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'Farming with Alternative Pollinators' approach increases pollinator abundance and diversity in faba bean fields
Sentil, Ahlam; Lhomme, Patrick; Michez, Denis et al.
2022In Journal of Insect Conservation, 26, p. 401-414
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Abstract :
[en] Pollinators are threatened worldwide and strategies and measures to support their conservation are proliferating. Among them, the approach 'Farming with Alternative Pollinators' (FAP) aims to support pollinators by seeding strips of pollinatorattracting cultivated plants surrounding the crops, and simultaneously providing income to the farmer. In this study we assessed whether this approach supports pollinator diversity in agro-ecosystems and increases flower visitor diversity and abundance in faba bean fields in north-west Morocco. We tested the impact of FAP using a variety of marketable habitat enhancement plants (MHEP): flax, coriander, arugula, chia and canola. A total of 62 pollinator species were recorded, among which almost half of them are new records for the region. Most wild pollinators recorded in faba bean were digger bees (genus Anthophora) and long-horn bees (genus Eucera). MHEP shared diverse flower visitors with faba bean and hosted diverse pollinator groups that did not meet their food requirements from the main crop. The FAP approach highly increased flower visitor abundance and diversity in the whole FAP fields, however it did not generate significant pollinator spillover towards the main crop. Implications for insect conservation: our results show that the FAP approach is an effective approach to mitigate pollinator decline in agro-ecosystems.
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Sentil, Ahlam  ;  Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie
Lhomme, Patrick  ;  Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie
Michez, Denis  ;  Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie
Reverte Saiz, Sara  ;  Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie
Rasmont, Pierre ;  Université de Mons > Faculté des Sciences > Service de Zoologie
Christmann, S.
Language :
English
Title :
'Farming with Alternative Pollinators' approach increases pollinator abundance and diversity in faba bean fields
Publication date :
28 February 2022
Journal title :
Journal of Insect Conservation
ISSN :
1366-638X
Publisher :
Springer, Netherlands
Volume :
26
Pages :
401-414
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Development Goals :
3. Good health and well-being
15. Life on land
Research unit :
S869 - Zoologie
Research institute :
R100 - Institut des Biosciences
Name of the research project :
Contrat de prestation de service avec l'International Center for Agricultural Research in the DryAreas (ICARDA) - Sources publiques supra-européennes
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