Using citizen science to monitor pollination services [PDF]
, 2015 1. Pollination by insects is a vital ecosystem service and the need for its assessment is increasing in recognition and political pressure, but there are currently no large-scale systematic monitoring schemes in place to measure the direct provision of ...
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Insects, 2019 To solve the issue of insufficient pollinating of insects for the oil tree peony ‘Feng Dan’ (Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J.X. Zhang) and improve its seed set and yield, we conducted observations from 2017 to 2018 to investigate the relationship ...
Chunling He +4 more
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Hand pollination to increase seed-set of red helleborine Cephalanthera rubra in the Chiltern Hills, Buckinghamshire, England [PDF]
, 2007 In 2007 and in previous years, as part of ongoing attempts to improve red helleborine Cephalanthera rubra seed-set, hand pollination of florets has been undertaken at a small colony of this species in Buckinghamshire, southern England.
Harvey, M. C. +3 more
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Pollinators In Peril: A Systematic Status Review of North American and Hawaiian Native Bees [PDF]
, 2017 While the decline of European honeybees in the United States and beyond has been well publicized in recent years, the more than 4,000 species of native bees in North America and Hawaii have been much less documented. Although these native bees are not as
Kelsey Kopec, Lori Ann Burd
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Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2019 Bee-pollinated crops in landscapes with a low abundance of bees suffer from insufficient pollination. The present study investigates the effect of wild bee pollination on fruit and seed production in okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.
Shashini Perera, Inoka Karunaratne
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The effects of methyl parathion on the colony dynamics of Apis mellifera : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Ecology at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2000 The detrimental effects of pesticides to honey bee colonies were assessed using a combination of electronic and manual sampling techniques. Initial experiments determined that electronic bee counters could be used to identify and monitor toxic events ...
Taylor, Michelle Anne
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Pollination Systems of Palms (Arecaceae)
Journal of Pollination EcologyA review is given of pollination systems in the palm family (Arecaceae). Pollination studies of 149 species (6% of the total number) in 60 genera (33% of the total number) are reviewed. The majority of these studies (75%) are of Neotropical palms.
Andrew Henderson
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The Dynamics of Pollination Markets [PDF]
The economic problem of a commercial beekeeper is akin to that of a traveling salesman with the important difference that bees simultaneously pollinate crops and feed on them.
Champetier, Antoine
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A scientific note on the use of stingless bees for commercial pollination in enclosures [PDF]
, 1999 Stingless bees are considered to be very important pollinators in the tropics, and they are known to effectively pollinate at least 9 crops [1]. Nevertheless, they are seldomly used for commercial pollination.
Salazar, William +3 more
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Are honey bees (apis mellifera L.) native to the British Isles? [PDF]
, 2008 No description ...
Carreck, Norman
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