The phrase
"pollinator populations" refers to the number and variety of insects, birds, and animals that help in the process of pollination. These pollinators play a vital role in transferring pollen from male to female parts of flowers, which allows plants to produce fruits and seeds.
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The findings suggest that chalk grasslands may support lower
pollinator populations in the future, but the scientists warn that the results are likely to be broadly applicable to other regions and habitats.
«All the research (and research funding) in the world will not
help pollinator populations if there are no financial incentives to plant pollinator habitat and there is continued overuse of pesticides,» Marla Spivak, an entomologist at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, tells ScienceInsider in an e-mail.
«All the research (and research funding) in the world will not help
pollinator populations if there are no financial incentives to plant pollinator habitat and there is continued overuse of pesticides,» Marla Spivak, an entomologist at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, tells
Unlike sun coffee systems, which do not provide pollinators with resources throughout the year (Jha and Vandermeer 2010) and are less permeable to dispersing organisms (e.g., Muriel and Kattan 2009), shade coffee farms can
promote pollinator populations and serve as corridors for organisms moving regionally between forest fragments.
Also at 1 p.m., Sen. Tom O'Mara, chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee, will host a roundtable featuring experts from the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) on strategies to protect the state's honeybee and
native pollinator populations, Room 711A, LOB, Albany.
Also at 11 a.m., during Pollinator Awareness Week, the DEC and Agriculture and Markets announce the formal recommendations of the New York State Pollinator Task Force to protect and grow the
declining pollinator population, Cornell University's Dyce Lab, 209 Freese Rd., Ithaca.
Wildflower margins that specifically aim to
boost pollinator populations may chronically expose these species to harmful levels of neonicotinoids.
«Based on European countries» experience with neonic restrictions, we look forward to
healthier pollinator populations and sustained crop yields in years to come.»
Pesticides and colder winters triggered collapse of honeybee colonies — We have two choices, good people: tend the bees, or starve
when pollinator populations crash.
OTA shall advocate for, and adopt, policy positions that promote organic farming as critical to the national solution to conserve
our pollinator populations.
But in some areas,
pollinator populations have been displaced by other insects or the use of pesticides.
In response,
the pollinator population would decline, lowering plant reproduction.
Yet
our pollinator populations are in jeopardy.
We can not afford to put
our pollinator populations at risk.»