Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

ABSTRACT Proximity to natural habitat is known to enhance pollination services in large‐scale agriculture, but it remains unclear whether this holds in tropical smallholder farms. These systems are embedded in ecologically complex landscapes, central to global food security, and depend heavily on bi...

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Main Authors: Bosshard, Ennia, Harrison, Mark E., van Veen, Frank, Kettle, Chris, Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally, Banks, John E., Basu, Parthiba, Casiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely, Dalsgaard, Bo, Dutta, Aditi, Enríquez, Eunice, Escobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia, Fierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo, Gemmill‐Herren, Barbara, Ghazoul, Jaboury, Hansen, Katrine, Hass, Annika L., Hipólito, Juliana, Honnay, Oliver, Kasina, John Muo, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria, Motzke, Iris Kormann, Krishnan, Smitha, Landaverde, Patricia, Latini, Anderson Oliveira, Li, Kevin, Lucas‐García, Rodrigo, Munyuli, Theodore, Narasimhaiah, Deepthi, Obregon, Diana, Quezada‐Euán, J. Javier G., Riojas‐López, Mónica E., Rosas‐Guerrero, Victor, Schrader, Julian, Severiano‐Galeana, Fernando, Sitotaw, Tegegne Molla, Sritongchuay, Tuanjit, Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon, Toledo‐Hernandez, Manuel, Viswanathan, Poornima, Tscharntke, Teja, Vogel, Cassandra, Wanger, Thomas C., Wayo, Kanuengnit, Westphal, Catrin, Jones, Matt Lloyd, Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178737
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author Bosshard, Ennia
Harrison, Mark E.
van Veen, Frank
Kettle, Chris
Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally
Banks, John E.
Basu, Parthiba
Casiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely
Dalsgaard, Bo
Dutta, Aditi
Enríquez, Eunice
Escobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia
Fierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo
Gemmill‐Herren, Barbara
Ghazoul, Jaboury
Hansen, Katrine
Hass, Annika L.
Hipólito, Juliana
Honnay, Oliver
Kasina, John Muo
Klein, Alexandra‐Maria
Motzke, Iris Kormann
Krishnan, Smitha
Landaverde, Patricia
Latini, Anderson Oliveira
Li, Kevin
Lucas‐García, Rodrigo
Munyuli, Theodore
Narasimhaiah, Deepthi
Obregon, Diana
Quezada‐Euán, J. Javier G.
Riojas‐López, Mónica E.
Rosas‐Guerrero, Victor
Schrader, Julian
Severiano‐Galeana, Fernando
Sitotaw, Tegegne Molla
Sritongchuay, Tuanjit
Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon
Toledo‐Hernandez, Manuel
Viswanathan, Poornima
Tscharntke, Teja
Vogel, Cassandra
Wanger, Thomas C.
Wayo, Kanuengnit
Westphal, Catrin
Jones, Matt Lloyd
Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N.
author_browse Banks, John E.
Basu, Parthiba
Bosshard, Ennia
Casiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely
Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally
Dalsgaard, Bo
Dutta, Aditi
Enríquez, Eunice
Escobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia
Fierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo
Gemmill‐Herren, Barbara
Ghazoul, Jaboury
Hansen, Katrine
Harrison, Mark E.
Hass, Annika L.
Hipólito, Juliana
Honnay, Oliver
Jones, Matt Lloyd
Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N.
Kasina, John Muo
Kettle, Chris
Klein, Alexandra‐Maria
Krishnan, Smitha
Landaverde, Patricia
Latini, Anderson Oliveira
Li, Kevin
Lucas‐García, Rodrigo
Motzke, Iris Kormann
Munyuli, Theodore
Narasimhaiah, Deepthi
Obregon, Diana
Quezada‐Euán, J. Javier G.
Riojas‐López, Mónica E.
Rosas‐Guerrero, Victor
Schrader, Julian
Severiano‐Galeana, Fernando
Sitotaw, Tegegne Molla
Sritongchuay, Tuanjit
Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon
Toledo‐Hernandez, Manuel
Tscharntke, Teja
Viswanathan, Poornima
Vogel, Cassandra
Wanger, Thomas C.
