Urban areas as hotspots for bees and pollination but not a panacea for all insects

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 576
• Main Authors: Theodorou, Panagiotis, Radzevičiūtė, Rita, Lentendu, Guillaume, Kahnt, Belinda, Husemann, Martin, Bleidorn, Christoph, Settele, Josef, Schweiger, Oliver, Grosse, Ivo, Wubet, Tesfaye, Murray, Tomás E., Paxton, Robert J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.01.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 49/23; 631/158/2458; 631/158/670; 631/158/858; Animals; Bees; Bees - classification; Bees - physiology; Biodiversity; Cities; Design of experiments; Diptera; Ecology; Ecosystem; Ecosystem services; Ecotones; Environmental changes; Environmental impact; Experimental design; Flowers; Germany; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hymenoptera; Insecta - classification; Insecta - physiology; Insects; Lepidoptera; multidisciplinary; Phylogeny; Plant reproduction; Pollination; Pollinators; Provisioning; Rural areas; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Species richness; Urban areas; Urban environments; Urbanization; Germany; Cities

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