Road verges provide habitats that have considerable potential as a tool for pollinator
conservation, especially given the significant area of land that they collectively cover …

Residential gardens are a principal component of urban green infrastructure throughout the
world and their potential positive contributions to biodiversity are increasingly recognised …

Floral resources (nectar and pollen) provide food for insect pollinators but have declined in
the countryside due to land use change. Given widespread pollinator loss, it is important that …

The process of urbanization has detached a large proportion of the global population from
involvement with food production. However, there has been a resurgence in interest in …

Cities are considered important refuges for insect pollinators. This has been shown
repeatedly for wild bees, but may also be true for other diverse taxa such as hoverflies …

Residential gardens are a valuable habitat for insect pollinators worldwide, but differences
in individual gardening practices substantially affect their floral composition. It is important to …

Plant communities in urban gardens consist of cultivated species, including ornamentals
and food crops, and wild growing species. Yet it remains unclear what significance urban …

Globally documented wild bee declines threaten sustainable food production and natural
ecosystem functioning. Urban environments are often florally abundant, and consequently …

Urban areas consist of wide expanses of impervious surfaces which are known to negatively
affect insect biodiversity in general, but green spaces within cities have the potential to …

Eusocial bees are likely to be ecologically important competitors for floral resources,
although competitive effects can be difficult to quantify in wild pollinator communities. To …