Phenological overlap between crop and pollinators: Contrasting influence of native and non-native bees on raspberry fruits over the flowering season

被引:3
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作者
Saez, Agustin [1 ]
Garibaldi, Lucas A. [2 ,3 ]
Aizen, Marcelo A. [1 ]
Morales, Carolina L. [1 ]
Traveset, Anna [4 ]
de Groot, Grecia S. [1 ]
Schmucki, Reto [5 ]
机构
[1] CONICET Univ Nacl Comahue, Grp Ecol Polinizac ECOPOL, Inst Invest Biodivers & Medio Ambiente INIBIOMA, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
[2] Univ Nacl Rio Negro, Inst Invest Recursos Nat Agroecol & Desarrollo Rur, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
[3] Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn, Inst Invest Recursos Nat Agroecol & Desarrollo Rur, San Carlos De Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina
[4] Mediterranean Inst Adv Studies, Global Change Res Grp, Mallorca, Spain
[5] UK Ctr Ecol & Hydrol, Biodivers, Wallingford, Oxon, England
关键词
crop flowering; crop pollination; ecosystem services; flower resources; managed pollinators; native pollinators; pollinator activity; HONEY-BEES; YIELD; DIVERSITY; DISTANCES; TRENDS; APIDAE; SET;
D O I
10.1111/1365-2664.14519
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Phenological overlap between crop flowering and pollinators is a crucial trait for the pollination of more than 75% of the world's crops. However, crop management rarely considers the seasonal aspect of plant-pollinator mutualism. Here, we investigate the phenological overlap between crops and pollinators and how it affects pollination and fruit production.We measured the abundance and richness of native and non-native pollinators visiting raspberry flowers at two different times during the flowering season (i.e. early and late flowering periods) and examined their effects on crop yield in 16 fields.The community of pollinators foraging on raspberry flowers was more diverse and dominated by native pollinators during the early flowering period when most native plant species were flowering. Later in the season, when native flower resources declined in the surrounding environment, raspberry flowers were visited mainly by two non-native bees: managed honeybees and the invasive bumblebee Bombus terrestris.Pollinator contribution to raspberry yield was twice as high in the early flowering period compared to the late period (61% vs. 31% increase in drupelet set respectively). Flower damage caused by extremely high visitation frequencies by non-native bees in the late period was six times higher than in the early flowering period (30% vs. 5% of damaged flowers respectively).Synthesis and applications. Providing sufficient pollen and nectar resources to support wild pollinators over extended periods in agricultural landscapes can contribute to crop pollination and ensure high fruit weight and quality. This can be achieved by restoring natural and semi-natural areas near crop fields with native, long-flowering plant species. Growers and crop breeding programmes should consider selecting flowering times that coincide with periods of high diversity or abundance of native pollinators to reduce dependence on managed pollinators.
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页码:2540 / 2549
页数:10
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