Murray, Susan W. Nicolson, Juliet L. Osborne, Robert J. Paxton, Christian W.W. Pirk, Chiara Polce, Simon G. Potts, Nicholas K. Priest, Nigel E. Raine, Stuart Roberts, Eugene V. Ryabov, Sharoni Shafir, Mark D.F. Shirley, Stephen J. Simpson, Philip C. Stevenson, Graham N. Stone, Mette Termansen, Geraldine A. Wright

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Abstract

Insect pollinators of crops and wild plants are under threat globally and their decline or loss could have profound economic and environmental consequences. Here, we argue that multiple anthropogenic pressures - including land-use intensification, climate change, and the spread of alien species and diseases - are primarily responsible for insect-pollinator declines. We show that a complex interplay between pressures (eg lack of food sources, diseases, and pesticides) and biological processes (eg species dispersal and interactions) at a range of scales (from genes to ecosystems) underpins the general decline in insect-pollinator populations. Interdisciplinary research on the nature and impacts of these interactions will be needed if human food security and ecosystem function are to be preserved. We highlight key areas that require research focus and outline some practical steps to alleviate the pressures on pollinators and the pollination services they deliver to wild and crop plants.

Original language	English
Journal	Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Volume	11
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	251-259
Number of pages	9
ISSN	1540-9295
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1890/120126
Publication status	Published - 2013

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Vanbergen, A. J., Garratt, M. P., Vanbergen, A. J., Baude, M., Biesmeijer, J. C., Britton, N. F., Brown, M. J. F., Brown, M., Bryden, J., Budge, G. E., Bull, J. C., Carvell, C., Challinor, A. J., Connolly, C. N., Evans, D. J., Feil, E. J., Garratt, M. P., Greco, M. K., Heard, M. S., ... Wright, G. A. (2013). Threats to an ecosystem service: Pressures on pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11(5), 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1890/120126

Vanbergen, AJ, Garratt, MP, Vanbergen, AJ, Baude, M, Biesmeijer, JC, Britton, NF, Brown, MJF, Brown, M, Bryden, J, Budge, GE, Bull, JC, Carvell, C, Challinor, AJ, Connolly, CN, Evans, DJ, Feil, EJ, Garratt, MP, Greco, MK, Heard, MS, Jansen, VAA, Keeling, MJ, Kunin, WE, Marris, GC, Memmott, J, Murray, JT, Nicolson, SW, Osborne, JL, Paxton, RJ, Pirk, CWW, Polce, C, Potts, SG, Priest, NK, Raine, NE, Roberts, S, Ryabov, EV, Shafir, S, Shirley, MDF, Simpson, SJ, Stevenson, PC, Stone, GN, Termansen, M & Wright, GA 2013, 'Threats to an ecosystem service: Pressures on pollinators', Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 251-259. https://doi.org/10.1890/120126

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