Sentence examples for populations of pollinators from inspiring English sources

Fast-declining populations of pollinators have been identified as a serious risk to global food production.

This full day workshop will focus on concepts around protecting and enhancing populations of pollinators, especially bees, in agricultural landscapes.

In February, a United Nations report jointly authored by dozens of experts from across the world found that exposure to pesticides and saturation in pesticides was a "well-established" cause of decline in populations of pollinators such as bees.

Our study demonstrates that simple alterations to a common AES grassland mowing regime can enhance populations of pollinators and natural enemies of crop pests.

Given reports of declines in populations of pollinators globally, it is increasingly important to develop efficient procedures to assess the density and distribution of honey bee colonies in both agricultural and natural landscapes.

"The really big and difficult question we need to know is, are these sub-lethal effects compensated for by the buffering one gets in natural populations or are they forcing down populations of pollinators?" Godfray said the EU ban in 2013 had been a "political judgment", based on the evidence available at that time.

In three studies published yesterday, EFSA addresses long-standing concerns of beekeepers and scientists about dwindling populations of pollinator bees, which are essential to farming and natural ecosystems.

A serious environmental problem is the decline of populations of pollinator insects, and a number of species of insects are now cultured primarily for pollination management in order to have sufficient pollinators in the field, orchard or greenhouse at bloom time.

"She told fearful tales of possible lurches in the population of pollinators (including those of the crops we depend on for our own lives).

The parameters of the rule of thumb could change in time (through random mutations and selection), allowing the population of pollinators to adjust their behaviour to changing conditions in the plant population.

Yet, there has been a worrisome decline in the population of pollinators, especially bees and butterflies, mainly due to intensive agricultural practices, changes in land use, pesticides (including neonicotinoid insecticides), alien invasive species, diseases, pests, and climate change.