Essays about: "cleptoparasitic bees"

Found 1 essay containing the words cleptoparasitic bees.

  1. 1. Ground-nesting bees in the age of urbanization : quality of sandy habitat and wild bee diversity in Uppsala, Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Indre Cepukaite; [2022]
    Keywords : ground-nesting bees; wild bees; cleptoparasitic bees; indicator taxon; urbanization; sandy soil; bare soil; habitat age; ground cover; diversity; pollinator protection and conservation;

    Abstract : Wild bees are indispensable pollinators of most flowering plants and agricultural crops, and thus are vital components of functioning ecosystems and provide essential ecosystem services to humans. This study primarily aimed to discover the environmental features of nesting habitat that are mostly associated with wild ground-nesting and associated cleptoparasitic bee species diversity in urban landscape. READ MORE