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Samneg U., A. S. Persson, et al. (2011). "Gardens benefit bees and
enhance pollination in intensively managed farmland." <u>Biological
Conservation</u> <b>144</b>(11): 2602-2606.<br>
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recent loss of pollinating insects and out-crossing plants in
agricultural landscapes has raised concern for the maintenance of
ecosystem services. Wild bees have been shown to benefit from garden
habitats in urban and suburban areas. We investigated the effects of
distance from garden habitats on wild bees and seed set of a native
out-crossing plant Campanula persicifolia, in intensively managed
agricultural landscapes in Southern Sweden. Bee abundance and species
richness, as well as plant seed set, were higher closer to gardens
(<15m) than further away (>140m). This highlights private gardens
as a landscape wide resource for pollinators but also the lack of
sufficient pollination of wild plants in contemporary agricultural
landscapes.<br><br>
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