Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops

M Ulyshen, KR Urban‐Mead, JB Dorey… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although the importance of natural habitats to pollinator diversity is widely recognized, the
value of forests to pollinating insects has been largely overlooked in many parts of the world …

Wild bees as winners and losers: Relative impacts of landscape composition, quality, and climate

M Kammerer, SC Goslee, MR Douglas… - Global change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wild bees, like many other taxa, are threatened by land‐use and climate change, which, in
turn, jeopardizes pollination of crops and wild plants. Understanding how land‐use and …

Different types of semi‐natural habitat are required to sustain diverse wild bee communities across agricultural landscapes

C Maurer, L Sutter, C Martínez‐Núñez… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐natural habitats provide important resources for wild bees in agricultural landscapes.
Landscapes under management are dynamic and floral resources fluctuate in space and …

The value of forests to pollinating insects varies with forest structure, composition, and age

MD Ulyshen, KM Ballare, CJ Fettig, JW Rivers… - Current Forestry …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Forests play an essential role in conserving pollinating insects
and supporting pollination services in mixed-use landscapes and are particularly important …

Canopy sampling reveals hidden potential value of woodland trees for wild bee assemblages

G Allen, RG Davies - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Woodlands can play an important role in supporting bee abundance and diversity in
agricultural landscapes. However, in temperate‐region studies, the canopy is rarely …

Brain size predicts bees' tolerance to urban environments

JB Lanuza, MÁ Collado, F Sayol, D Sol… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The rapid conversion of natural habitats to anthropogenic landscapes is threatening insect
pollinators worldwide, raising concern regarding the negative consequences on their …

Forest-associated bee species persist amid forest loss and regrowth in eastern North America

C Smith, T Harrison, J Gardner, R Winfree - Biological Conservation, 2021 - Elsevier
Forest-associated species, which depend on forest habitat for their survival, are among the
world's most vulnerable species due to widespread forest loss. However, in many parts of …

[HTML][HTML] Structural elements enhanced by retention forestry promote forest and non-forest specialist bees and wasps

NJ Rappa, M Staab, LS Ruppert, J Frey… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Retention forestry promotes certain forest structural elements to enhance biodiversity. It is
unclear however to what extent retention measures are suited to enhance the biodiversity of …

Open forest successional stages and landscape heterogeneity promote wild bee diversity in temperate forests

T Eckerter, V Braunisch, J Buse… - … Science and Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have emphasized forests as crucial habitat for wild bees. In Europe, most
forests are managed following the principles of close‐to‐nature silviculture, which combine …

Green patches among a grey patchwork: the importance of preserving natural habitats to harbour cavity-nesting bees and wasps (Hymenoptera) and their natural …

LC da Rocha-Filho, PC Montagnana, D Boscolo… - Biodiversity and …, 2020 - Springer
Urbanisation is fast-growing worldwide characterised by the conversion of natural
vegetation ecosystems into densely paved areas with a high concentration of human …