Nano/micro-plastics effects in agricultural landscapes: an overlooked threat to pollination, biological pest control, and food security

Authors: Sheng, Dong, Jing, Siyuan, He, Xueqing, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Köhler, Heinz-R., Wanger, Thomas C.

Source: Nat Commun 15, 8413 (2024)

Subject Terms: Quantitative Biology - Other Quantitative Biology

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.04920

Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents

Authors: Beaurepaire, Alexis L. ^{1, 2, ⁎}, Hogendoorn, Katja ³, Kleijn, David ⁴, Otis, Gard W. ^{2, 5}, Potts, Simon G. ⁶, Singer, Theresa L. ⁷, Boff, Samuel ⁸, Pirk, Christian ⁹, Settele, Josef ^{10, 11, 12}, Paxton, Robert J. ¹³, Raine, Nigel E. ⁵, Tosi, Simone ¹⁴, Williams, Neal ¹⁵, Klein, Alexandra-Maria ^{16, 17}, Le Conte, Yves ¹⁸, Campbell, Joshua W. ¹⁹, Williams, Geoffrey R. ²⁰, Marini, Lorenzo ²¹, Brockmann, Axel ²², Sgolastra, Fabio ²³, Boyle, Natalie ²⁴, Neuditschko, Markus ²⁵, Straub, Lars ^{2, 26, 27}, Neumann, Peter ², Charrière, Jean-Daniel ¹, Albrecht, Matthias ²⁸, Dietemann, Vincent ^{1, 29}

Source: In Trends in Ecology & Evolution January 2025 40(1):7-10

Variation in the pollen diet of managed bee species across European agroecosystems

Authors: Tourbez, Clément ^{a, ⁎, 1, 2}, Gekière, Antoine ^{a, 1, 3}, Bottero, Irene ^b, Chauzat, Marie-Pierre ^{c, 4}, Cini, Elena ^{d, 5}, Corvucci, Francesca ^{e, 6}, de Miranda, Joachim R. ^{f, 7}, Prisco, Gennaro Di ^{e, g, 8}, Dominik, Christophe ^{h, i, 9}, Grillenzoni, Francesca V. ^{e, 10}, Hodge, Simon ^{b, 11}, Kiljanek, Tomasz ^{j, 12}, Knauer, Anina ^{k, 13}, Laurent, Marion ^{l, 14}, Martínez-López, Vicente ^{m, 15}, Raimets, Risto ^{n, 16}, Schwarz, Janine M. ^{k, 17}, Senapathi, Deepa ^{d, 18}, Serra, Giorgia ^e, Tamburini, Giovanni ^{o, p, 19}, Wintermantel, Dimitry ^{o, 20}, Brown, Mark J.F. ^{q, 21}, Albrecht, Matthias ^{k, 22}, Costa, Cecilia ^e, Rúa, Pilar De la ^{m, 23}, Klein, Alexandra-Maria ^{o, r, 24}, Mänd, Marika ^{n, 25}, Potts, Simon G. ^{d, 26}, Rundlöf, Maj ^{s, 27}, Schweiger, Oliver ^{h, i, 28}, Stout, Jane C. ^{b, 29}, Michez, Denis ^{a, 30}

Source: In Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 1 May 2025 383

A blood test to monitor bee health across a European network of agricultural sites of different land-use by MALDI BeeTyping mass spectrometry

Authors: Askri, Dalel, Pottier, Mathilde, Arafah, Karim, Voisin, Sébastien N., Hodge, Simon, Stout, Jane C., Dominik, Christophe, Schweiger, Oliver, Tamburini, Giovanni, Pereira-Peixoto, Maria Helena, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, López, Vicente Martínez, De la Rúa, Pilar, Cini, Elena, Potts, Simon G., Schwarz, Janine M., Knauer, Anina C., Albrecht, Matthias, Raimets, Risto, Karise, Reet, di Prisco, Gennaro, Ivarsson, Kjell, Svensson, Glenn P., Ronsevych, Oleksandr, Knapp, Jessica L., Rundlöf, Maj, Onorati, Piero, de Miranda, Joachim R., Bocquet, Michel, Bulet, Philippe

Source: In Science of the Total Environment 15 June 2024 929

Home-and-away comparisons of life history traits indicate enemy release and founder effects of the solitary bee, Megachile sculpturalis

