Publications

rss news
rss publications
What is RSS?

Home

Publications

In this section, you will be able to view all the completed, public STEP deliverables as well as a listing of scientific publications resulting from the project.

Download publications

Publications - Sorted Ascending by Author(s)

« 1 2

Title ↓ ↑

Author(s) ↓ ↑

Year ↓ ↑

Journal ↓ ↑

URL/DOI ↓ ↑

Derived ↓ ↑

Size ↓ ↑

When ecosystem services interact: crop pollination benefits depend on the level of pest control

download

Lundin, O., Smith, H.G., Rundlöf, M., Bommarco, R.

2013

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2243

Yes

534.21KB

+ more

Microsatellite analysis in museum samples reveals inbreeding before the regression of Bombus veteranus

download

Maebe K*, Meeus I, Maharramov J, Grootaert P, Rasmont P, Smagghe G

2012

BConference proceedings: Eurbee 5 - 5th European Conference Of Apidology, 3-7th September 2012 Halle an der Saale, Germany: 182

http://wcms.uzi.uni-halle.de/download.php?...

Yes

2.08MB

+ more

Microsatellite analysis in museum samples reveals inbreeding before the regression of Bombus veteranus

Maebe, K., Meeus I., Maharramov J., Grootaert P., Michez D., Rasmont P. & Smagghe G.

2013

Apidologie :

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

+ more

Late-season mass-flowering red clover increases bumble bee queen and male densities

Maj Rundlöf, Anna S. Persson, Henrik G. Smith, Riccardo Bommarco

2014

Biological Conservation

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Landscape context and elevation affect pollinator communities in intensive apple orchards

Marini L. Quaranta M., Fontana P., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R.

2012

Basic and Applied Ecology

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Contrasting effects of habitat area and connectivity on evenness of pollinator communities

Marini L., E Öckinger, K-O Bergman, B Jauker, J Krauss, M Kuussaari, J Pöyry, HG Smith, I Steffan-Dewenter, R Bommarco

2014

Ecography

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111...

Yes

+ more

Changes in the fauna of aculeate wasps (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) at Kullaberg in southwestern Sweden

download

Markus Franzén Mikael Molander Lars Norén L. Anders Nilsson

2012

Entomologisk Tidskrift

1.06MB

+ more

How threatened are alpine environments? a cross taxonomic study

Markus Franzén Mikael Molander

2012

Biodiversity and Conservation

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

+ more

Habitat and host plant use of the Large Copper Butterfly Lycaena dispar in an urban environment

Martin Strausz Konrad Fiedler Markus Franzén Martin Wiemers

2012

Journal of Insect Conservation

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

+ more

Infectivity of DWV Associated to Flower Pollen: Experimental Evidence of a Horizontal Transmission Route

download

Mazzei M, Carrozza ML, Luisi E, Forzan M, Giusti M, et al.

2014

PLoS ONE

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%...

Yes

1.61MB

+ more

Challenges for developing pathogen-based biopesticides against Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae)

Meikle WG, Sammatoro D, Neumann P, Pflugfelder J

2012

Apidologie

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

+ more

Pollination ecology of a plant in its native and introduced areas

Montero-Castaño, A; Vilà, M.and Ortiz-Sánchez, F.J.

2014

Acta Oecologica

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Abundance and diversity of wild bees along gradients of heavy metal pollution

download

Moroń D., Grześ I., Skórka P., Szentgyörgyi H., Laskowski R., Potts S.G., Settele J., Woyciechowski M

2012

Journal of Applied Ecology

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111...

Yes

249.67KB

+ more

Wild bee communities are negatively affected by heavy metal pollution

Moroń D., Grześ I., Skórka P., Szentgyörgyi H., Laskowski R., Potts S.G.P., Settele J., Woyciechowski M.

2015

Journal of Applied Ecology

Yes

+ more

Survival, reproduction and population growth of the important pollinator bee, Osmia rufa, along gradients of heavy metal pollution

Moroń, D., Szentgyörgyi, H., Grześ, I., Skórka, P., Laskowski, R., Potts, S.G., Woyciechowski, M.

2013

Insect Conservation and Diversity

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/icad.12040

Yes

+ more

Pollinator Diversity (Hymenoptera and Diptera) in Semi-Natural Habitats in Serbia During Summer

download

Mudri-Stojnić, S., Andrić, A., Jozan, Z., Vujić, A.

2012

Archives of biological sciences

http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?id...

Yes

567.08KB

+ more

Interactive effect of floral abundance and semi-natural habitats on pollinators in field beans

Nayak G.K., Roberts S.P.M., Garratt M., Breeze T., Tscheulin T., Harrison-Cripps J., Vogiatzakis I.N., Stirpe M.T., Potts S.G.

2015

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Long-range dispersal of small hive beetles

Neumann P, Hoffmann D, Duncan M, Spooner-Hart R, Pettis JS

2012

Journal of Apicultural Research

http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/Long-range...

