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SUBMITTER: Potter C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6385686 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Potter Caitlin C de Vere Natasha N Jones Laura E LE Ford Col R CR Hegarty Matthew J MJ Hodder Kathy H KH Diaz Anita A Franklin Elizabeth L EL
PeerJ 20190219
Bee populations are currently undergoing severe global declines driven by the interactive effects of a number of factors. Ongoing urbanisation has the potential to exacerbate bee declines, unless steps are taken to ensure appropriate floral resources are available. Sown wildflower strips are one way in which floral resources can be provided to urban bees. However, the use of these strips by pollinators in urban environments remains little studied. Here, we employ pollen metabarcoding of the <i>r ...[more]