At the end of March, Carlos Hernández-Castellano published the first paper under our team’s affiliation in the journal Urban Ecosystems. The study demonstrates that urban parks can function as important refugia for the biodiversity of solitary bees. In particular, the diversity and connectivity of urban green spaces, together with the availability of floral and nesting resources, play a key role in supporting pollinator communities in cities. These findings highlight the importance of well-designed and interconnected green infrastructure for the conservation of pollinators in increasingly urbanised landscapes.
The full article is available here.
