A global review of determinants of native bee assemblages in urbanised landscapes

KS Prendergast, KW Dixon… - Insect Conservation and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Loss of natural habitat through land‐use change threatens bees. Urbanisation is a major,
increasing form, of habitat loss, and a novel, pervasive form of disturbance known to impact …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple ecosystem services of informal green spaces: A literature review

S Luo, A Patuano - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Informal green spaces (IGS) such as overgrown vacant lots and urban brownfields constitute
a considerable amount of green resources in the city. Given that the increasingly competitive …

National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation

S Reverté, M Miličić, J Ačanski, A Andrić… - Insect conservation …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pollinators play a crucial role in ecosystems globally, ensuring the seed production of most
flowering plants. They are threatened by global changes and knowledge of their distribution …

[HTML][HTML] Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation

F Klaus, M Ayasse, A Classen, J Dauber… - Basic and Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bees are the most important group of insect pollinators, but their populations are declining.
To gain a better understanding of wild bee responses to different stressors (eg land-use …

New insights on massively introduced managed species and their consequences for plant–pollinator interactions

B Geslin, L Mouillard-Lample, M Zakardjian… - Advances in Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introducing any species in a large number into an ecosystem is never a zero-sum game. In
this paper, we assessed what are the main advances on the known impacts of Massively …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the secret gardens of the city: An assessment of human-nature interactions on informal green space using citizen science data

HR Stanford, J Hurley, GE Garrard, H Kirk - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
As urbanization progresses globally, there is a growing concern regarding the diminishing
connection between humans and nature. Informal green spaces (IGS) have been identified …

How the built environment influences pollinator diversity in urban landscapes: An analysis of French cities using participative data

JC Foltête, FM Martin, G Vuidel, L Ropars - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2025 - Elsevier
Most of our knowledge of the factors favoring pollinating insects in urban areas arises from
studies focused on urbanization gradients. However, when it comes to differentiating among …

Wilding cities for biodiversity and people: a transdisciplinary framework

S Bonthoux, S Chollet - Biological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerating urbanisation and associated lifestyle changes result in loss of biodiversity and
diminished wellbeing of people through fewer direct interactions and experiences with …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and addressing shortfalls in European wild bee data

L Marshall, N Leclercq, LG Carvalheiro, HH Dathe… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding and reversing biodiversity decline in the Anthropocene requires robust data
on species taxonomic identity, distribution, ecology, and population trends. Data deficits …

Are parks as favourable habitats for wild bees as wastelands in watercourse valleys of a large city?

A Sobieraj-Betlińska, L Twerd - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
Because of the growing population density and rate of urban development, the question of
biodiversity conservation in cities and towns is increasingly important. In general, urban …