Essays about: "ground-nesting bees"

Found 3 essays containing the words ground-nesting bees.

  1. 1. An attempt to promote ground-nesting bees in an urban landscape. Investigating the use of sand beds as a conservation effort.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Instiutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Bodil Mattson; [2024-02-16]
    Keywords : ground-nesting bees - pollinator conservation - sand beds – conservation in urban parks;

    Abstract : Pollinators provide crucial services for the ecosystems by pollinating around 80-90% of all plants. However, pollinating insects are declining worldwide which may cause a parallel decline in plant species leading to large biodiversity losses. READ MORE

  3. 2. Sandytor som habitat för insekter : en studie av anlagda och naturliga sandytor i Solna kommun

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Nelly Zetterquist; [2022]
    Keywords : insekter; sandlevande insekter; vilda bin; skalbaggar; sandmarker; anlägga sandytor; sandbäddar; sandblottor; bohål; kläckhål; miljövariabel; area; lutning; väderstreck; sandjord; täckningsgrad av markvegetation; solexponering; sälg;

    Abstract : Många insekter är beroende av sandiga marker för sin överlevnad. Exempelvis gräver många arter av bin, getingar och skalbaggar sina bon i sandmarker. Under 1900-talet har dock den totala arealen sandmark minskat betydligt till följd av förändrad markanvändning, och tillståndet för sandlevande arter har försämrats. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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