Rich assemblages of native pollinators profit from flowering strips with lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) and from monocultures of this plant
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18470%2F25%3A50022713" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18470/25:50022713 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41330/25:102075 RIV/00216208:11310/25:10504745
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179125000799" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179125000799</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2025.09.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.baae.2025.09.004</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Rich assemblages of native pollinators profit from flowering strips with lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) and from monocultures of this plant
Original language description
The cultivation of flowering strips on arable land is one way to support the nonproductive functions of agriculture, including strengthening the conservation of pollinators in the landscape. Despite this, a comprehensive assessment of the ecological benefits of such measures and their importance for pollinating insects is still lacking. Therefore we investigated the effects of lacy phacelia on pollinator communities and annual mixed stands in which lacy phacelia was one of the plant components. The research was carried out in 28 monocultures of lacy phacelia and 28 flowering strips with lacy phacelia proportions in the Czech Republic. At each site, within a defined transect, we conducted netting of bees and wasps, hoverflies and butterflies. Both monocultures and mixed stands attracted a wide range of species. The species diversities and abundances of most of the pollinator groups studied were greater in mixed stands, where butterflies and non-aphidophagous hoverflies were significantly more numerous and diverse. Lacy phacelia flowers were mainly visited by common, nonspecialized insects, whereas mixed stands were more attractive to a greater number of specialists. Our findings therefore point to the significant benefits of flowering strips including lacy phacelia for pollinating insect communities in agricultural landscapes, and we recommend the support of flower strips including lacy phacelia in EU agri-environment schemes. We additionally draw attention to the importance of a detailed understanding of pollinator relationships in a landscape context and highlight the need for further studies to contribute to the design of additional functional measures for biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Basic and Applied Ecology
ISSN
1439-1791
e-ISSN
1618-0089
Volume of the periodical
88
Issue of the periodical within the volume
November
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
104-113
UT code for WoS article
001598051600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105018100999