Wayo, Kanuengnit
Westphal, Catrin
van Veen, Frank
author_facet Bosshard, Ennia
Harrison, Mark E.
van Veen, Frank
Kettle, Chris
Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally
Banks, John E.
Basu, Parthiba
Casiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely
Dalsgaard, Bo
Dutta, Aditi
Enríquez, Eunice
Escobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia
Fierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo
Gemmill‐Herren, Barbara
Ghazoul, Jaboury
Hansen, Katrine
Hass, Annika L.
Hipólito, Juliana
Honnay, Oliver
Kasina, John Muo
Klein, Alexandra‐Maria
Motzke, Iris Kormann
Krishnan, Smitha
Landaverde, Patricia
Latini, Anderson Oliveira
Li, Kevin
Lucas‐García, Rodrigo
Munyuli, Theodore
Narasimhaiah, Deepthi
Obregon, Diana
Quezada‐Euán, J. Javier G.
Riojas‐López, Mónica E.
Rosas‐Guerrero, Victor
Schrader, Julian
Severiano‐Galeana, Fernando
Sitotaw, Tegegne Molla
Sritongchuay, Tuanjit
Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon
Toledo‐Hernandez, Manuel
Viswanathan, Poornima
Tscharntke, Teja
Vogel, Cassandra
Wanger, Thomas C.
Wayo, Kanuengnit
Westphal, Catrin
Jones, Matt Lloyd
Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N.
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description ABSTRACT Proximity to natural habitat is known to enhance pollination services in large‐scale agriculture, but it remains unclear whether this holds in tropical smallholder farms. These systems are embedded in ecologically complex landscapes, central to global food security, and depend heavily on biodiversity‐derived ecosystem services. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 35 studies assessing the relationship between distance to natural habitat and pollinator abundance, species richness, and crop fruit set in tropical smallholder farms. We found no consistent patterns in pollinator abundance and crop fruit set with increasing distance, with relationships highly variable across studies. Similarly variable, yet slightly negative, was the relationship between distance and pollinator species richness. Our findings suggest limited support for the ‘proximity to natural habitat’ hypothesis in tropical smallholder farms, indicating that the inherent complexity of these landscapes may buffer negative effects of distance on pollination. This underscores the importance of maintaining and restoring landscape complexity to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services such as crop pollination. We also highlight the need for greater methodological consistency and publicly available raw data in future studies to strengthen the evidence base and support management strategies for safeguarding pollination services in tropical smallholder farms.
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spelling CGSpace1787372025-12-12T02:05:04Z Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis Bosshard, Ennia Harrison, Mark E. van Veen, Frank Kettle, Chris Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally Banks, John E. Basu, Parthiba Casiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely Dalsgaard, Bo Dutta, Aditi Enríquez, Eunice Escobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia Fierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo Gemmill‐Herren, Barbara Ghazoul, Jaboury Hansen, Katrine Hass, Annika L. Hipólito, Juliana Honnay, Oliver Kasina, John Muo Klein, Alexandra‐Maria Motzke, Iris Kormann Krishnan, Smitha Landaverde, Patricia Latini, Anderson Oliveira Li, Kevin Lucas‐García, Rodrigo Munyuli, Theodore Narasimhaiah, Deepthi Obregon, Diana Quezada‐Euán, J. Javier G. Riojas‐López, Mónica E. Rosas‐Guerrero, Victor Schrader, Julian Severiano‐Galeana, Fernando Sitotaw, Tegegne Molla Sritongchuay, Tuanjit Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon Toledo‐Hernandez, Manuel Viswanathan, Poornima Tscharntke, Teja Vogel, Cassandra Wanger, Thomas C. Wayo, Kanuengnit Westphal, Catrin Jones, Matt Lloyd Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N. pollination smallholders-small farmers ABSTRACT Proximity to natural habitat is known to enhance pollination services in large‐scale agriculture, but it remains unclear whether this holds in tropical smallholder farms. These systems are embedded in ecologically complex landscapes, central to global food security, and depend