• The contributions of flower strips to wild bee conservation in agricultural landscapes can be predicted using pollinator habitat suitability models 

      Sydenham, Markus A. K.; Venter, Zander; Eldegard, Katrine; Torvanger, Marianne Strand; Nowell, Megan Sara; Hansen, Silke; Øverland, John Ingar; Dupont, Yoko L.; Rasmussen, Claus; Skrindo, Astrid Brekke; Rusch, Graciela Monica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      1. Sowing flower strips along field edges is a widely adopted method for conserving pollinating insects in agricultural landscapes. To maximize the effect of flower strips given limited resources, we need spatially explicit ...
    • Evaluating competition for forage plants between honey bees and wild bees in Denmark 

      Rasmussen, Claus; Dupont, Yoko L.; Madsen, Henning Bang; Bogusch, Petr; Goulson, Dave; Herbertsson, Lina; Maia, Kate Pereira; Nielsen, Anders; Olesen, Jens M.; Potts, Simon G.; Roberts, Stuart P. M.; Sydenham, Markus A. K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      A recurrent concern in nature conservation is the potential competition for forage plants between wild bees and managed honey bees. Specifically, that the highly sophisticated system of recruitment and large perennial ...
    • The Native Bees of Lolland (Denmark) Revisited after 100 Years: The Demise of the Specialists 

      Rasmussen, Claus; Sydenham, Markus A. K.; Schmidt, Hans Thomsen; Madsen, Henning Bang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      There is a global concern over insect declines, including both species loss and population declines. In particular, declines of species, such as bees that anchor trophic interactions and shoulder many of the essential ...