Landscape structure affects the sunflower visiting frequency of insect pollinators

Abstract Mass-flowering crop monocultures, like sunflower, cannot harbour a permanent pollinator community. Their pollination is best secured if both managed honey bees and wild pollinators are present in the agricultural landscape. Semi-natural habitats are known to be the main foraging and nesting...

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Main Authors: Károly Lajos, Ferenc Samu, Áron Domonkos Bihaly, Dávid Fülöp, Miklós Sárospataki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87650-9