Essays about: "pollinator"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 51 essays containing the word pollinator.

  1. 11. “What’s the buzz with bilberries?” – Bilberry pollinator community structure and function in relation to forest type and habitat structure

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Jacob Björnberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Over the last century, Swedish forests have undergone rapid land-use change due to intensification of management practices for timber production and the introduction of monocultures, which have resulted in considerable habitat loss and negative impacts to biodiversity. Insects form a significant component of forest biodiversity, yet forest-dwelling pollinators remain understudied, and little is known about how management strategies affect forest insect pollinator communities. READ MORE

  3. 12. 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

  4. 13. Urbana ängar och deras betydelse för vilda pollinatörer

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Amanda Folkesson; Felicia Wigbratt; [2022]
    Keywords : urbana ängar; vilda pollinatörer;

    Abstract : Antalet vilda pollinatörer har minskat globalt och även i Sverige, där ett stort antal arter är rödlistade. Samtidigt visar studier att städer har blivit en viktig tillflyktsort för vilda pollinatörer då de kan innehålla en variation av livsmiljöer. READ MORE

  5. 14. Individual trait matching of bumblebees (Bombus) and flowers along an environmental gradient

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    Author : Johan Per Michael Svedin; [2022]
    Keywords : Arctic climate change; Bombus; Flower morphology; Plant-pollinator trait-matching;

    Abstract : Insect pollinators serve a critical role in maintaining plant biodiversity and are especially susceptible to changes within their environment. To study the possible effects of seasonal variation in temperature, as well as climatic temperature increase on the plant-pollinator community, the relationship between bumblebee and flowering plant traits along an elevational gradient, representing warming-induced changes in plant community, were examined. READ MORE

  6. 15. The effects of a new gall midge in the Panamanian fig/fig wasp mutualism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Roberta Hedberg; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The mutualism between the fig tree and the fig wasp pollinator is an important keystone interaction for tropical forests. However, many antagonistic and parasitic species take advantage of the fig/fig wasp mutualism. One such parasite is the gall midge that develops inside fig syconia. READ MORE