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Mass-migrating bumblebees: an overlooked phenomenon with potential far-reaching implications for bumblebee conservation.

Published online: 19 Apr 2022

Authors: Fijen, T. P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Bumblebees are one of the most commonly studied pollinators, but they are declining in large parts of their distribution. Whether bumblebees can cope ...

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Temporal and spatial heterogeneity of semi-natural habitat, but not crop diversity, is correlated with landscape pollinator richness.

Published online: 24 Jun 2022

Authors: Martínez-Núñez, C. & Kleijn, D. & Ganuza, C. & Heupink, D. & Raemakers, I. & Vertommen, W. & Fijen, T. P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Enhancing the diversity of mass-flowering crops (i.e. crop diversity) in agricultural landscapes is often proposed as a measure to favour pollinators ...

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Early-season mass-flowering crop cover dilutes wild bee abundance and species richness in temperate regions: a quantitative synthesis.

Published online: 16 Jun 2024

Authors: Riggi, L. G. A. & Raderschall, C. A. & Fijen, T. P. M. & Scheper, J. & Smith, H. G. & Kleijn, D. & Holzschuh, A. & Aguilera, G. & Badenhausser, I. & Bänsch, S. & Beyer, N. & Blitzer, E. J. & Bommarco, R. & Danforth, B. & González-Varo, J. P. & Grab, H. & Provost, G. le & Poveda, K. & Potts, S. G. & Rundlöf, M. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Tscharntke, T. & Vilà, M. & Westphal, C. & Berggren, Å. & Lundin, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Pollinators benefit from increasing floral resources in agricultural landscapes, which could be an underexplored co-benefit of mass-flowering crop cul...

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Bees go up, flowers go down: increased resource limitation from late spring to summer in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 18 Jun 2024

Authors: Bishop, G. A. & Fijen, T. P. M. & Raemakers, I. & Kats, R. J. M. van & Kleijn, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The loss of floral resources is a leading cause of wild bee decline in agricultural landscapes, but little is known about the temporal aspects of flor...

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Willingness of rural and urban citizens to undertake pollinator conservation actions across three contrasting European countries.

Published online: 09 Nov 2024

Authors: Geppert, C. & Franceschinis, C. & Fijen, T. P. M. & Kleijn, D. & Scheper, J. & Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Thiene, M. & Marini, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Over the last two decades, ecological and conservation studies on pollinator insects have increased significantly. However, scientific evidence alone ...

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Mass-flowering lupin has positive, but limited, effect on wild bee conservation in agricultural landscapes.

Published online: 04 Apr 2025

Authors: Bishop, G. A. & Kleijn, D. & Vicente, I. I. & Fijen, T. P. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Mass-flowering crops have the potential to benefit pollinator conservation while still contributing to agricultural production, but their effects on p...

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