Urbanization alters the spatiotemporal dynamics of plant–pollinator networks in a tropical megacity

G Marcacci, C Westphal, VS Rao, S Kumar S… - Ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization is a major driver of biodiversity change but how it interacts with spatial and
temporal gradients to influence the dynamics of plant–pollinator networks is poorly …

Multispecies deep learning using citizen science data produces more informative plant community models

P Brun, DN Karger, D Zurell, P Descombes… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
In the age of big data, scientific progress is fundamentally limited by our capacity to extract
critical information. Here, we map fine-grained spatiotemporal distributions for thousands of …

Effect of urbanization and urban forests on water quality improvement in the Yangtze River Delta: A case study in Hangzhou, China

R Wang, L Liu, Z Tao, B Wan, Y Wang, X Tang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the context of rapid global urbanization, the sustainable development of ecosystems
should be considered. Accordingly, the Planetary Boundaries theory posits that reducing the …

The effect of greenness on ESKAPE pathogen reduction and its heterogeneity across global climate zones and urbanization gradient

L Wang, Y Jia, J Wu, Y Cai, Q Guo, W Sun… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is a global health challenge, urgently requiring solutions from multi-
disciplinary studies. Existing researches have pinpointed the potential of greenness as a …

[HTML][HTML] Seed dispersal by bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) and mutualistic networks in a landscape dominated by cocoa in the Brazilian amazon

ZD da Silva, ESC Gurgel, LL Correia… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bats play essential roles in neotropical ecosystems, performing crucial ecological functions
such as insect pest control, pollination of plants with significant economic, social, and …

Urban environment decreases pollinator availability, fertility, and prolongs anthesis in the field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis Linnaeus, 1753)

P Prokop - Plant Signaling & Behavior, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Urbanization alters the natural environment, with broad negative impacts on living
organisms. Urbanization can also disrupt plant-pollinator networks by reducing the …

Plant-pollinator interactions in the neotropics are affected by urbanization and the invasive bee Apis mellifera

KP Tavares-Brancher, LV Graf… - Journal of Insect …, 2024 - Springer
Urbanization is one of the most intense forms of landscape change, and it is likely to
increase in the coming years. Although there is a consensus that urbanization has drastic …

[HTML][HTML] Honeybee presence restructures pollination networks more than landscape context by reducing foraging breadths of wild bees

TS Davis, J Mola, N Comai - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2025 - Elsevier
Wild bee populations are threatened by habitat fragmentation and land-use change, but few
development plans consider resource competition. However, managed honeybees (Apis …

Syrphid fly response to urban heat islands varies with functional traits

F McCune, É Normandin, A Gervais… - Journal of Insect …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Syrphid flies (Diptera, Syrphidae) play important ecological roles as pollinators,
pest control agents, and decomposers. Communities are influenced by environmental …

Urbanization Shifts Immunometabolism in a Common Bumblebee

V Cuvillier‐Hot, A Fisogni, V Doublet… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The growing urbanization process is accompanied by the emergence of new habitats for
wildlife, and cities are sometimes seen as refuges for pollinators such as wild bees …