Ozone affects plant, insect, and soil microbial communities: A threat to terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity

E Agathokleous, Z Feng, E Oksanen, P Sicard… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Elevated tropospheric ozone concentrations induce adverse effects in plants. We reviewed
how ozone affects (i) the composition and diversity of plant communities by affecting key …

Global warming and plant–pollinator mismatches

M Gérard, M Vanderplanck, T Wood… - Emerging topics in life …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The mutualism between plants and their pollinators provides globally important ecosystem
services, but it is likely to be disrupted by global warming that can cause mismatches …

[HTML][HTML] Key innovations and the diversification of Hymenoptera

BB Blaimer, BF Santos, A Cruaud, MW Gates… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The order Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, sawflies, and bees) represents one of the most
diverse animal lineages, but whether specific key innovations have contributed to its …

[HTML][HTML] Chemistry, biosynthesis and biology of floral volatiles: roles in pollination and other functions

S Dötterl, J Gershenzon - Natural Product Reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2010 to 2023 Floral volatiles are a chemically diverse group of plant metabolites
that serve multiple functions. Their composition is shaped by environmental, ecological and …

The evolution of floral scent and insect chemical communication

FP Schiestl - Ecology letters, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 643–656 Abstract Plants have evolved a range of strategies to
manipulate the behaviour of their insect partners. One powerful strategy is to produce …

The impact of molecular data on our understanding of bee phylogeny and evolution

BN Danforth, S Cardinal, C Praz… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Our understanding of bee phylogeny has improved over the past fifteen years as a result of
new data, primarily nucleotide sequence data, and new methods, primarily model-based …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond the decline of wild bees: Optimizing conservation measures and bringing together the actors

M Drossart, M Gérard - Insects, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wild bees represent the main group of pollinators in Europe, being
responsible for the reproduction of numerous flowering plants. However, like a non …

[HTML][HTML] Temperate agroforestry systems and insect pollinators: A review

G Bentrup, J Hopwood, NL Adamson, M Vaughan - Forests, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agroforestry can provide ecosystem services and benefits such as soil erosion control,
microclimate modification for yield enhancement, economic diversification, livestock …

Phenotypic selection to increase floral scent emission, but not flower size or colour in bee‐pollinated Penstemon digitalis

AL Parachnowitsch, RA Raguso, A Kessler - New Phytologist, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Fragrance is a putatively important character in the evolution of flowering plants, but natural
selection on scent is rarely studied and thus poorly understood. We characterized floral …

Floral abundance and resource quality influence pollinator choice

RE Fowler, EL Rotheray… - Insect Conservation and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinator declines caused by forage habitat loss threaten insect pollination services.
Pollinating insects depend on adequate floral resources, and their ability to track these …