Frontiers inEcology and the Environment Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators

This article is citable (as shown above) and is released from embargo once it is posted to the Frontiers e-View site (www.frontiersinecology.org). © The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Please note: This article was downloaded from Frontiers e-View, a service that publishes fully edited and formatted manuscripts before they appear in print in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Readers are strongly advised to check the final print version in case any changes have been made. esa © The Ecological Society of America www.frontiersinecology.org Human population growth and industrial develop-ment have led to increased and unsustainable con-sumption of natural resources. The resulting interrelated environmental pressures threaten global biodiversity and jeopardize the provision of crucial ecosystem services. Insect pollination is a high-profile example. Social and solitary bees, wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, and moths comprise the vast majority of the world’s pollinators