Global effects of land-use intensity on local pollinator biodiversity

Joseph Millard; Charlotte L. Outhwaite; Robyn Kinnersley; Robin Freeman; Richard D. Gregory; Opeyemi Adedoja; Sabrina Gavini; Esther Kioko; Michael Kuhlmann; Jeff Ollerton; Zong-Xin Ren; Tim Newbold

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23228-3

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Global effects of land-use intensity on local pollinator biodiversity

Joseph Millard,
Charlotte L. Outhwaite,
Robyn Kinnersley,
Robin Freeman,
Richard D. Gregory,
Opeyemi Adedoja,
Sabrina Gavini,
Esther Kioko,
Michael Kuhlmann,
Jeff Ollerton,
Zong-Xin Ren,
Tim Newbold

Affiliations

Joseph Millard: Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Charlotte L. Outhwaite: Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Robyn Kinnersley: Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Robin Freeman: Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
Richard D. Gregory: Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London
Opeyemi Adedoja: Department of Conservation and Marine Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Sabrina Gavini: INIBIOMA, CONICET-Universidad Nacional del Comahue
Esther Kioko: Zoology Department, National Museums of Kenya (NMK)
Michael Kuhlmann: Zoological Museum, Kiel University
Jeff Ollerton: Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology, University of Northampton
Zong-Xin Ren: Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Tim Newbold: Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University College London

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23228-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Anthropogenic losses of animal pollinators threaten ecosystem functioning. Here the authors report a global analysis showing geographically varied yet widespread declines of pollinator diversity and abundance with land use intensification, particularly in tropical biomes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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