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1. 1. Intercropping oats with annual clovers : effects on yields and aspects of biodiversity

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2021]
   Keywords : intercropping; cover cropping; pollinators; natural predators; weeds; clover; oats;

   Abstract : The use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides has contributed to greatly increase the crop yields per hectare. Humanity has become reliant on artificial inputs overshadowing usage of resources from ecosystem services that we continue to weaken further, by using agricultural practises decreasing landscape and species diversity. READ MORE

3. 2. Bumblebee resource dynamics : a review of foraging and nesting in the agricultural landscape

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Anna Douhan Sundahl; [2020]
   Keywords : bumblebees; bumblebee population dynamics; bumblebee drivers; flower strips; competition with honeybees; foraging; nesting; hibernation;

   Abstract : 90 % of all plants on earth either benefits or entirely depends on pollination. There are pollinators among families of bees (Apidea), butterflies (Lepidoptera) and birds (Aves). Bees of genus Bombus spp., bumblebees, are especially important and provide pollination service for 80 % of the crops of Europe and many wild plant species. READ MORE