The city as a refuge for insect pollinators

Damon M Hall; Gerardo R Camilo; Rebecca K Tonietto; David H Smith; Jeff Ollerton; Janet Jackson; Muzafar Sirohi; Karin Ahrne; Mike Arduser; John S Ascher; Katherine C R Baldock; Robert Fowler; Gordon Frankie; Dave Goulson; Bengt Gunnarsson; Mick E Hanley; Gail Langellotto; David Lowenstein; Emily S Minor; Stacy M Philpott; Simon G Potts; Edward M Spevak; Graham N Stone; Caragh G Threlfall

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The city as a refuge for insect pollinators

Damon M Hall, Gerardo R Camilo, Rebecca K Tonietto, David H Smith, Jeff Ollerton, Janet Jackson, Muzafar Sirohi, Karin Ahrne, Mike Arduser, John S Ascher, Katherine C R Baldock, Robert Fowler, Gordon Frankie, Dave Goulson, Bengt Gunnarsson, Mick E Hanley, Gail Langellotto, David Lowenstein, Emily S Minor, Stacy M PhilpottSimon G Potts, Edward M Spevak, Graham N Stone, Caragh G Threlfall

University of Northampton

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Abstract

Urban ecology research is changing how we view the biological value and ecological importance of cities. Lagging behind this revised image of the city are natural resource management agencies’ urban conservation programs that historically have invested in education and outreach rather than programs designed to achieve high-priority species conservation results. This essay synthesizes research on urban bee species diversity and abundance to suggest how urban conservation can be repositioned to better align with a newly unfolding image of urban landscapes. We argue that pollinators put high-priority and high-impact urban conservation within reach. In a rapidly urbanizing world, transforming how environmental managers view the city can improve citizen engagement while exploring more sustainable practices of urbanization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-29
Number of pages	6
Journal	Conservation Biology
Volume	31
Issue number	1
Early online date	14 Sept 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12840
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 14 Sept 2016

Keywords

Pollinators
ecosystem services
Urban ecology
insects
animals
communications
conservation planning
governance
funding and philanthropy
politics and policy

UN SDGs

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Hall, D. M., Camilo, G. R., Tonietto, R. K., Smith, D. H., Ollerton, J., Jackson, J., Sirohi, M., Ahrne, K., Arduser, M., Ascher, J. S., Baldock, K. C. R., Fowler, R., Frankie, G., Goulson, D., Gunnarsson, B., Hanley, M. E., Langellotto, G., Lowenstein, D., Minor, E. S., ... Threlfall, C. G. (2016). The city as a refuge for insect pollinators. Conservation Biology, 31(1), 24-29. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12840

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