In
my
thesis,
I
examined
impacts
of
nesting
and
floral
resources
on
ground-nesting
bee
assemblages
at
nine
ranch
sites
with
differing
grazing
histories.
Because
ecological
disturbances
can
strongly
affect
the
availability
foraging
over
time,
also
history
for
bees.
sampled
assemblages,
a
comprehensive
array
vegetation
soil
measures,
abundance
richness.
used
these
data
to
determine
(1)
importance
different
habitat
livestock
bees
(2)
how
influenced
resources.
found
that
sandier
soils
had
greater
richness
bees,
less
compacted
abundance.
Contrary
many
other
studies,
bare
ground
was
not
important
or
Grazing
did
any
measures
habitat,
negligible
effects
abundance,
richness,
community
composition.
My
results
suggest
may
be
limiting
especially
in
areas
predominately
clay
types.
this
context,
such
more
than
resource
availability.
More
research
is
necessary
tease
apart
grassland
management
types
through
those
findings
highlight
considering
conservation
restoration
efforts.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
292(2040)
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Pollinator
diversity
is
declining
due
to
habitat
loss,
low
quality,
limited
connectivity
and
intensification
of
agriculture
in
remaining
high-value
habitats
within
human-dominated
landscapes,
such
as
calcareous
grasslands.
Options
increase
the
local
area
protected
are
often
limited.
Therefore,
we
asked
how
quality
well
agri-environmental
schemes
(AES)
configuration
surrounding
landscape
can
contribute
preservation
pollinator
diversity.
We
sampled
bees,
butterflies
hoverflies
40
grasslands
Germany,
assessed
effects
grassland
area,
connectivity,
agricultural
configuration,
AES
on
species
richness
abundance.
While
was
an
important
predictor
for
bee
butterfly
richness,
with
strongest
sizes
endangered
species,
flower
resources
nesting
sites
characteristics
small
field
size,
high
proportion
organic
fields
other
significantly
enhanced
responses
differing
among
three
studied
taxa.
In
contrast
expectations,
flowering
did
not
benefit
communities
conclude
that
improving
combination
targeted
management
effective
measures
promote
highly
fragmented
grassland.
Ecological Applications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
35(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Wild
solitary
bees
face
a
host
of
challenges
from
the
simplification
landscapes
and
biodiversity
loss
to
invasive
species
urbanization.
Pollinator
researchers
restoration
workers
thus
far
gave
much
attention
increase
flower
cover
reduce
impact
these
anthropogenic
pressures.
Over
30%
bee
need
nonfloral
resources
such
as
leaves
resin
for
their
survival
reproduction.
However,
importance
in
ecology,
particularly
leafcutter
bees,
has
received
very
little
attention.
Leafcutter
have
global
distribution
cut
constructing
brood
chambers.
We
information
(a)
what
use
do
not
foraging
(b)
leaf
plant
traits
community
drive
preference
usage.
To
fill
this
gap
recommend
plants
conservation,
we
examined
13,062
612
107
families
distributed
165
communities
nine
towns/cities
four
south
Indian
states.
The
locations
states
was
quite
dissimilar,
but
had
similar
proportion
native
exotic
plants.
probability
foraged
is
governed
by
its
clade,
family,
nativity,
dimension,
width.
Bees
clear
common
families,
Fabaceae,
Phyllanthaceae,
Meliaceae
leaves,
going
distant
lineages,
including
rare
rare.
At
same
time,
also
avoided
several
cosmopolitan
Apocynaceae,
Moraceae,
Sapotaceae,
Asteraceae,
among
others.
preferred
more
usage
predicted
richness,
Fabaceae
communities,
herbs;
diversity
abundance
are
crucial
drivers.
Our
study
suggests
that
bees'
leaf‐foraging
random,
leaf,
plant,
traits.
helpful
planning
urban
homestead
greening
projects
they
dominated
exotics.
