Effect of green infrastructure on restoration of pollination networks and plant performance in semi‐natural dry grasslands across Europe

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 61; no. 5; pp. 1015 - 1028
• Main Authors: Traveset, Anna, Lara‐Romero, Carlos, Santamaría, Silvia, Escribano‐Ávila, Gema, Bullock, James M., Honnay, Olivier, Hooftman, Danny A. P., Kimberley, Adam, Krickl, Patricia, Plue, Jan, Poschlod, Peter, Cousins, Sara A. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2024
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Breeding success; Butterflies & moths; Composition; Ecological function; Environmental restoration; Flowers & plants; Fruit set; Fruits; functional connectivity; Functional groups; grassland restoration; Grasslands; Green infrastructure; habitat quality; Historical structures; Infrastructure; Insects; Intensive farming; land-use change; Lotus corniculatus; Plant communities; Plant reproduction; plant reproductive success; Plant species; plant-pollinator interactions; Plants (botany); Pollination; Pollinators; Reproduction; Restoration; Salvia pratensis; Species composition; species richness; trophic interactions; Europe

Agricultural intensification, afforestation and land abandonment are major drivers of biodiversity loss in semi‐natural grasslands across Europe. Reversing these losses requires the reinstatement of plant–animal interactions such as pollination. Here we assessed the differences in species compositio...