Big city Bombus: using natural history and land-use history to find significant environmental drivers in bumble-bee declines in urban development

Native bee populations are critical sources of pollination. Unfortunately, native bees are declining in abundance and diversity. Much of this decline comes from human land-use change. While the effects of large-scale agriculture on native bees are relatively well understood, the effects of urban dev...

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Main Authors: Paul Glaum, Maria-Carolina Simao, Chatura Vaidya, Gordon Fitch, Benjamin Iulinao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2017-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.170156