Authors: Fornoff, Felix ^{a, ⁎}, Lanner, Julia ^b, Orr, Michael Christopher ^{c, d}, Xie, Tingting ^d, Guo, Shikun ^d, Guariento, Elia ^{e, f}, Tuerlings, Tina ^g, Smagghe, Guy ^g, Parys, Katherine ^h, Ćetković, Aleksandar ⁱ, Bila Dubaić, Jovana ⁱ, Geslin, Benoit ^j, Scharnhorst, Victor Sebastian ^b, Pachinger, Baerbel ^b, Klein, Alexandra-Maria ^a, Meimberg, Harald ^b

Source: In Basic and Applied Ecology May 2024 76:69-79

Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation

Authors: Klaus, Felix, Ayasse, Manfred, Classen, Alice, Dauber, Jens, Diekötter, Tim, Everaars, Jeroen, Fornoff, Felix, Greil, Henri, Hendriksma, Harmen P., Jütte, Tobias, Klein, Alexandra Maria, Krahner, André, Leonhardt, Sara D., Lüken, Dorothee J., Paxton, Robert J., Schmid-Egger, Christian, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Thiele, Jan, Tscharntke, Teja, Erler, Silvio, Pistorius, Jens

Source: In Basic and Applied Ecology March 2024 75:2-11

DNA barcoding resolves quantitative multi‐trophic interaction networks and reveals pest species in trap nests

Authors: Fornoff, Felix, Halla, Wenzel, Geiger, Sarah, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria, Sann, Manuela

Source: Insect conservation and diversity. 16(5):725-731

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The influence of habitat properties on sex determination in cavity-nesting Hymenoptera

Authors: Wittmann, Katharina, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Staab, Michael

Source: Basic and applied ecology. 70:1-11

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Carbon–biodiversity relationships in a highly diverse subtropical forest

Authors: Schuldt, Andreas, Liu, Xiaojuan, Buscot, François, Bruelheide, Helge, Erfmeier, Alexandra, He, Jin‐Sheng, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria, Ma, Keping, Scherer‐Lorenzen, Michael, Schmid, Bernhard, Scholten, Thomas, Tang, Zhiyao, Trogisch, Stefan, Wirth, Christian, Wubet, Tesfaye, Staab, Michael

Source: Global change biology. 29(18):5321-5333

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Mulching time of forest meadows influences insect diversity

Authors: Georgi, Maria M., Gärtner, Stefanie M., Förschler, Marc I., Buse, Jörn, Fornoff, Felix, Ssymank, Axel, Oelmann, Yvonne, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria

Source: Insect conservation and diversity. 16(3):368-378

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Machine learning algorithms to infer trait-matching and predict species interactions in ecological networks

Authors: Pichler, Maximilian, Boreux, Virginie, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Schleuning, Matthias, Hartig, Florian

Subject Terms: Quantitative Biology - Populations and Evolution, Computer Science - Machine Learning, Quantitative Biology - Quantitative Methods, Statistics - Machine Learning

Access URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.09853

Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation

Authors: Warrit, Natapot, Ascher, John, Basu, Parthib, Belavadi, Vasuki, Brockmann, Axel, Buchori, Damayanti, Dorey, James B., Hughes, Alice, Krishnan, Smitha, Ngo, Hien T., Williams, Paul, Zhu, Chao-Dong, Abrol, Dharam, Bawa, Kamal, Bhatta, Chet, Borges, Renee M., Bossert, Silas, Cervancia, Cleofas, Chatthanabun, Nontawat, Chesters, Douglas, Chinh, Phung Huu, Devkota, Kedar, Duc, Hanh Pham, Ferrari, Rafael, Garibaldi, Lucas, Ge, Jin, Ghosh, Dibyajyoti, Huang, Dunyuan, Jung, Chuleui, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Koch, Jonathan Berenguer Uhuad, Krichilsky, Erin, Kunte, Krushnamegh, Ling, Tial C., Liu, Shanlin, Liu, Xiuwei, Luo, Arong, Luo, Shiqi, Mu, Junpeng, Nidup, Tshering, Niu, ZeQing, Nur-Zati, A. Mustafa, Olsson, Shannon B., Otis, Gard W., Ouyang, Fang, Peng, Yan-Qiong, Priawandiputra, Windra, Proshchalykin, Maxim, Raffiudin, Rika, Rameshkumar, Anandhan, Ren, Zongxin, Suruliraj, Azhagarraja, Sane, Sanjay, Shi, Xiaoyu, Sinu, Palatty Allesh, Smith, Deborah R., Soh, Zestin W.W., Somananthan, Hema, Sritongchuay, Tuanjit, Stewart, Alyssa B., Sun, Cheng, Tang, Min, Thanoosing, Chawatat, Tscharntke, Teja, Vereecken, Nico, Wang, Su, Wayo, Kanuengnit, Wongsiri, Siriwat, Zhou, Xin, Xie, Zhenghua, Zhang, Dan, Zou, Yi, Zu, Pengjuan, Orr, Michael

