Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination
Linking farmer and beekeeper preferences with ecological knowledge to improve crop pollination
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DOI：
10.1002/pan3.10055
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发表时间：
2019-12-01
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Kleijn, David
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作者：
Breeze, Tom D.;Boreux, Virginie;Kleijn, David
昆虫授粉是许多作物的关键投入，管理蜜蜂经常被雇来支持授粉服务。尽管对授粉管理进行了大量研究，但欧洲尚未有研究探讨农民如何以及为什么管理授粉服务，也很少有人探索为什么养蜂人使用某些作物。通过对10个欧洲国家的养蜂人和农民的配对调查，这项研究调查了养蜂人和农民对作物授粉的看法和动机。近一半的受访农民认为，他们的一种或多种作物存在授粉服务不足。只有不到三分之一的农民雇佣了有管理的传粉者；然而，大多数人至少进行了一种形式的农业环境管理，以使传粉者受益，尽管很少有人这样做是为了促进传粉者。养蜂人对许多大量开花的作物持矛盾态度，一些养蜂人用作物酿造蜂蜜，而其他养蜂人因为意识到农药风险而避免使用这些作物。这些发现突显了一些基本上被忽视的知识鸿沟，这些鸿沟将影响两个群体之间的知识交流和合作。
Pollination by insects is a key input into many crops, with managed honeybees often being hired to support pollination services. Despite substantial research into pollination management, no European studies have yet explored how and why farmers managed pollination services and few have explored why beekeepers use certain crops. Using paired surveys of beekeepers and farmers in 10 European countries, this study examines beekeeper and farmer perceptions and motivations surrounding crop pollination. Almost half of the farmers surveyed believed they had pollination service deficits in one or more of their crops. Less than a third of farmers hired managed pollinators; however, most undertook at least one form of agri-environment management known to benefit pollinators, although few did so to promote pollinators. Beekeepers were ambivalent towards many mass-flowering crops, with some beekeepers using crops for their honey that other beekeepers avoid because of perceived pesticide risks. The findings highlight a number of largely overlooked knowledge gaps that will affect knowledge exchange and co-operation between the two groups.