Part 1. Understanding pollinators and pollination: 1.What is pollination and what are pollinators in agriculture? / Seanne Clemente and Lynn Adler, University of Massachusetts, USA -- 2.The role and application of olfaction in crop plant-pollinator interactions / Sarah E. J. Arnold, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK and Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology, Tanzania, Alison S. Scott-Brown, University of Cambridge and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK and Philip C. Stevenson, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK -- 3.The role of wind pollination in crop plants / Stephen Murphy, University of Waterloo, Canada -- Part 2. Threats to pollinators: 4.Assessing climate change impacts on pollinators / Kit Prendergast, Curtin University, Australia -- 5. Assessing the impact of disease on pollinators / Patrycja Pluta and Robert J. Paxton, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany -- 6. How neonicotinoid insecticides affect bees and other pollinators / D. Susan Willis Chan, University of Guelph, Canada -- 7. Assessing the impact of pesticides on pollinators / Christian Maus, Bayer AG, Germany, Anne Alix, Corteva Agriscience, UK and Daniel R. Schmehl, Bayer CropScience LP, USA -- 8. Assessing the impact of alien bees on native ones / M. Zakardjian, H. Jourdan, V. Le Féon and B. Geslin, Aix-Marseille University, Avignon University, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Marseille, France -- Part 3. Promoting pollinators and pollination: 9. The role of habitat conservation and restoration in protecting pollinators in agricultural landscapes / Stephen Buchmann, University of Arizona, USA -- 10. Altering crop management practices to promote pollinators / Jose G. Franco, USDA ARS, USA and Rachel E. Mallinger, University of Florida, USA -- 11. Ecological network approaches for promoting pollinators in agriculture / Darren M. Evans and Fredric M. Windsor, Newcastle University, UK -- 12. Best management practices for pollinator protection in US apple production / Julianna K. Wilson, Michigan State University, USA, David Biddinger, Penn State University, USA, David Epstein, Northwest Horticultural Council, USA, Anne Nielsen, Rutgers University, USA, Ngoc Phan, University of Arkansas, USA, Jim Walgenbach, North Carolina State University, USA, and Neelendra K. Joshi, University of Arkansas, USA -- 13. Entomovectoring / using pollinators to spread biocontrol agents / Jari Temmermans, Ghent University and Antwerp University, Belgium, Marie Legein and Sarah Leeber, Antwerp University, Belgium, and Guy Smagghe, Ghent University, Belgium.
Summary:
In light of the growing evidence of global declines in pollinator species, the management, ecology and conservation of wild and managed pollinators is a subject of growing importance and research activity. Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research on our current understanding of existing pollination processes, how pollinators interact with plants, as well as major threats to pollinators, including climate change, disease, insect pests and pesticide exposure. This collection also assesses how best to protect pollinators and the ecosystem services they deliver, including improved crop and pest management practices.
Series:
Burleigh Dodds series in agricultural science ; 126
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