Sprague, RBoyer, SStevenson, GMWratten, SD2017-01-262016-11-1520162016-10-12Sprague, R., Boyer, S., Stevenson, G., & Wratten, S. (2016). Assessing pollinators' use of floral resource subsidies in agri-environment schemes: An illustration using Phacelia tanacetifolia and honeybees. PeerJ, 4, E2677.2167-8359EC4GB (isidoc)27896027 (pubmed)https://hdl.handle.net/10182/7747Honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are frequently used in agriculture for pollination services because of their abundance, generalist floral preferences, ease of management and hive transport. However, their populations are declining in many countries. Agri-Environment Schemes (AES) are being implemented in agricultural systems to combat the decline in populations of pollinators and other insects. Despite AES being increasingly embedded in policy and budgets, scientific assessments of many of these schemes still are lacking, and only a few studies have examined the extent to which insect pollinators use the floral enhancements that are part of AES and on which floral components they feed (i.e., pollen and/or nectar).pp.e2677-e2677Electronic-eCollectionEnglish© Copyright 2016 Sprague et al. Distributed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0Apis melliferahoneybee foraging behaviouragroecosystemspollen preferencefloral enhancementspollinator health strategiesJournal Article10.7717/peerj.2677ANZSRC::070301 Agro-ecosystem Function and PredictionANZSRC::050102 Ecosystem Function2167-8359Publisher's own licencePublisher's own licencePublisher's own licence