In focusing on how organisms' generalizable functional properties (traits) interact
mechanistically with environments across spatial scales and levels of biological …

Native bees are declining in many regions, often associated with loss of natural habitat.
Urbanisation replaces natural vegetation with a highly-modified landscape, where …

Studies on cultural ecosystem services (CES) in urban forests using Public Participation GIS
mapping are a well-established field of research. However, far fewer studies do exist that …

Abstract Large areas of Western Europe are covered with intensively managed agricultural
land. In these landscapes, wild pollinators depend on fragments of semi-natural habitat for …

Ongoing debate over the ecosystem services (ES) concept highlights a range of contrasting
views and misconceptions. Schröter et al.(2014) summarize seven recurring arguments …

The role of nesting resources has been largely neglected in wild bee community ecology
studies. Anthropogenic forest openings such as clearcuts and roads are common features …

To create effective conservation measures for pollinators, we need to understand how
landscape structure affects their distribution. We examined the effects of forest proximity on …

Bees require distinct foraging and nesting resources to occur in close proximity. However,
spatial and temporal patterns in the availability and quantity of these resources can be …

Deadwood heterogeneity is regarded as a primary causal driver of deadwood-associated
soil biodiversity, but the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. This is partly due to the …

Insect pollinators are important means for a stable ecosystem. The habitat types play a
crucial role in the community composition, abundance, diversity, and species richness of the …