Yes

+ more

Varroa invasion and virus adaptation

Neumann P, Yañez O, Fries I, de Miranda JR

2012

Trends in Parasitology

http://www.cell.com/trends/parasitology/ab...

Yes

+ more

Assessing bee species richness in two Mediterranean communities: importance of habitat type and sampling techniques

Nielsen A., I. Steffan-Dewenter, C. Westphal, O. Messinger, S.G. Potts, S.P.M. Roberts, J. Settele, H. Szentgyörgyi, B.E. Vaissière, M. Vaitis, M. Woyciechowski, I. Bazos, J.C. Biesmeijer, R. Bommarco, W.E. Kunin, T. Tscheulin, E. Lamborn, T. Petanidou

2011

Ecological Research

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

+ more

Land-use changes, farm management and the decline of butterflies associated with semi-natural grasslands in southern Sweden

download

Nilsson, S.G., Franzén, M., Pettersson, L.

2013

Nature Conservation

http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/natureconservati...

Yes

6.25MB

+ more

Cascading effects of soil eutrophication on higher trophic levels

Pöyry, J., L. G. Carvalheiro, R. K. Heikkinen, I. Kühn, M. Kuussaari, O. Schweiger, A. Valtonen, P. M. van Bodegom, and M. Franzén

2015

Yes

+ more

Bombus cullumanus—an extinct European bumblebee species?

download

Paul H. Williams, Alexandr Byvaltsev, Cory Sheffield, Pierre Rasmont

2013

Apidologie

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

314.33KB

+ more

Atlas Hymenoptera

Pauly A., Patiny S., Terzo M., Rasmont P., Michez D., Patiny S., Dehon M., Iserbyt S., Roberts SPM, Schweiger O, Franzén M, De Meulemeester T, Tomozei B, Radchenko VG

2011

http://www.zoologie.umh.ac.be/hymenoptera/...

Yes

+ more

With that diet, you will go far: trait-based analysis reveals a link between rapid range expansion and a nitrogen-favoured diet

Per-Eric Betzholtz Lars B. Pettersson Nils Ryrholm Markus Franzén

2013

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/con...

Yes

+ more

Predicting the global spread of an invasive pollinator, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

Peredo-Alvarez V, Rasmont P, Scriven JJ & Goulson D

2015

Ecology and Evolution

Yes

+ more

Wild bees and other insect pollinators: in invaluable and unexplored capital for Greece

Petanidou T.

2011

Proceedings of the 14th Panhellenic Entomological Conference, Nafplion 10–14 October 2011 (Kapaxidi E., Andreades S., Karamaouna F. Eds.). Entomological Society of Greece, Athens: 163-172

Yes

+ more

Investigating plant–pollinator relationships in the Aegean: the approaches of the project POL-AEGIS (The pollinators of the Aegean archipelago: diversity and threats)

Petanidou T., Ståhls G., Vujić A., Olesen J. M., Rojo S., Thrasyvoulou A., Sgardelis S., Kallimanis A. S., Kokkini S., Tscheulin T.

2013

Journal of Apicultural Research

http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/The-pollin...

Yes

+ more

Reproductive biology of the Cape honeybee: A response to Beekman et al.

download

Pirk CWW, Lattorff MG, Moritz RFA, Sole CL, Radloff SE, Neumann P, Hepburn HR, Crewe RM

2012

Journal of Heredity

http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/content/1...

Yes

230.93KB

+ more

Species distribution models for crop pollination: a modelling framework applied to Great Britain

download

Polce C., Termansen M., Aguirre Gutierrez J., Boatman N.D., Budge G.E., Crowe A., Garratt M.P., Pietravalle S., Potts S.G., Ramirez J.A., Somerwill K.E., Biesmeijer J.C.

2013

PLOS ONE

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?i...

Yes

2.38MB

+ more

Developing European conservation and mitigation tools for pollination services: approaches of the STEP (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) project

download

Potts S.G., Biesmeijer J.C., R Bommarco, Felicioli A., Fischer M., Jokinen P., Kleijn D., Klein A-M, Kunin W.E., Neumann P., Penev L.D., Petanidou T., Rasmont P., Roberts S.P.M., Smith H.G., Sørensen P.B., Steffan-Dewenter I., Vaissière B.E., Vilà M., Vujić A., Woyciechowski M., Zobel M., Settele J.& Schweiger O.

2011

Journal of Apicultural Research

http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/Conserving...

Yes

1.23MB

+ more

A new species for the bee fauna of Italy: Megachile sculpturalis continues its colonization of Europe

download

Quaranta M., Sommaruga A., Balzarini P., Felicioli A.

2014

Bulletin of Insectology

http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/Conte...

