[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 …

A systematic review of factors influencing habitat connectivity and biodiversity along road and rail routes in temperate zones

NA Cork, RS Fisher, N Strong, EJS Ferranti… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This systematic review, part funded by Network Rail Ltd (UK), considers the role of
transportation corridors in habitat connectivity within temperate climates, through verge …

[HTML][HTML] Lawn management promoting tall herbs, flowering species and urban park attributes enhance insect biodiversity in urban green areas

P Biella, S Borghesan, B Colombo, A Galimberti… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban expansion transforms the availability and structure of habitats, sha** urban natural
elements. This triggered a worldwide effort to reduce urbanization impact on biodiversity …

A review of the opportunities to support pollinator populations in South African cities

P Brom, LG Underhill, K Winter - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
Globally insects are declining, but some guilds of pollinators are finding refuge in urban
landscapes. The body of knowledge on urban pollinators is relatively mature, which means it …

Monarch butterflies in western North America: a holistic review of population trends, ecology, stressors, resilience and adaptation

DG James - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The iconic monarch butterfly has undergone a dramatic decline in western
North America since the 1990s, but in recent years has shown a capacity for resilience. This …

Roadside grassland restoration: challenges and opportunities in the UN decade on ecosystem restoration

O Valkó, R Fekete, A Molnár, M Halassy… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Restoring near-natural grasslands on roadsides is an excellent opportunity to support native
biodiversity and provide ecosystem services that benefit the safety and functionality of road …

Monograph of invasive plants in Europe N°6: Asclepias syriaca L

S Follak, L Bakacsy, F Essl, L Hochfellner, K Lapin… - Botany …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This work synthesizes all aspects of Asclepias syriaca L.(Apocynaceae) including the
taxonomy, distribution, history of introduction and spread, ecology, biology, uses and …

Responding to the US national pollinator plan: a case study in Michigan

EH Bloom, KK Graham, NL Haan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The long‐term health of pollinators is a critical issue for the functioning of natural habitats
and for agricultural production. In response to widespread public concern about the future of …

Rapid assessment of roadsides as potential habitat for monarchs and other pollinators

AB Cariveau, E Anderson, KA Baum… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Sustaining native pollinator populations and reversing declines in species such as the
monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) will require enhancing and maintaining habitats …

Experimental field evidence shows milkweed contaminated with a common neonicotinoid decreases larval survival of monarch butterflies

SM Knight, DTT Flockhart, R Derbyshire… - Journal of Animal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Neonicotinoid insecticides are the most widely used class of insecticides in the world and
can have both lethal and sub‐lethal effects on non‐target organisms in agricultural areas …