CropPol: A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination
Authors: Allen‐Perkins Alfonso , Magrach Ainhoa , Dainese Matteo , Garibaldi Lucas A. , Kleijn David , Rader Romina , Reilly James R. , Winfree Rachael , Lundin Ola , McGrady Carley M. , Brittain Claire , Biddinger David J. , Artz Derek R. , Elle Elizabeth , Hoffman George , Ellis James D. , Daniels Jaret , Gibbs Jason , Campbell Joshua W. , Brokaw Julia , Wilson Julianna K. , Mason Keith , Ward Kimiora L. , Gundersen Knute B. , Bobiwash Kyle , Gut Larry , Rowe Logan M. , Boyle Natalie K. , Williams Neal M. , Joshi Neelendra K. , Rothwell Nikki , Gillespie Robert L. , Isaacs Rufus , Fleischer Shelby J. , Peterson Stephen S. , Rao Sujaya , Pitts‐Singer Theresa L. , Fijen Thijs , Boreux Virginie , Rundlöf Maj , Viana Blandina Felipe , Klein Alexandra‐Maria , Smith Henrik G. , Bommarco Riccardo , Carvalheiro Luísa G. , Ricketts Taylor H. , Ghazoul Jaboury , Krishnan Smitha , Benjamin Faye E. , Loureiro João , Castro Sílvia , Raine Nigel E. , de Groot Gerard Arjen , Horgan Finbarr G. , Hipólito Juliana , Smagghe Guy , Meeus Ivan , Eeraerts Maxime , Potts Simon G. , Kremen Claire , García Daniel , Miñarro Marcos , Crowder David W. , Pisanty Gideon , Mandelik Yael , Vereecken Nicolas J. , Leclercq Nicolas , Weekers Timothy , Lindstrom Sandra A. M. , Stanley Dara A. , Zaragoza‐Trello Carlos , Nicholson Charlie C. , Scheper Jeroen , Rad Carlos , Marks Evan A. N. , Mota Lucie , Danforth Bryan , Park Mia , Bezerra Antônio Diego M. , Freitas Breno M. , Mallinger Rachel E. , Oliveira da Silva Fabiana , Willcox Bryony , Ramos Davi L. , D. da Silva e Silva Felipe , Lázaro Amparo , Alomar David , González‐Estévez Miguel A. , Taki Hisatomo , Cariveau Daniel P. , Garratt Michael P. D. , Nabaes Jodar Diego N. , Stewart Rebecca I. A. , Ariza Daniel , Pisman Matti , Lichtenberg Elinor M. , Schüepp Christof , Herzog Felix , Entling Martin H. , Dupont Yoko L. , Michener Charles D. , Daily Gretchen C. , Ehrlich Paul R. , Burns Katherine L. W. , Vilà Montserrat , Robson Andrew , Howlett Brad , Blechschmidt Leah , Jauker Frank , Schwarzbach Franziska , Nesper Maike , Diekötter Tim , Wolters Volkmar , Castro Helena , Gaspar Hugo , Nault Brian A. , Badenhausser Isabelle , Petersen Jessica D. , Tscharntke Teja , Bretagnolle Vincent , Willis Chan D. Susan , Chacoff Natacha , Andersson Georg K. S. , Jha Shalene , Colville Jonathan F. , Veldtman Ruan , Coutinho Jeferson , Bianchi Felix J. J. A. , Sutter Louis , Albrecht Matthias , Jeanneret Philippe , Zou Yi , Averill Anne L. , Saez Agustin , Sciligo Amber R. , Vergara Carlos H. , Bloom Elias H. , Oeller Elisabeth , Badano Ernesto I. , Loeb Gregory M. , Grab Heather , Ekroos Johan , Gagic Vesna , Cunningham Saul A. , Åström Jens , Cavigliasso Pablo , Trillo Alejandro , Classen Alice , Mauchline Alice L. , Montero‐Castaño Ana , Wilby Andrew , Woodcock Ben A. , Sidhu C. Sheena , Steffan‐Dewenter Ingolf , Vogiatzakis Ioannis N. , Herrera José M. , Otieno Mark , Gikungu Mary W. , Cusser Sarah J. , Nauss Thomas , Nilsson Lovisa , Knapp Jessica , Ortega‐Marcos Jorge J. , González José A. , Osborne Juliet L. , Blanche Rosalind , Shaw Rosalind F. , Hevia Violeta , Stout Jane , Arthur Anthony D. , Blochtein Betina , Szentgyorgyi Hajnalka , Li Jin , Mayfield Margaret M. , Woyciechowski Michał , Nunes‐Silva Patrícia , Halinski de Oliveira Rosana , Henry Steve , Simmons Benno I. , Dalsgaard Bo , Hansen Katrine , Sritongchuay Tuanjit , O'Reilly Alison D. , Chamorro García Fermín José , Nates Parra Guiomar , Magalhães Pigozo Camila , Bartomeus Ignasi 
Published: December 2021

AbstractSeventy five percent of the world's food crops benefit from insect pollination. Hence, there has been increased interest in how global change drivers impact this critical ecosystem service. Because standardized data on crop pollination are rarely available, we are limited in our capacity to understand the variation in pollination benefits to crop yield, as well as to anticipate changes in this service, develop predictions, and inform management actions. Here, we present CropPol, a dynamic, open, and global database on crop pollination. It contains measurements recorded from 202 crop studies, covering 3,394 field observations, 2,552 yield measurements (i.e., berry mass, number of fruits, and fruit density [kg/ha], among others), and 47,752 insect records from 48 commercial crops distributed around the globe. CropPol comprises 32 of the 87 leading global crops and commodities that are pollinator dependent. Malus domestica is the most represented crop (32 studies), followed by Brassica napus (22 studies), Vaccinium corymbosum (13 studies), and Citrullus lanatus (12 studies). The most abundant pollinator guilds recorded are honey bees (34.22% counts), bumblebees (19.19%), flies other than Syrphidae and Bombyliidae (13.18%), other wild bees (13.13%), beetles (10.97%), Syrphidae (4.87%), and Bombyliidae (0.05%). Locations comprise 34 countries distributed among Europe (76 studies), North America (60), Latin America and the Caribbean (29), Asia (20), Oceania (10), and Africa (7). Sampling spans three decades and is concentrated on 2001–2005 (21 studies), 2006–2010 (40), 2011–2015 (88), and 2016–2020 (50). This is the most comprehensive open global data set on measurements of crop flower visitors, crop pollinators and pollination to date, and we encourage researchers to add more datasets to this database in the future. This data set is released for non‐commercial use only. Credits should be given to this paper (i.e., proper citation), and the products generated with this database should be shared under the same license terms (CC BY‐NC‐SA).