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 …

Bee nutrition and floral resource restoration

AD Vaudo, JF Tooker, CM Grozinger… - Current opinion in insect …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Bees' specific nutritional requirements are partitioned between pollen and
nectar.•Nectar and pollen provide carbohydrates, protein, lipids, and micronutrients.•Bee …

Macronutrient ratios in pollen shape bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) foraging strategies and floral preferences

AD Vaudo, HM Patch, DA Mortensen… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
To fuel their activities and rear their offspring, foraging bees must obtain a sufficient quality
and quantity of nutritional resources from a diverse plant community. Pollen is the primary …

Pollen nutrition structures bee and plant community interactions

AD Vaudo, LA Dyer… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
As bees' main source of protein and lipids, pollen is critical for their development,
reproduction, and health. Plant species vary considerably in the macronutrient content of …

The effects of drought on plant–pollinator interactions: What to expect?

C Descamps, M Quinet, AL Jacquemart - Environmental and Experimental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Current predictions suggest that in temperate zones climate change will increase the
frequency of extreme events such as summer droughts, leading to deficit in water availability …

Temperature and water stress affect plant–pollinator interactions in Borago officinalis (Boraginaceae)

C Descamps, M Quinet, A Baijot… - Ecology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change alters the abiotic constraints faced by plants, including increasing
temperature and water stress. These changes may affect flower development and …

Genus-wide characterization of bumblebee genomes provides insights into their evolution and variation in ecological and behavioral traits

C Sun, J Huang, Y Wang, X Zhao, L Su… - Molecular biology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Bumblebees are a diverse group of globally important pollinators in natural ecosystems and
for agricultural food production. With both eusocial and solitary life-cycle phases, and some …

Honey bee foragers balance colony nutritional deficiencies

HP Hendriksma, S Shafir - Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 2016 - Springer
Honey bee colonies, foraging predominantly on a single pollen source, may encounter
nutritional deficits. In the present study, we examined the nutritional resilience of honey bee …

Exploring the interactions between resource availability and the utilisation of semi-natural habitats by insect pollinators in an intensive agricultural landscape

LJ Cole, S Brocklehurst, D Robertson… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intensification of agriculture and associated loss of habitat heterogeneity is a key driver of
global declines in insect pollinators. Pollinators utilise different habitats to meet resource …

Assessment of pollen rewards by foraging bees

E Nicholls, N Hempel de Ibarra - Functional Ecology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The removal of pollen by flower‐visiting insects is costly to plants, not only in terms of
production, but also via lost reproductive potential. Modern angiosperms have evolved …