The role of biodiversity in the functioning of plant-pollinator interactions in semi-natural grasslands
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Sarah Ellen Mullen, 'The role of biodiversity in the functioning of plant-pollinator interactions in semi-natural grasslands', [thesis], Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Botany, 2013, pp 197Download Item:
Abstract:
The importance of biodiversity for healthy ecosystem functioning and the provision of ecosystem
services is well recognized and loss of biodiversity is increasingly being recognised as a major
driver of ecosystem change. Biodiversity loss may have negative consequences for ecosystem
functioning and the provision of ecosystem services. The pollination of flowering plants by animal
pollinators is an important ecosystem function and is essential for the reproduction of many
angiosperms. However global declines in insect pollinators, mostly due to agricultural
intensification and habitat loss, have led to concerns for the pollination of both wild plant
populations and crops. The precise role of biodiversity in the functioning of plant-pollinator
interactions in semi-natural habitats is unknown and it is not fully understood how loss of floral
resource diversity will affect pollinating insects or how loss of insect diversity will affect
pollination services to wild plant communities.
Author: Mullen, Sarah Ellen
Advisor:
Stout, JaneQualification name:
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Publisher:
Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of BotanyNote:
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