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

dc.creatorBosshard, Ennia
dc.creatorHarrison, Mark E.
dc.creatorvan Veen, Frank
dc.creatorKettle, Chris
dc.creatorChikkarangappa, Nagaraja Badenahally
dc.creatorBanks, John E.
dc.creatorBasu, Parthiba
dc.creatorCasiá‐Ajché, Quebin Bosbely
dc.creatorDalsgaard, Bo
dc.creatorDutta, Aditi
dc.creatorEnríquez, Eunice
dc.creatorEscobedo‐Kenefic, Natalia
dc.creatorFierros‐López, Hugo Eduardo
dc.creatorGemmill‐Herren, Barbara
dc.creatorGhazoul, Jaboury
dc.creatorHansen, Katrine
dc.creatorHass, Annika L.
dc.creatorHipólito, Juliana
dc.creatorHonnay, Oliver
dc.creatorKasina, John Muo
dc.creatorKlein, Alexandra‐Maria
dc.creatorMotzke, Iris Kormann
dc.creatorKrishnan, Smitha
dc.creatorLandaverde, Patricia
dc.creatorLatini, Anderson Oliveira
dc.creatorLi, Kevin
dc.creatorLucas‐García, Rodrigo
dc.creatorMunyuli, Theodore
dc.creatorNarasimhaiah, Deepthi
dc.creatorObregon, Diana
dc.creatorQuezada‐Euán, J. Javier G.
dc.creatorRiojas‐López, Mónica E.
dc.creatorRosas‐Guerrero, Victor
dc.creatorSchrader, Julian
dc.creatorSeveriano‐Galeana, Fernando
dc.creatorSitotaw, Tegegne Molla
dc.creatorSritongchuay, Tuanjit
dc.creatorTangtorwangsakul, Pornpimon
dc.creatorToledo‐Hernandez, Manuel
dc.creatorViswanathan, Poornima
dc.creatorTscharntke, Teja
dc.creatorVogel, Cassandra
dc.creatorWanger, Thomas C.
dc.creatorWayo, Kanuengnit
dc.creatorWestphal, Catrin
dc.creatorJones, Matt Lloyd
dc.creatorKaiser‐Bunbury, Christopher N.
dc.date2025-12-03
dc.date2025-12-11T10:50:25Z
dc.date2025-12-11T10:50:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:25:27Z
dc.descriptionABSTRACT 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/178737
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/58940
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceBosshard, 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
dc.subjectpollination
dc.subjectsmallholders-small farmers
dc.titleProximity to natural habitat is not consistently associated with pollination services in tropical smallholder farms: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
dc.typeJournal Article

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