Landscape heterogeneity and forest cover shape cavity-nesting hymenopteran communities in a multi-scale perspective

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 56; pp. 239 - 249
• Main Authors: Montagnana, Paula C, Alves, Rafael S.C., Garófalo, Carlos A, Ribeiro, Milton Cezar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2021
• Subjects: applied ecology; Atlantic Forest; bees; biodiversity; biological control; Brazil; brood cells; community ecology; ecosystems; forests; humans; Hymenoptera; landscape ecology; landscapes; pollination; social welfare; solitary bees; solitary wasps; wasps; Brazil; solitary wasps; landscape ecology; Atlantic Forest; solitary bees; community ecology

Increasing biodiversity loss due to human activities may compromise ecosystem functions and services, with serious consequences for human well-being. Pollination and biological control are among the ecosystem services most affected by landscape changes, where cavity-nesting hymenopteran species are...