Source: In Biological Conservation September 2023 285

CropPol : A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination

Authors: Allen-Perkins, Alfonso, Magrach, Ainhoa, Dainese, Matteo, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Kleijn, David, Rader, Romina, Reilly, James R., Winfree, Rachael, Lundin, Ola, McGrady, Carley M., Brittain, Claire, Biddinger, David J., Artz, Derek R., Elle, Elizabeth, Hoffman, George, Ellis, James D., Daniels, Jaret, Gibbs, Jason, Campbell, Joshua W., Brokaw, Julia, Wilson, Julianna K., Mason, Keith, Ward, Kimiora L., Gundersen, Knute B., Bobiwash, Kyle, Gut, Larry, Rowe, Logan M., Boyle, Natalie K., Williams, Neal M., Joshi, Neelendra K., Rothwell, Nikki, Gillespie, Robert L., Isaacs, Rufus, Fleischer, Shelby J., Peterson, Stephen S., Rao, Sujaya, Pitts-Singer, Theresa L., Fijen, Thijs, Boreux, Virginie, Rundlöf, Maj, Viana, Blandina Felipe, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Smith, Henrik G., Bommarco, Riccardo, Carvalheiro, Luísa G., Ricketts, Taylor H., Ghazoul, Jaboury, Krishnan, Smitha, Benjamin, Faye E., Loureiro, João, Castro, Sílvia, Raine, Nigel E., de Groot, Gerard Arjen, Horgan, Finbarr G., Hipólito, Juliana, Smagghe, Guy, Meeus, Ivan, Eeraerts, Maxime, Potts, Simon G., Kremen, Claire, García, Daniel, Miñarro, Marcos, Crowder, David W., Pisanty, Gideon, Mandelik, Yael, Vereecken, Nicolas J., Leclercq, Nicolas, Weekers, Timothy, Lindstrom, Sandra A. M., Stanley, Dara A., Zaragoza-Trello, Carlos, Nicholson, Charlie C., Scheper, Jeroen, Rad, Carlos, Marks, Evan A. N., Mota, Lucie, Danforth, Bryan, Park, Mia, Bezerra, Antônio Diego M., Freitas, Breno M., Mallinger, Rachel E., da Silva, Fabiana Oliveira, Willcox, Bryony, Ramos, Davi L., da Silva e Silva, Felipe D., Lázaro, Amparo, Alomar, David, González-Estévez, Miguel A., Taki, Hisatomo, Cariveau, Daniel P., Garratt, Michael P. D., Jodar, Diego N. Nabaes, Stewart, Rebecca I. A., Ariza, Daniel, Pisman, Matti, Lichtenberg, Elinor M., Schüepp, Christof, Herzog, Felix, Entling, Martin H., Dupont, Yoko L., Michener, Charles D., Daily, Gretchen C., Ehrlich, Paul R., Burns, Katherine L. W., Vilà, Montserrat, Robson, Andrew, Howlett, Brad, Blechschmidt, Leah, Jauker, Frank, Schwarzbach, Franziska, Nesper, Maike, Diekötter, Tim, Wolters, Volkmar, Castro, Helena, Gaspar, Hugo, Nault, Brian A., Badenhausser, Isabelle, Petersen, Jessica D., Tscharntke, Teja, Bretagnolle, Vincent, Chan, D. Susan Willis, Chacoff, Natacha, Andersson, Georg K. S., Jha, Shalene, Colville, Jonathan F., Veldtman, Ruan, Coutinho, Jeferson, Bianchi, Felix J. J. A., Sutter, Louis, Albrecht, Matthias, Jeanneret, Philippe, Zou, Yi, Averill, Anne L., Saez, Agustin, Sciligo, Amber R., Vergara, Carlos H., Bloom, Elias H., Oeller, Elisabeth, Badano, Ernesto I., Loeb, Gregory M., Grab, Heather, Ekroos, Johan, Gagic, Vesna, Cunningham, Saul A., Åström, Jens, Cavigliasso, Pablo, Trillo, Alejandro, Classen, Alice, Mauchline, Alice L., Montero-Castaño, Ana, Wilby, Andrew, Woodcock, Ben A., Sidhu, C. Sheena, Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf, Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N., Herrera, José M., Otieno, Mark, Gikungu, Mary W., Cusser, Sarah J., Nauss, Thomas, Nilsson, Lovisa, Knapp, Jessica, Ortega-Marcos, Jorge J., González, José A., Osborne, Juliet L., Blanche, Rosalind, Shaw, Rosalind F., Hevia, Violeta, Stout, Jane, Arthur, Anthony D., Blochtein, Betina, Szentgyorgyi, Hajnalka, Li, Jin, Mayfield, Margaret M., Woyciechowski, Michał, Nunes-Silva, Patrícia, de Oliveira, Rosana Halinski, Henry, Steve, Simmons, Benno I., Dalsgaard, Bo, Hansen, Katrine, Sritongchuay, Tuanjit, O'Reilly, Alison D., García, Fermín José Chamorro, Parra, Guiomar Nates, Pigozo, Camila Magalhães, Bartomeus, Ignasi

