Understanding interactive effects between habitat configuration and pesticide use for pollination: towards better informed landscape management.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The restoration of natural landscape elements is a frequently adopted pathway to improve wild pollinator abundance, diversity, and their pollination services in intensively used agricultural landscapes. However, pollinators in the intended refuges can become exposed to agrochemicals when foraging in surrounding agricultural fields. In order to effectively design pollinator conservation measures such as habitat restoration or pesticide reduction schemes, the effect of land use configuration on pesticide exposure and pollination service requires further investigation.

Methods

We developed a pollination model that extends existing approaches by simulating both pollination flights and concurrent pollinator exposure to toxic pesticides, enabling the estimation of pesti

SUBMITTER: Gebhardt S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876248 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature