1. Mutually beneficial pollinator diversity and crop yield outcomes in small and large farms
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Luísa G. Carvalheiro, Muo Kasina, Ranbeer S. Rawal, Hong Zhang, Guiomar Nates Parra, Blandina Felipe Viana, Damayanti Buchori, Agustín Sáez, Betina Blochtein, Akhmad Rizali, Maria Goss, Juliana Hipólito, Breno Magalhães Freitas, Carmen S. S. Pires, Hien T. Ngo, Leandro Freitas, Jens Åström, Ruan Veldtman, Peter Kwapong, Lúcia Helena Piedade Kiill, Fermín J. Chamorro García, Mohammad Irshad, Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Márcia de Fátima Ribeiro, Fabiana Oliveira da Silva, Sidia Witter, Maria Cristina Gaglianone, Bernard E. Vaissière, Kedar Devkota, Lucas Alejandro Garibaldi, Jiandong An, Viviane C. Pires, Antonio Mauro Saraiva, Nadine Azzu, Alípio J.S. Pacheco Filho, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Departamento de Ecologia, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (Ce3C), Universidade de Lisboa, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Abeilles & Environnement (UR 406 ), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Food and Agriculture Organization, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Universidade Federal do Ceará = Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Partenaires INRAE, Norvegian Institute for Nature Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Bogor Agricultural University - IPB (INDONESIA), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidade Federal de Sergipe (DFI/CCET/), Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa), Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento [Brasil] (MAPA), Governo do Brasil-Governo do Brasil, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Pesquisas, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Pakistan Agriculture Research Council, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, University of Cape Coast, Parque Estação Biológica, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia (CENARGEN), Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos do Estado da Bahia, G.B. Plant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Brawijaya University (UB), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Stellenbosch University, Fundaçao Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuaria (Fepagro), LUCAS A. GARIBALDI, Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, LUÍSA G. CARVALHEIRO, UnB, BERNARD E. VAISSIÈRE, Institut national de la recherche agronomique, BARBARA GEMMILL-HERREN, FAO, JULIANA HIPÓLITO, Universidade Federal da Bahia, BRENO M. FREITAS, Universidade Federal do Ceará, HIEN T. NGO, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), NADINE AZZU, FAO, AGUSTÍN SÁEZ, Universidad Nacional del Comahue-CONICET, JENS ASTROM, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, JIANDONG AN, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, BETINA BLOCHTEIN, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), DAMAYANTI BUCHORI, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University, FERMÍN J. CHAMORRO GARCÍA, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, FABIANA OLIVEIRA DA SILVA, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, KEDAR DEVKOTA, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, MARCIA DE FATIMA RIBEIRO, CPATSA, LEANDRO FREITAS, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ), MARIA C. GAGLIANONE, Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, MARIA GOSS, University of Zimbabwe, Faculty of Agriculture, Crop Science Department, MOHAMMAD IRSHAD, Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture through Ecosystem Approach project, MUO KASINA, Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation-Sericulture, ALÍPIO J. S. PACHECO FILHO, Universidade Federal do Ceará, LUCIA HELENA PIEDADE KIILL, CPATSA, PETER KWAPONG, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, GUIOMAR NATES PARRA, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, CARMEN SILVIA SOARES PIRES, CENARGEN, VIVIANE PIRES, Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos, RANBEER S. RAWAL, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal, AKHMAD RIZALI, Department of Plant Pest Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, ANTONIO M. SARAIVA, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica, RUAN VELDTMAN, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, BLANDINA F. VIANA, Universidade Federal da Bahia, SIDIA WITTER, Centro de Pesquisa Emílio Schenk, Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária, and HONG ZHAN, Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
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0106 biological sciences ,Pollination ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,Biodiversity ,01 natural sciences ,Pollinator ,Large Farms ,Sustainable agriculture ,2. Zero hunger ,Multidisciplinary ,Agroforestry ,Ecology ,SPECIES RICHNESS ,ECOLOGICAL INTENSIFICATION ,Agricultura ,Biodiversidade ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Bees ,Pollinator diversity ,Polinização ,Crop Production ,Pollinator Diversity ,Geography ,SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ,CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS ,Crops, Agricultural ,Asia ,Otras Ciencias Biológicas ,Yield (finance) ,Flowers ,Visitantes florais ,010603 evolutionary biology ,12. Responsible consumption ,Ciencias Biológicas ,DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ,CROP YIELD ,Animals ,Crop yield ,Grande fazenda ,Species diversity ,15. Life on land ,CIENCIAS AGRÍCOLAS ,Africa ,Pequena fazenda ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Species richness ,Agricultura, Silvicultura y Pesca ,Mutually - Abstract
Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina. Fil: Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural; Argentina. Fil: Carvalheiro, Luísa G. Universidade de Brasília. Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro. Departamento de Ecologia; Brasil. Fil: Carvalheiro, Luísa G. Universidade de Lisboa. Faculdade de Ciências. Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C); Portugal. Fil: Carvalheiro, Luísa G. Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Países Bajos. Fil: Vaissière, Bernard E. Institut national de la recherche agronomique; Francia. Fil: Gemmill Herren, Barbara. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Italia. Fil: Hipólito, Juliana. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Campus de Ondina. Departamento de Zoologia. Instituto de Biologia; Brasil. Fil: Freitas, Breno M. Universidade Federal do Ceará. Campus Universitário do Pici. Departamento de Zootecnia. Centro de Ciências Agrárias; Brasil. Fil: Ngo, Hien T. Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). UN Campus. IPBES Secretaria; Alemania. Fil: Azzu, Nadine. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Italia. Fil: Sáez, Agustín. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina. Fil: Sáez, Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnica. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina. Fil: Åström, Jens. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research; Noruega. Fil: An, Jiandong. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Apicultural Research. Key Laboratory for Insect-Pollinator Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture; China. Fil: Blochtein, Betina. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS); Brasil. Fil: Buchori, Damayanti. Bogor Agricultural University. Faculty of Agriculture. Department of Plant Protection; Indonesia. Fil: Chamorro García, Fermín J. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio investigaciones en Abejas (LABUN); Colombia. Fil: Oliveira da Silva, Fabiana. Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Campus do Sertão. Departamento de Educação em Ciências Agrárias e da Terra; Brasil. Fil: Devkota, Kedar. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science; Nepal. Fil: de Fátima Ribeiro, Márcia. Embrapa Semiárido; Brasil. Fil: Freitas, Leandro. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ); Brasil. Fil: Gaglianone, Maria C. Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro. Laboratório de Ciências Ambientais; Brasil. Fil: Goss, Maria. University of Zimbabwe. Faculty of Agriculture. Crop Science Department; Zimbabue. Fil: Irshad, Mohammad. National Agricultural Research Centre. Honey Bee Research Institute. Conservation and Management of Pollinators for Sustainable Agriculture through Ecosystem Approach project; Pakistán. Fil: Kasina, Muo. Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation-Sericulture; Kenia. Fil: Pacheco Filho, Alípio J. Universidade Federal do Ceará. Campus Universitário do Pici. Departamento de Zootecnia. Centro de Ciências Agrárias; Brasil. Fil: Piedade Kiill, Lucia H. Embrapa Semiárido; Brasil. Fil: Kwapong, Peter. University of Cape Coast. School of Biological Sciences. College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences; Ghana. Fil: Nates Parra, Guiomar. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Departamento de Biología. Laboratorio investigaciones en Abejas (LABUN); Colombia. Fil: Pires, Carmen. Parque Estação Biológica. Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia; Brasil. Fil: Pires, Viviane. Instituto do Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos (INEMA)–UR Extremo Sul; Brasil. Fil: Rawal, Ranbeer S. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development; India. Fil: Rizali, Akhmad. University of Brawijaya. Faculty of Agriculture. Department of Plant Pest Diseases; Indonesia. Fil: Saraiva, Antonio M. Universidade de São Paulo. Escola Politécnica; Brasil. Fil: Veldtman, Ruan. Kirstenbosch Research Centre. South African National Biodiversity Institute; Sudáfrica. Fil: Veldtman, Ruan. Stellenbosch University. Conservation Ecology and Entomology; Sudáfrica. Fil: Viana, Blandina F. Universidade Federal da Bahia. Campus de Ondina. Departamento de Zoologia. Instituto de Biologia; Brasil. Fil: Witter, Sidia. Fundação Estadual de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Fepagro Vale do Taquari). Centro de Pesquisa Emílio Schenk; Brasil. Fil: Zhang, Hong. Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Institute of Apicultural Research. Key Laboratory for Insect-Pollinator Biology of the Ministry of Agriculture; China. Ecological intensification, or the improvement of crop yield through enhancement of biodiversity, may be a sustainable pathway toward greater food supplies. Such sustainable increases may be especially important for the 2 billion people reliant on small farms, many of which are undernourished, yet we know little about the efficacy of this approach. Using a coordinated protocol across regions and crops, we quantify to what degree enhancing pollinator density and richness can improve yields on 344 fields from 33 pollinator-dependent crop systems in small and large farms from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. For fields less than 2 hectares, we found that yield gaps could be closed by a median of 24% through higher flower-visitor density. For larger fields, such benefits only occurred at high flower-visitor richness. Worldwide, our study demonstrates that ecological intensification can create synchronous biodiversity and yield outcomes.
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