A5048032781- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
University of Padua
2020-2025
Sapienza University of Rome
2018-2020
Abstract More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to increase. Even if urbanisation widely regarded as major threat global biodiversity, recent research highlighted potential ecological importance cities for pollinators. Key determinants cities' ability sustain pollinators are presence green areas and connectivity between them. However, also temperature be primary pollinator activities. Here, we aimed at disentangling effects temperature,...
The area sourrounding the Mediterranean basin is recognised as a major biodiversity hotspot for bees, and Italy amongst European countries with highest bee species richness. Detailed knowledge of distribution crucial understanding biology designing tailored conservation strategies, but still insufficient in southern countries, especially Italy. We report recent finds 48 that yield significant novelties Italian fauna. Eight species, namely Andrena confinis Stöckhert, Anthidiellum breviusculum...
Managed and wild pollinators often cohabit in both managed natural ecosystems. The western honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the most widespread pollinator species. Due to its density behaviour, it can potentially influence foraging activity of pollinators, but strength direction this effect are context-dependent. Here, we observed plant-pollinator interactions 51 grasslands, measured functional traits plants pollinators. Using a multi-model inference approach, explored effects honeybee...
ABSTRACT Motivation Pollinators play a crucial role in maintaining Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. However, rapid human‐induced environmental changes are compromising the long‐term persistence of plant‐pollinator interactions. Unfortunately, we lack robust, generalisable data capturing how communities structured across space and time. Here, present EuPPollNet (European Plant‐Pollinator Networks) database, fully open European‐level database containing harmonised taxonomic on interactions...
The western honey bee, Apis mellifera , is the most important and widespread managed pollinator species. Honey bee diet based on nectar pollen, pollen diversity composition, in particular, affect colony health fitness. As landscape composition strongly linked to floral resource heterogeneity, it could influence intake of bees. This work aimed explore how collected by bees was modulated seasonality heterogeneity a mountainous cultivated area Northern Italy. We selected 13 locations, at each...
The honey bee is the most common and important managed pollinator of crops. In recent years, colonies faced high mortality for multiple causes, including land-use change use plant protection products (hereafter pesticides). This work aimed to explore how contamination by pesticides pollen collected bees was modulated landscape composition seasonality. We placed two in 13 locations Northern Italy contrasting landscapes, from which we samples monthly during whole flowering season 2019 2020....
One of the biggest challenges in conservation is to manage multiple habitats for effective species, especially when focal species are mobile and use resources across heterogeneous protected areas. The application ecological network tools analysis resulting species-habitat networks can help describe such complex spatial associations improve at landscape scale.To exemplify networks, we present a case study on butterflies inhabiting grassland types area North-East Italy. We sampled adult 44...
Abstract Aim To explore how a highly invasive plant species ( Buddleja davidii Franch.), managed honeybees and flower diversity affected plant–flower visitor interactions over the whole elevational range distribution of exotic plant. Location Italian Alps. Methods We selected nine pairs sites (one invaded one non‐invaded by B. ) across gradients in honeybee abundance resources. observed every three weeks, for total five surveys covering full flowering season (June–August). tested , network...
The decline of pollinators is an urgent issue that has gained global attention and many initiatives have been implemented to promote conservation actions. However, interventions aimed at safeguarding can ripple effects on multiple ecosystem services are equally important for human well-being. In this work, we investigated whether environmental conditions favouring positively associated with the provision across three different habitats. We selected 96 sites belonging habitat types roles in...
BumbleKey is a matrix-based, interactive key to all 45 species of bumblebees Italy and Corsica. The allows identify adult males females (queens workers) using morphological characters. published online, open-access, at http://www.interactive-keys.eu/bumblekey/default.aspx.