Insect Pollinator Conservation in the Built Environment
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Wildlife".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 3016
Special Issue Editors
Interests: insect conservation; biodiversity, behavior and ecology of Lepidoptera; pollination ecology; road ecology; population biology; non-target pesticide impacts; seasonal ecology and polyphenism; captive propagation and organism reintroduction
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: pollination ecology; insect ecology and conservation; best management practices; fire ecology; entomology; native pollinator communities
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Mounting evidence indicates that insect pollinator populations are declining globally. Beyond their economic importance to agriculture, pollinator diversity and the provision of pollination is essential to the maintenance and resilience of biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems. While much conservation attention and research have focused on larger, high value natural areas or, more recently, in farmscapes, it’s clear that more sustainable actions must be incorporated into the broader built environment, with overall efforts continuing to involve more nontraditional landscapes. As a result, the utility, role and value of enhancing managed green spaces of all types (i.e. lawns, residential gardens, parks, energy and transportation rights-of-way, golf courses, retention basins, etc.) for pollinator conservation are increasingly becoming recognized.
Papers from a variety of different discipline areas, such as urban planning, landscape architecture, vegetation management, pest management, policy, sociology, economics, environmental education, entomology, and pollination ecology and conservation, are invited to contribute to this Special Issue that aims to help advance our understanding of the opportunities and impacts urban environments pose to insect pollinator conservation and management. Of particular interest, are studies related to (but not limited to) the following:
(1) Pollinator abundance, diversity and richness in managed green spaces;
(2) Plant community composition, including the influence of native and non-native species;
(3) Pollinator networks and pollination performance;
(4) Planning, design, scale and connectivity of green infrastructure;
(5) Best sustainable management/maintenance practices for landscapes of various scales;
(6) Influence of socioeconomic factors for public participation;
(7) Engaging urban stakeholders.
Dr. Jaret Daniels
Dr. Chase Kimmel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- pollination
- insect conservation
- built environment
- green infrastructure
- sustainability
- landscape design and management
- pollinator communities
