ABSTRACT
KATHERINE C. R. BALDOCK, MARK A. GODDARD, DAMIEN M. HICKS, WILLIAM E. KUNIN, NADINE MITSCHUNAS, LYNNE M. OSGATHORPE, SIMON G. POTTS, KIRSTY M. ROBERTSON, ANNA V. SCOTT, GRAHAM N. STONE, IAN P. VAUGHAN, and JANE MEMMOTT
7.1 INTRODUCTION
Animal pollination is essential for reproduction in many plant species [1,2] and has been valued globally at €153 billion p.a. (2005) [3] and at more than £510 million p.a. for UK crop production (2009) [4]. However, declines have been reported for all key insect pollinator groups, including honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees and hoverflies [5-8]. Habitat loss and fragmentation (including urbanization), pesticides, pathogens and their interactions are all proposed drivers of pollinator decline [9,10].
