A5081814257- Plant and animal studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal and Plant Science Education
University of Antwerp
2021-2023
Abstract Urban ecosystems can sustain populations of wild bees, partly because their rich native and exotic floral resources. A better understanding the urban bee diet, particularly at larval stage, is necessary to understand biotic interactions feeding behaviour in ecosystems, promote bees by improving management We investigated diet distribution patterns four solitary species with different specialization (i.e. Chelostoma florisomne , Osmia bicornis cornuta Hylaeus communis ) along...
Animal biodiversity in cities is generally expected to be uniformly reduced, but recent studies show that this modulated by the composition and configuration of Urban Green Areas (UGAs). UGAs represent a heterogeneous network vegetated spaces urban settings have repeatedly shown support significant part native diurnal animal biodiversity. However, nocturnal taxa so far been understudied, constraining our understanding role on maintaining ecological connectivity enhancing overall We present...
Abstract The phyllosphere harbours a diverse and specific bacterial community, which influences plant health ecosystem functioning. In this study, we investigated the impact of urban green areas connectivity size on composition diversity communities. Hereto, evaluated communities 233 Platanus x acerifolia Acer pseudoplatanus trees in 77 throughout 6 European cities. community significantly differed between cities but only to limited extent tree species. We could show that intensity...
Urbanization poses threats and opportunities for the biodiversity of wild bees. At same time, cities can harbor diverse bee assemblages, partly due to unique plant assemblages that provide resources. While dietary preferences have been investigated in various studies, studies conducted mostly nonurban ecosystems data based on visitation observations or palynological techniques. This set describes larval food four species (i.e., Chelostoma florisomne, Hylaeus communis, Osmia bicornis, O....