A review of management actions on insect pollinators on public lands in the United States

W Glenny, JB Runyon, LA Burkle - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2022 - Springer
Public lands face growing demands to provide ecosystem services, while protecting species
of conservation concern, like insect pollinators. Insect pollinators are critical for the …

Changes in land use and land cover along an urban-rural gradient influence floral resource availability

L Lynch, M Kangas, N Ballut, A Doucet… - Current Landscape …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review While several hundred thousand species of insects, mammals,
and birds rely on flowers for food or reproduction, a surprising dearth of literature focuses …

[HTML][HTML] Pollinators of the Great Plains: disturbances, stressors, management, and research needs

BB Hanberry, SJ DeBano, TN Kaye… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent global declines of pollinator populations have highlighted the importance of
pollinators, which are undervalued despite essential contributions to ecosystem services. To …

The role of honey bees as pollinators in natural areas

CE Aslan, CT Liang, B Galindo, H Kimberly… - Natural Areas Journal, 2016 - BioOne
The western or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the primary managed pollinator in
US agricultural systems, and its importance for food production is widely recognized …

Grassland restorations improve pollinator communities: a meta-analysis

AN Sexton, SM Emery - Journal of Insect Conservation, 2020 - Springer
Natural grasslands are being destroyed at an alarming pace, but land managers are actively
working to restore these habitats. Many of these efforts focus on restoring plant diversity but …

Rangeland sharing by cattle and bees: moderate grazing does not impair bee communities and resource availability

T Shapira, Z Henkin, A Dag… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rangelands are a dominant anthropogenic land use and a main driver of natural habitat
loss worldwide. Land sharing, the integration of agricultural production and biodiversity …

Forb community response to prescribed fire, livestock grazing, and an invasive annual grass in the Pacific Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie

BL Watson, SB Lukas, LR Morris… - Applied Vegetation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Questions Grassland degradation due to agriculture, changing fire regimes, and invasive
species negatively affects forb communities. Conserving forbs and the services they provide …

Feed the bees and shade the streams: riparian shrubs planted for restoration provide forage for native bees

SR Mitchell, SJ DeBano, MM Rowland… - Restoration …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With evidence of pollinator declines and an increasing focus on restoration, interest is
growing in investigating floral resources for native bees. Although native bees forage on …

Phenologically Targeted Grazing: A Potential Sustainable Strategy for Native Bees in Semiarid Rangelands

SR Mitchell, SJ DeBano, MM Rowland… - Rangeland Ecology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rangelands may offer valuable habitat for invertebrate wildlife, helping conserve
ecologically and economically significant organisms, like native bees. In some systems …

[HTML][HTML] Hyperabundant black-tailed deer impact endangered Garry oak ecosystem floral and bumblebee communities

K Beckett, E Elle, C Kremen, A Sherwood… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Garry oak (Quercus garryana) and associated ecosystems (GOAE) are culturally and
ecologically significant landscapes home to over 100 Species at Risk. With less than 5% of …