Do agri-environmental schemes benefit insect pollinators?

Do agri-environmental schemes benefit insect pollinators?
13.09.2013

Science for Environment Policy (2013) Issue 341

Agri-environmental schemes (AES) do successfully enhance the number and variety of insect pollinators, research suggests. They are particularly effective when implemented in arable landscapes which also contain some semi-natural habitat.

Source: Scheper, J., Holzschuh, A., Kuussaari, M., et al. (2013) Environmental factors driving the effectiveness of European agri-environmental measures in mitigating pollinator loss – a meta-analysis. Ecology Letters. 16: 912–920. DOI: 10.1111/ele.12128.

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