Pollinators Easily Enhanced by Flowering Agri-Environment Schemes
On farmland, wild flowers attract and enhance pollinators which may benefit crop pollination.
(Credit: David Kleijn; CC-BY 3.0)
The examined agri-environment schemes seem less effective in enhancing endangered pollinator species. Endangered species were rarely observed during the field studies. 'Most of the studies used for the analyses were carried out in North-western Europe where farming is relatively intensive. In these areas endangered species are restricted to semi-natural habitats and nature reserves. Also, endangered bee species often specialize on flowers that cannot easily be established on farmland, such as heather or bilberry. The conservation of Red data book pollinators seems to require a separate conservation strategy'.
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