Ecosystem restoration is one of the most promising strategies for conservation in the
Anthropocene. Within ecosystems, plant-animal interactions are critical to their functioning …

Mining contributes significantly to the world's economy. However, it brings strong
environmental impacts, including the destruction of the original vegetation. In this way, the …

• Premise of the study: Melissopalynology, the identification of bee‐collected pollen,
provides insight into the flowers exploited by foraging bees. Information provided by …

Premise of the study: Difficulties inherent in microscopic pollen identification have resulted in
limited implementation for large‐scale studies. Metabarcoding, a relatively novel approach …

Bees rely on floral pollen and nectar for food. Therefore, pollinator friendly plantings are
often used to enrich habitats in bee conservation efforts. As part of these plantings, non …

Much of the world's terrestrial landscapes are being altered by humans in the form of
agriculture, urbanization and pastoral systems, with major implications for biodiversity …

Plant invasions have consistently been shown to cause significant reductions in the diversity
of recipient plant communities; an effect that can cascade through ecosystems to impact the …

Ecological restoration is essential in rehabilitating degraded areas and safeguarding
biodiversity, ecosystem services and human welfare. Using functional traits to plan …

Restoration efforts often focus on plants, but additionally require the establishment and long‐
term persistence of diverse groups of nontarget organisms, such as bees, for important …

Bumble bees are a longstanding model system for studies on behaviour, ecology and
evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed …