| Title: | Pollinators communities differ across years and crops |
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| Authors: | ID Bevk, Danilo (Author)
ID Prešern, Janez (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://www.agriculturejournals.cz/web/pse.htm?type=article&id=225_2021-PSE
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URL - Source URL, visit http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/225/2021-PSE
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Insect pollination is one of the most important ecosystem services. Pollinator communities are rarely studied across years and crops in the same location. The aim of this study was to investigate the pollinator community structure on five different fruit crops, as well as the activity of different pollinator groups during the day and their temperature preferences. Pollinator activity was observed across two years on apple trees and blueberry, strawberry, blackcurrant and raspberry bushes. Pollinator community structure varied by plant and year. Honeybees were the most numerous pollinators on all plants except blueberry bushes (39-95% of visits). Bumblebee numbers were high on blackcurrant (up to 28%) and blueberry bushes (up to 61%). Solitary bees visited all plants except blueberries. Honeybees, solitary bees, and hoverflies were most active in the middle of the day, while bumblebees became active earlier in the morning and remained active later in the evening. Pollinators also differed greatly in their temperature preferences. This knowledge gained is necessary for less harmful pesticide application management and the development of more sustainable agriculture to maintain pollinator diversity and thus reliable pollination in extreme weather conditions.
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| Keywords: | fruit pollination, agroecology, biodiversity, wild bees, conservation |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 15.10.2021 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2021 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 600-607 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 67, iss. 10 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-21629  |
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| UDC: | 638.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 1805-9368 |
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| DOI: | 10.17221/225/2021-PSE |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 81417731 |
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| Note: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 19. 10. 2021;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 04.03.2025 |
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