Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation

There is compelling evidence that more diverse ecosystems deliver greater benefits to people, and these ecosystem services have become a key argument for biodiversity conservation. However, it is unclear how much biodiversity is needed to deliver ecosystem services in a cost-effective way. Here we s...

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Main Authors: Kleijn, David, Winfree, Rachael, Bartomeus, Ignasi, Carvalheiro, Luísa G, Henry, Mickaël, Isaacs, Rufus, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Kremen, Claire, M'Gonigle, Leithen K, Rader, Romina, Ricketts, Taylor H, Williams, Neal M, Lee Adamson, Nancy, Ascher, John S, Báldi, András, Batáry, Péter, Benjamin, Faye, Biesmeijer, Jacobus C, Blitzer, Eleanor J, Bommarco, Riccardo, Brand, Mariëtte R, Bretagnolle, Vincent, Button, Lindsey, Cariveau, Daniel P, Chifflet, Rémy, Colville, Jonathan F, Danforth, Bryan N, Elle, Elizabeth, Garratt, Michael P.D., Herzog, Felix, Holzschuh, Andrea, Howlett, Brad G, Jauker, Frank, Jha, Shalene, Knop, Eva, Krewenka, Kristin M, Le Féon, Violette, Mandelik, Yael, May, Emily A, Park, Mia G, Pisanty, Gideon, Reemer, Menno, Riedinger, Verena, Rollin, Orianne, Rundlöf, Maj, Sardiñas, Hillary S, Scheper, Jeroen, Sciligo, Amber R, Smith, Henrik G, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Thorp, Robbin, Tscharntke, Teja, Verhulst, Jort, Viana, Blandina F, Vaissière, Bernard E, Veldtman, Ruan, Westphal, Catrin, Potts, Simon G
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4490361/