heavily on biodiversity‐derived ecosystem services. We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 35 studies assessing the relationship between distance to natural habitat and pollinator abundance, species richness, and crop fruit set in tropical smallholder farms. We found no consistent patterns in pollinator abundance and crop fruit set with increasing distance, with relationships highly variable across studies. Similarly variable, yet slightly negative, was the relationship between distance and pollinator species richness. Our findings suggest limited support for the ‘proximity to natural habitat’ hypothesis in tropical smallholder farms, indicating that the inherent complexity of these landscapes may buffer negative effects of distance on pollination. This underscores the importance of maintaining and restoring landscape complexity to sustain biodiversity and ecosystem services such as crop pollination. We also highlight the need for greater methodological consistency and publicly available raw data in future studies to strengthen the evidence base and support management strategies for safeguarding pollination services in tropical smallholder farms. 2025-12-03 2025-12-11T10:50:25Z 2025-12-11T10:50:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178737 en Open Access application/pdf Wiley Bosshard, Ennia; Harrison, Mark E.; van Veen, Frank; Kettle, Chris J.; Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally; Banks, John E.; Basu, Parthiba; Casiá-Ajché, Quebin Bosbely; Dalsgaard, Bo; Dutta, Aditi; Enríquez, Eunice; Escobedo-Kenefic, Natalia; Fierros-López, Hugo Eduardo; Gemmill-Herren, Barbara; Ghazoul, Jaboury; Hansen, Katrine; Hass, Annika L.; Hipólito, Juliana; Honnay, Oliver; Kasina, John Muo; Klein, Alexandra-Maria; Motzke, Iris Kormann; Krishnan, Smitha; Landaverde, Patricia; Latini, Anderson Oliveira; Li, Kevin; Lucas-García, Rodrigo; Munyuli, Theodore; Narasimhaiah, Deepthi; Obregon, Diana; Quezada-Euán, J. Javier G.; Riojas-López, Mónica E.; Rosas-Guerrero, Victor; Schrader, Julian; Severiano-Galeana, Fernando; Molla Sitotaw, Tegegne; Sritongchuay, Tuanjit; Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon; Toledo-Hernandez, Manuel; Tscharntke, Teja; Viswanathan, Poornima; Vogel, Cassandra; Wanger, Thomas C.; Wayo, Kanuengnit; Westphal, Catrin; Lloyd Jones, Matt; Kaiser-Bunbury, Christopher N. (2025) Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Ecology Letters 28(12): e70229. ISSN: 1461-023X
spellingShingle pollination
smallholders-small farmers
Bosshard, Ennia
Harrison, Mark E.
van Veen, Frank
Kettle, Chris
Chikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally
Banks, John E.
Basu, Parthiba
Casiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely
Dalsgaard, Bo
Dutta, Aditi
Enríquez, Eunice
Escobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia
Fierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo
Gemmill‐Herren, Barbara
Ghazoul, Jaboury
Hansen, Katrine
Hass, Annika L.
Hipólito, Juliana
Honnay, Oliver
Kasina, John Muo
Klein, Alexandra‐Maria
Motzke, Iris Kormann
Krishnan, Smitha
Landaverde, Patricia
Latini, Anderson Oliveira
Li, Kevin
Lucas‐García, Rodrigo
Munyuli, Theodore
Narasimhaiah, Deepthi
Obregon, Diana
Quezada‐Euán, J. Javier G.
Riojas‐López, Mónica E.
Rosas‐Guerrero, Victor
Schrader, Julian
Severiano‐Galeana, Fernando
Sitotaw, Tegegne Molla
Sritongchuay, Tuanjit
Tangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon
Toledo‐Hernandez, Manuel
Viswanathan, Poornima
Tscharntke, Teja
Vogel, Cassandra
Wanger, Thomas C.
Wayo, Kanuengnit
Westphal, Catrin
Jones, Matt Lloyd
Kaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N.
Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
title Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
title_full Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
title_fullStr Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
title_full_unstemmed Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
title_short Proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
title_sort proximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms a systematic review and meta analysis
topic pollination
smallholders-small farmers
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178737
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