Ecosphere,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Abstract
Land
use
change
is
a
major
driver
of
pollinator
decline
and
loss
pollination
services.
For
plant
interactions
to
persist
in
rapidly
changing
urban
systems,
co‐occurring
species
must
share
matching
traits,
including
phenological,
morphological,
physiological
traits.
Thus,
the
knowledge
trait
among
interacting
plants
pollinators
can
aid
design
habitats
enhance
conservation
value
green
spaces,
but
this
remains
relatively
understudied.
Here,
we
review
how
facilitates
persistence
creation
new
plant–pollinator
networks.
We
highlight
four
drivers
facilitating
restructuring
networks
through
gain
areas.
also
show
different
pathways
by
which
traits
affected
urbanization.
Furthermore,
functional
help
predict
novel
environments,
those
exotic
species.
Finally,
application
management
practices,
sustainable
spaces
that
will
accommodate
functionally
diverse
within
matrix.
Austral Entomology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
64(2)
Published: April 14, 2025
Abstract
Native
bee
populations
are
generally
in
decline,
and
although
their
conservation
needs
recognised,
habitat
requirements
for
the
majority
of
species
remain
unknown.
Many
construct
nests
underground,
including
native
Australian
Lasioglossum
(Homalictus)
dotatum
.
However,
like
most
ground‐nesting
bees,
nesting
ecology,
particularly
substrate
preferences
soil
surface
requirements,
remains
poorly
understood.
To
address
this
knowledge
gap,
study
examined
whether
L.
prefers
bare
sand
or
amid
rock
gravel
treatment
influences
nest‐site
selection.
Experiments
were
conducted
using
24‐L
pots
Bassendean
sand,
placed
near
active
aggregations.
Ten
had
a
layer
gravel,
while
remaining
10
left
bare.
Within
each
treatment,
half
contained
untreated
steam‐treated
to
remove
potential
contaminants.
This
design
tested
certain
conditions
features
when
selecting
nest
sites.
Results
showed
that
female
preferentially
with
over
those
suggesting
cover
may
create
more
favourable
environment
by
moderating
temperature,
retaining
moisture,
providing
structural
stability
entrances.
Additionally,
females
preferred
possibly
indicating
factors
associated
soil,
such
as
microbial
presence
organic
residues,
deter
nesting.
advances
our
understanding
behaviour
provides
framework
creating
pollinator‐friendly
spaces
identifying
key
influence
mechanisms
driving
preference
unknown,
highlighting
need
further
research
distinguish
roles
hygiene,
properties
chemical
cues
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Jan. 9, 2024
Protecting
diverse
solitary
ground-nesting
bees
remains
a
pivotal
conservation
concern.
Ground-nesting
are
negatively
impacted
by
anthropogenic
land
use
change
that
often
removes
suitable
nesting
habitat
from
the
landscape.
Despite
their
enormous
ecological
and
agricultural
contributions
to
pollination,
solitary,
neglected,
partly
due
significant
obstacle
of
discovering
exactly
where
these
establish
nests.
To
address
this
limitation,
we
have
developed
‘community
science’
project
map
aggregations
globally.
In
certain
locations,
abundances
reach
astounding
levels,
sometimes
in
millions,
but
scarcely
known.
Utilizing
iNaturalist
platform,
which
permits
geo-referencing
site
observations
bee
identification,
providing
public
education
seeking
engagement
document
order
understand
requirements
species
open
new
opportunities
for
conservation.
Conservation
priorities
may
then
unequivocally
be
directed
areas
high
richness,
nest
densities,
sites
rare
bees.
Such
community-led
efforts
vital
successful
long-term
management
native
biotic
abiotic
landscape
data
nest-site
localities
can
allow
modeling
predict
suitability
readily
test
such
predictions
on
ground.
Here,
summarize
progress,
current
limitations,
using
global
mapping
(GNBee)
direct
research
toward