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    • Proximity to Woodland and Landscape Structure Drives Pollinator Visitation in Apple Orchard Ecosystem 

      Neelendra, Joshi K.; Otieno, Mark; Edwin, Rajotte G.; Shelby, Fleischer J.; David, Biddinge J. (Crossmark, 2016-04)
      Landscapes of farms and adjacent areas are known to influence abundance of various arthropods such as pollinators in commercial agricultural ecosystems. In this context, we examined the effect of heterogeneous landscapes ...
    • Trait matching of flower visitors and crops predicts fruit set better than trait diversity 

      Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Otieno, Mark; Bartomeus, Ignasi; Bommarco, Riccardo; Klein, Alexandra M.; Cunningham, Saul A.; Aizen, Marcelo A.; Boreux, Virginie; Garratt, Michael P. D.; Carvalheiro, Luısa G.; Kremen, Claire; Morales, Carolina L.; Schuepp, Christof (Wiley Online Library, 2015)
      Summary Understanding the relationships between trait diversity, species diversity and ecosystem functioning is essential for sustainable management. For functions comprising two trophic levels, trait matching between ...