AUTHOR=Braman Charles A. , McCarty Elizabeth , Ulyshen Michael D. , Janvier Amy Joy , Traylor Clayton , Edelkind-Vealey Miriam , Braman S. Kristine TITLE=Urban bee functional groups response to landscape context in the Southeastern US JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Cities VOLUME=Volume 5 - 2023 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-cities/articles/10.3389/frsc.2023.1192588 DOI=10.3389/frsc.2023.1192588 ISSN=2624-9634 ABSTRACT=

We investigated the influence of landscape cover on urban bee community functional groups. We observed a diversity of functional groups across primarily forested and primarily urban sites, however particular species were favored by forest/urban spaces. Results point to the importance of further investigating the nuance of land use impacts on pollinator communities, and in particular demonstrates the merit of investigating landscape heterogeneity. Conservation of forest remnants in urban environments can positively impact wild bees across multiple functional groups.