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A meta-analysis of bees’ responses to anthropogenic disturbance

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Winfree, Rachael, Aguilar, Ramiro, Vázquez, Diego P., LeBuhn, Gretchen, Aizen, Marcelo A.·2009·Ecology
DOI 10.1890/08-1245.1
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Pollinators may be declining globally, a matter of concern because animal pollination is required by most of the world's plant species, including many crop plants. Human land use and the loss of native habitats is thought to be an important driver of decline for wild, native pollinators, yet the findings of published studies on this topic have never been quantitatively synthesized. Here we use meta‐analysis to synthesize the literature on how bees, the most important group of pollinators, are affected by human disturbances such as habitat loss, grazing, logging, and agriculture. We obtained 130 effect sizes from 54 published studies recording bee abundance and/or species richness as a function of human disturbance. Both bee abundance and species richness were significantly, negatively affected by disturbance. However, the magnitude of the effects was not large. Furthermore, the only disturbance type showing a significant negative effect, habitat loss and fragmentation, was statistically significant only in systems where very little natural habitat remains. Therefore, it would be premature to draw conclusions about habitat loss having caused global pollinator decline without first assessing the extent to which the existing studies represent the status of global ecosystems. Future pollinator declines seem likely given forecasts of increasing land‐use change.

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Authors
Winfree, R., Aguilar, R., Vázquez, D. P., LeBuhn, G., & Aizen, M. A.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Berkeley (US)
  • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (AR)
  • San Francisco State University (US)
  • Universidad Nacional del Comahue (AR)
Corresponding author
Winfree, Rachael
ORCID
Venue
Ecology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2009-08
Volume
90
Issue
8
Pages
2068-2076
ISSN
  • 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-9170
DOI
10.1890/08-1245.1
OpenAlex
W2146145096
Cited by
1,050
References
57
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Ecology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CONICET Digital (CONICET) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
National Academy of Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Plant and animal studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Keywords
bees, pollinator decline, human disturbance, habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, land use change, bee abundance, bee species richness, grazing, logging, pollination
MeSH terms
Animals, Bees, Behavior, Animal, Human Activities, Biodiversity

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