Evaluating the benefits and risks of social media for wildlife conservation

JN Bergman, RT Buxton, HY Lin, M Lenda, K Attinello… - Facets, 2022 - facetsjournal.com
Given its extensive volume and reach, social media has the potential to widely spread
conservation messaging and be a powerful tool to mobilize social change for conserving …

[HTML][HTML] The need for weeds: Man-made, non-cropped habitats complement crops and natural habitats in providing honey bees and bumble bees with pollen …

J Jachuła, B Denisow, M Wrzesień… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In Europe, honey bees and bumble bees are among the most important pollinators, and
there is a growing interest in understanding the effects of floral resource availability on their …

The Key Role of Amino Acids in Pollen Quality and Honey Bee Physiology—A Review

MS Bryś, A Strachecka - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
When studying honey bee nutrition, it is important to pay attention not only to the quantity but
also to the quality of pollen for floral visitors. The recommended way to determine the value …

Multiple invasive species affect germination, growth, and photosynthesis of native weeds and crops in experiments

M Lenda, B Steudel, P Skórka, ZB Zagrodzka… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Alien plant species regularly and simultaneously invade agricultural landscapes and
ecosystems; however, the effects of co-invasion on crop production and native biodiversity …

Restoration of ecologically valuable grassland on sites degraded by invasive Solidago: lessons from a 6‐year experiment

M Szymura, S Świerszcz… - Land Degradation & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Most semi‐natural grasslands are threatened by invasive alien plants, which have also
overgrown abandoned fields. We conducted a 6‐year experiment testing different methods …

Effects of extracts from various parts of invasive Solidago species on the germination and growth of native grassland plant species

PCD Perera, C Chmielowiec, TH Szymura, M Szymura - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Allelopathy is an important factor influencing whether an invasive plant species can become
successfully established in a new range through disrupting the germination and growth of …

Evaluating tramway infrastructure on biodiversity and ecosystem services

D Moroń, M Beim, A Gudowska, F Angeoletto… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Tramways in urban areas for mass transit has been suggested to have a lower
environmental footprint than roads. However, studies on the impact of tramways and the …

The effect of pollen monodiets on fat body morphology parameters and energy substrate levels in the fat body and hemolymph of Apis mellifera L. workers

MS Bryś, B Staniec, A Strachecka - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Human activities associated with large-scale farms and the monocultures expose honey
bees to one type of food. Moreover, there is an ongoing decline of plant species producing …

Spatial scale matters for predicting plant invasions along roads

D Kotowska, P Skórka, T Pärt, AG Auffret… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions threaten global biodiversity and can have severe economic and social
impacts. The complexity of this problem challenges effective management of invasive alien …

Drivers of Solidago species invasion in Central Europe—Case study in the landscape of the Carpathian Mountains and their foreground

PCD Perera, TH Szymura, A Zając… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The invasion process is a complex, context‐dependent phenomenon; nevertheless, it
can be described using the PAB framework. This framework encompasses the joint effect of …