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Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being.

Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being.

Authors :
Potts SG
Imperatriz-Fonseca V
Ngo HT
Aizen MA
Biesmeijer JC
Breeze TD
Dicks LV
Garibaldi LA
Hill R
Settele J
Vanbergen AJ
Source :
Nature [Nature] 2016 Dec 08; Vol. 540 (7632), pp. 220-229. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 28.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

Wild and managed pollinators provide a wide range of benefits to society in terms of contributions to food security, farmer and beekeeper livelihoods, social and cultural values, as well as the maintenance of wider biodiversity and ecosystem stability. Pollinators face numerous threats, including changes in land-use and management intensity, climate change, pesticides and genetically modified crops, pollinator management and pathogens, and invasive alien species. There are well-documented declines in some wild and managed pollinators in several regions of the world. However, many effective policy and management responses can be implemented to safeguard pollinators and sustain pollination services.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1476-4687
Volume :
540
Issue :
7632
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Nature
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27894123
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20588