Source: Ecology, 2022 Mar 01. 103(3), 1-8.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27121100

Wild bee communities benefit from temporal complementarity of hedges and flower strips in apple orchards

Authors: Königslöw, Vivien, Fornoff, Felix, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria

Source: Journal of applied ecology. 59(11):2814-2824

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Flowering resources modulate the sensitivity of bumblebees to a common fungicide

Authors: Wintermantel, Dimitry, Pereira-Peixoto, Maria-Helena, Warth, Nadja, Melcher, Kristin, Faller, Michael, Feurer, Joachim, Allan, Matthew J., Dean, Robin, Tamburini, Giovanni, Knauer, Anina C., Schwarz, Janine Melanie, Albrecht, Matthias, Klein, Alexandra-Maria

Source: In Science of the Total Environment 10 July 2022 829

DNA metabarcoding reveals unexpected diet breadth of the specialist large‐headed resin bee (Heriades truncorum) in urbanised areas across Germany.

Authors: Crone, Makaylee K., Fornoff, Felix, Klein, Alexandra‐Maria, Grozinger, Christina M.

Source: Insect Conservation & Diversity; Mar2025, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p149-160, 12p

Subject Terms: URBANIZATION, ASTERACEAE, FOOD composition, PLANT diversity, GENETIC barcoding, POLLINATORS

Geographic Terms: GERMANY

Multidimensionality of tree communities structure host- parasitoid networks and their phylogenetic composition.

Authors: Ming-Qiang Wang, Shi-Kun Guo, Peng-Fei Guo, Juan-Juan Yang, Guo-Ai Chen, Chesters, Douglas, Orr, Michael C., Ze-Qing Niu, Staab, Michael, Jing-Ting Chen, Yi Li, Qing-Song Zhou, Fornoff, Felix, Xiaoyu Shi, Shan Li, Martini, Massimo, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Schuldt, Andreas, Xiaojuan Liu, Keping Ma

Source: eLife; 2/25/2025, p1-19, 19p

Beekeepers' perceptions toward a new omics tool for monitoring bee health in Europe.

Authors: Cini, Elena, Potts, Simon G., Senapathi, Deepa, Albrecht, Matthias, Arafah, Karim, Askri, Dalel, Bocquet, Michel, Bulet, Philippe, Costa, Cecilia, Rúa, Pilar De la, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Knauer, Anina, Mänd, Marika, Raimets, Risto, Schweiger, Oliver, Stout, Jane C., Breeze, Tom D.

Source: PLoS ONE; 1/14/2025, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p1-25, 25p

Subject Terms: TECHNOLOGY assessment, MONETARY incentives, COST control, BEES, TIME management, HONEYBEES, BEEKEEPING, BEEKEEPERS

No evidence for impaired solitary bee fitness following pre-flowering sulfoxaflor application alone or in combination with a common fungicide in a semi-field experiment

Authors: Schwarz, Janine Melanie, Knauer, Anina C., Allan, Matthew J., Dean, Robin R., Ghazoul, Jaboury, Tamburini, Giovanni, Wintermantel, Dimitry, Klein, Alexandra-Maria, Albrecht, Matthias

Source: In Environment International June 2022 164

Multi-trophic communities re-establish with canopy cover and microclimate in a subtropical forest biodiversity experiment

Authors: Fornoff, Felix, Staab, Michael, Zhu, Chao-Dong, Klein, Alexandra-Maria

Source: Oecologia, 2021 May 01. 196(1), 289-301.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/48696440