The contrasting response of cavity‐nesting bees, wasps and their natural enemies to biodiversity conservation measures
N Beyer, J Kulow, J Dauber - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of agri‐environmental schemes (AES) is a major tool to sustain
biodiversity and ecosystem services in European agricultural landscapes. The benefit of …
biodiversity and ecosystem services in European agricultural landscapes. The benefit of …
Multi-trophic communities re-establish with canopy cover and microclimate in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment
Plant diversity affects multi-trophic communities, but in young regrowth forests, where forest
insects are in the process of re-establishment, other biotic and also abiotic factors might be …
insects are in the process of re-establishment, other biotic and also abiotic factors might be …
Caterpillar survival in the city: attack rates on model lepidopteran larvae along an urban-rural gradient show no increase in predation with increasing urban intensity
LD Nason, PK Eason, MM Carreiro, A Cherry… - Urban …, 2021 - Springer
Growing native plants in urban gardens is often promoted as a possible means of increasing
lepidopteran populations. However, the efficacy of such efforts has not been well studied …
lepidopteran populations. However, the efficacy of such efforts has not been well studied …
Agricultural landscape influences on the solitary bees and wasps that nest in ecological restoration sites
AL Gobatto, PN Miranda, N Uemura… - Biodiversity and …, 2023 - Springer
Global initiatives to reforest degraded areas have intensified in recent years, arising from
advances in agricultural frontiers that mainly alter natural landscapes and suppress …
advances in agricultural frontiers that mainly alter natural landscapes and suppress …
Understanding negative biodiversity–ecosystem functioning relationship in semi-natural wildflower strips
Studies on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning (BEF) in highly controlled experiments often
yield results incompatible with observations from natural systems: experimental results often …
yield results incompatible with observations from natural systems: experimental results often …
The suitability of sown wildflower strips as hunting grounds for spider-hunting wasps of the genus Trypoxylon depends on landscape context
US Hoffmann, F Jauker, E Diehl, V Mader… - Journal of insect …, 2020 - Springer
Subsidized wildflower strips aim at counteracting insect species loss in agricultural
landscapes. Little is known yet about their effects on insects that not only feed on pollen and …
landscapes. Little is known yet about their effects on insects that not only feed on pollen and …
Habitat amount, temperature and biotic interactions drive community structure, life-history traits, and performance traits of cavity-nesting bees and wasps and their …
Urban ecosystems are associated with socio-ecological conditions that can filter and
promote taxa. However, the strength of the effect of ecological filtering on biodiversity could …
promote taxa. However, the strength of the effect of ecological filtering on biodiversity could …