Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30252
Title: Surveying insect flower visitors to crops in New Zealand and Australia
Contributor(s): Howlett, Brad G (author); Evans, Lisa J (author); Kendall, Liam K  (author)orcid ; Rader, Romina  (author)orcid ; McBrydie, Heather M (author); Read, Samantha F J (author); Cutting, Brian T (author); Robson, Andrew  (author)orcid ; Pattemore, David E (author); Willcox, Bryony K  (author)
Publication Date: 2019-04-05
Early Online Version: 2017
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1101/373126
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/30252
Abstract: The survey of insect flower visitors to crops dependent on their pollination is an essential component in determining their effectiveness as pollinators. In most cases, different survey techniques are required for different crops because of variation in planting design, floral density, spatial distribution of flowers or where additional factors such as the variation in plant vigour are being explored. Here we provide survey techniques that have been, or are currently being employed to survey flower visitors across different crops in New Zealand and Australia. Future studies may consider the use of similar designs that will allow for increased standardisation within and between locations and studies. This will provide opportunities for improved direct comparisons between studies, and the ability to combine data sets to address broader spatial-scale questions regarding insect pollination.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: bioRxiv, p. 1-27
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Place of Publication: United States of America
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 060202 Community Ecology (excl. Invasive Species Ecology)
050202 Conservation and Biodiversity
070301 Agro-ecosystem Function and Prediction
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 310302 Community ecology (excl. invasive species ecology)
410401 Conservation and biodiversity
300402 Agro-ecosystem function and prediction
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960804 Farmland, Arable Cropland and Permanent Cropland Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
960805 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity
HERDC Category Description: C3 Non-Refereed Article in a Professional Journal
Description: bioRxiv is an online archive and distribution service for preprints in the life sciences. It is operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a not-for-profit research and educational institution.
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School of Environmental and Rural Science
School of Science and Technology

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