Pollination Biology: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Ecology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 October 2026 | Viewed by 1155
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Interests: pest management; agrochemicals; plant protection; edible insect; biological control
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Interests: plant biology; cell ultrastructure; pollination;carnivorous plants; plant anatomy; cell wall structure and function
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Dear Colleagues,
As an important part of the ecosystem, pollinating insects provide important ecological services to the ecosystem and also play an important role in maintaining the dynamic balance and relative stability of the ecosystem. Pollinators have important links to ecosystem health, green agriculture, food security, and nutritional health. Pollinator insects account for 80–85% of all animal pollination and provide vital services to the plant–pollinator ecosystem, which is widely recognized as important by researchers and the general public. Honeybees are the dominant pollinating insects, with some 17,000 species, and 90 percent of the world's 107 major crop species are pollinated by bees. Since the 1960s, the area of crops dependent on insect pollination has tripled worldwide, and the direct and indirect economic value of insect pollination services has become an important component of gross agricultural product in many developed countries.
Following the success of our inaugural Special Issue, ‘Pollination Biology’, this second edition Special Issue invites interdisciplinary evidence and perspectives that deepen, refine and translate knowledge of pollinator biology into adaptive management. We welcome original research, reviews and meta-analyses that cover topics including, but not restricted to, the following:
(1) Pollinator insect diversity;
(2) Pollinator–plant interactions;
(3) Conservation and utilization of pollinators;
(4) Environmental factors effect on pollinators;
(5) Applications of pollinator insects in agriculture;
(6) Flower traits;
(7) Policies and regulations.
Dr. Yu Gao
Prof. Dr. Bartosz Płachno
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- conservation biology
- insect diversity
- pollinator-plant interactions
- ecosystem service
- pollinating insect
- flower
- bee
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