[HTML][HTML] Opportunities and threats for pollinator conservation in global towns and cities

KCR Baldock - Current opinion in insect science, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Threats to urban pollinators include urban intensification, climate change,
pesticides and pollution.•Adding honey bee hives could negatively affect wild pollinators in …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing road verges to aid pollinator conservation: A review

BB Phillips, C Wallace, BR Roberts… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Road verges provide habitats that have considerable potential as a tool for pollinator
conservation, especially given the significant area of land that they collectively cover …

[HTML][HTML] Pollination of urban meadows–Plant reproductive success and urban-related factors influencing frequency of pollinators visits

K Roguz, M Chiliński, A Roguz, M Zych - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollination is a key ecological service for human food security and the reproduction of the
majority of flowering plants. This plant-animal interaction is crucial in both wild and urban …

Acute exposure to urban air pollution impairs olfactory learning and memory in honeybees

RJ Leonard, TJ Pettit, P Irga, C McArthur, DF Hochuli - Ecotoxicology, 2019 - Springer
While the ecological effects of pesticides have been well studied in honeybees, it is unclear
to what extent other anthropogenic contaminants such as air pollution may also negatively …

Air pollution: a threat to insect pollination

L Duque, I Steffan‐Dewenter - Frontiers in Ecology and the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Entomophilous plants rely on insects for pollination and consequently for reproduction.
However, insect pollinators are facing multiple human‐driven pressures, from climate …

[HTML][HTML] Can biodiverse streetscapes mitigate the effects of noise and air pollution on human wellbeing?

JC Fisher, E Rankin, KN Irvine, MA Goddard… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the global population are urban, with inhabitants exposed to raised levels of
pollution. Pollutants negatively impact human wellbeing, and can alter the structure and …

Linking animal personality to problem-solving performance in urban common brushtail possums

KKY Wat, PB Banks, C McArthur - Animal behaviour, 2020 - Elsevier
Individuals often vary in their problem-solving performance, and animal personality may
help explain such interindividual variation because it affects how individuals perceive and …

En route to resources: Foraging strategies of plant‐associated insects to identify resources in complex dynamic environments

Q Rusman, A Cusumano, I Vosteen - Functional Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In plant‐associated communities, foraging insects aim to find different resources of interest.
Herbivores look for the most nutritious plant tissues, pollinators for sweet nectar and protein …

Odor-Pollution From Fungicides Disrupts Learning and Recognition of a Common Floral Scent in Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)

NF David, TJ Henry, JDH Sprayberry - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background and Aims Bumblebees provide vital pollination services to both natural and
agricultural ecosystems. Consequently their declines in species-diversity and population …

Air pollution modifies colonisation factors in beneficial symbiont Snodgrassella and disrupts the bumblebee gut microbiome

HR Sampson, N Allcock, EB Mallon, JM Ketley… - npj Biofilms and …, 2025 - nature.com
Particulate air pollutants, a major air pollution component, are detrimental to human health
and a significant risk to wildlife and ecosystems globally. Here we report the effects of …