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pollinator decline — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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pollinator decline

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 18 | Mentions: 27

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Knowledge graph centered on pollinator decline with 76 nodes and 156 connections. Top connected: Hummingbird, Bombus, Ipomopsis, Ligusticum porteri, Delphinium.

Definition

Widespread reductions in pollinator abundance and diversity observed globally, attributed to multiple environmental stressors

Related Terms (4)

insect declinespollinator declinesbee declinepollinator losses

Publications (19)

Functional morphology of pollen capture in Syrphid flies (Diptera syrphidae): The effects of pile density and body region

Changes in insect population dynamics due to climate change

2024Effects of Climate Change on Insects: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Ecological Responsesprimary focus

The effects of cattle derived nutrients on growth rates of Arizona Tiger Salamander hatchlings in pastureland

Long-term declines in insect abundance and biomass in a subalpine habitat

2023Ecospherecentral

Evolution of social position and structure – a multilevel selection perspective

The shifting importance of abiotic and biotic factors across the life cycles of wild pollinators

2022Journal of Animal Ecologyframework

Perturbations in plant-pollinator networks: Integrating theoretical and empirical approaches to understand responses to global change

The effects of anthropogenic change on pollination in plant-pollinator communities

Related Concepts (10)

plant-pollinator mutualism

process14 shared papers

phenological mismatch

phenomenon9 shared papers

climate change

phenomenon7 shared papers

phenology

process7 shared papers

bee conservation

framework6 shared papers

phenological mismatch

phenomenon5 shared papers

thermal constraints

process5 shared papers

extinction cascades

process5 shared papers

species abundance

metric4 shared papers

pollinator foraging behavior

process4 shared papers

Frequently Associated Species

Bombus

Apidae29 papers

Apis mellifera

Apidae17 papers

B. appositus

Delphinium

Ranunculaceae13 papers

Bombus terrestris

Apidae13 papers

B. vosnesenskii

Bombus appositus

Apidae12 papers

Bombus vosnesenskii

Apidae12 papers

B. rufocinctus

Bombus impatiens

Apidae12 papers

2021measured variable

Pollinator Community Compositions Across Four Subalpine Plant Species

The effect of surrounding bloom color on pan trap success in sampling Rocky Mountain bees

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Competitive context drives pollinator behavior: linking foraging plasticity, natural pollen deposition, and plant reproduction.

2016primary focus

The effect of repeated, lethal sampling on wild bee abundance and diversity

2015Methods in Ecology and Evolutionframework

Effects of Bombus Pollinator Removal on Fly Foraging Behavior.

Quantifying the effects of pollen load and heterospecific pollen ratio on the species <i>Delphinium barbeyi</i> (Ranunculaceae)

There's no place like home: Investigating the ideal nesting requirements of Megachilidae bees in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado

Assessing the impacts of long-term pan trapping on native bee populations in sub-alpine ecosystems

Plant–Pollinator interactions in a changing climate

2010measured variable

Climate Change is Causing A Decline in Bombus occidentalis by Reducing its Floral Resources

Climate Change is Causing A Decline in Bombus occidentalis by Reducing its Floral Resources