#8113. Field boundary features can stabilise bee populations and the pollination of mass-flowering crops in rotational systems

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Pollinators experience large spatiotemporal fluctuations in resource availability when mass-flowering crops are rotated with resource-poor cereal crops. Yet, few studies have considered the effect this has on pollinator population stability, nor how this might be mitigated to maintain consistent crop pollination services. We assess the potential of boundary features (standard narrow 1 m grassy margins, hedgerows and wide 4 m agri-environment margins) to support and stabilise pollinator populations and pollination service in agricultural landscapes under crop rotation.
Keywords:
agroecology; crop rotation; field margins; hedgerows; pollinators and pollination service; resilience; stability; variability

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