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SUBMITTER: Fitch G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6936029 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fitch Gordon G Wilson Caleb J CJ Glaum Paul P Vaidya Chatura C Simao Maria-Carolina MC Jamieson Mary A MA
Biology letters 20191211 12
A growing body of research indicates that cities can support diverse bee communities. However, urbanization may disproportionately benefit exotic bees, potentially to the detriment of native species. We examined the influence of urbanization on exotic and native bees using two datasets from Michigan, USA. We found that urbanization positively influenced exotic-but not native-bee abundance and richness, and that this association could not be explained by proximity to international ports of entry, ...[more]