Bee and non-bee pollinator importance for local food security
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Author
Requier, Fabrice
Pérez-Méndez, Néstor
Andersson, Georg K.S.
Blareau, Elsa
Merle, Isabelle
Garibaldi, Lucas A.
Publication date
2022-12-08ISSN
0169-5347
Abstract
Pollinators are critical for food security; however, their contribution to the pollination of locally important crops is still unclear, especially for non-bee pollinators. We reviewed the diversity, conservation status, and role of bee and non-bee pollinators in 83 different crops described either as important for the global food market or of local importance. Bees are the most commonly recorded crop floral visitors. However, non-bee pollinators are frequently recorded visitors to crops of local importance. Non-bee pollinators in tropical ecosystems include nocturnal insects, bats, and birds. Importantly, nocturnal pollinators are neglected in current diurnal-oriented research and are experiencing declines. The integration of non-bee pollinators into scientific studies and conservation agenda is urgently required for more sustainable agriculture and safeguarding food security for both globally and locally important crops.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Accepted version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
633 - Field crops and their production
Pages
41
Publisher
Elsevier
Is part of
Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Citation
Requier, Fabrice, Nestor Pérez-Méndez, Georg K.S. Andersson, Elsa Blareau, Isabelle Merle, and Lucas A. Garibaldi. 2022. "Bee And Non-Bee Pollinator Importance For Local Food Security". Trends In Ecology &Amp; Evolution. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.10.006.
Program
Cultius Extensius Sostenibles
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