Yes

1.53MB

+ more

The fate of Bombus cullumanus: regression and species status.

download

Rasmont P*, Aytekin AM, Valterova I, Williams PH

2012

BConference proceedings: Eurbee 5 - 5th European Conference Of Apidology, 3-7th September 2012 Halle an der Saale, Germany: 185

file:///C:/Users/slavchev/Desktop/STEP%20r...

Yes

2.08MB

+ more

A preliminary analysis of the fate of European bumblebees.

download

Rasmont P, Smet J, Iserbyt S, Roberts SPM, Schweiger O, Biesmeijer JC, Castro L, Cederberg B, Dvorak L, Fitzpatrick U, Gonseth Y, Laget D, Mahé G, Manino A, Neumayer J, Odegaard F, Paukkunen J, Pawlikowski T, Reemer M, Sima P, Straka J, Potts SG,

2012

BConference proceedings: Eurbee 5 - 5th European Conference Of Apidology, 3-7th September 2012 Halle an der Saale, Germany

Yes

2.08MB

+ more

The Bumblebees Scarcity Syndrome: Are heat waves leading to local extinctions of bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus)?

download

Rasmont P. & Iserbyt S.

2012

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (N. S.)

http://www.researchgate.net/publication/23...

Yes

14.05MB

+ more

Climatic Risk and Distribution Atlas of European Bumblebees

download

Rasmont P., Franzen M., Lecocq T., Harpke A., Roberts S.P.M., Biesmeijer K., Castro L., Cederberg B., Dvorák L., Fitzpatrick Ú., Haubruge E., Mahé G., Manino A., Michez D., Neumayer J., Paukkunen J., Pawlikowski T., Potts S.G., Reemer M., Settele J., Straka J., Schweiger

2015

BioRisk

http://biorisk.pensoft.net/articles.php?id...

Yes

21.78MB

+ more

A multilevel analysis on pollination-related policies

Ratamäki, O., Jokinen, P., Sørensen, P., Breeze, T., Potts, S.

2015

Ecosystem Services

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Achieving production and conservation simultaneously in tropical agricultural landscapes

Renwick A.R., Vickery J.A., Potts S.G., Bolwig S., Nalwanga D., Pomeroy D.E., Mushabe D., Atkinson P.W.

2014

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Early mass-flowering crops mitigate pollinator dilution in late-flowering crops

Riedinger, V, Renner, M, Rundlöf, M, Steffan-Dewenter, I, Holzschuh, A

2014

Landscape Ecology

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

+ more

"Annual dynamics of wild bee densities: attractiveness and productivity effects of oilseed rape"

Riedinger, V., Mitesser, O., Hovestadt, T., Steffan-Dewenter, I. & Holzschuh, A.

2015

Ecology

http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890...

Yes

+ more

Mite species inhabiting commercial bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) nests in Polish greenhouses

download

Rożej E., Witaliński W., Szentgyörgyi H., Wantuch M., Moroń D., Woyciechowski M.

2012

Experimental and Applied Acarology

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P...

Yes

329.09KB

+ more

First European Red List for bees.

download

Roberts SPM*, Rasmont P, Biesmeijer JC, Potts SG et al.

BConference proceedings: Eurbee 5 - 5th European Conference Of Apidology, 3-7th September 2012 Halle an der Saale, Germany: 170

file:///C:/Users/slavchev/Desktop/STEP%20r...

Yes

2.08MB

+ more

Assessing continental-scale risks for generalist and specialist pollinating bee species under climate change

download

Roberts, S., Potts, S., Biesmeijer, K., Kuhlmann, M., Kunin, B., Ohlemüller, R.

2011

BioRisk

http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.6.1325

Yes

1.73MB

+ more

A method for under-sampled ecological network data analysis: plant-pollination as case study

download

Sørensen P.B., Damgaard C.F., Strandberg B., Dupont Y.L., Pedersen M.B., Carvalheiro L.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Olsen J.M., Hagen M., Potts S.G.

2011

Journal of Pollination Ecology

http://www.pollinationecology.org/index.ph...

Yes

373.45KB

+ more

Dealing with complexity in pollination management

download

Sørensen, P.B., Tscheulin, T. , Potts, S.G.

2015

Proceeding for ABB conference, Pollinators in Agriculture, Brussel April 2015

http://pure.au.dk/portal/files/81520771/Co...

Yes

377.26KB

+ more

Impact of chronic neonicotinoid exposure on honeybee colony performance and queen supersedure

download

Sandrock C., Tanadini M., Tanadini L.G., Fauser-Misslin A., Potts S.G., Neumann P.

2014

PLoS ONE

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?i...

Yes

562.41KB

+ more

Sublethal neonicotinoid insecticide exposure reduces solitary bee reproductive success

download

Sandrock, C., Tanadini, L.G., Pettis, J.S., Biesmeijer, J.C., Potts, S.G., Neumann, P.

2013

Agricultural and Forest Entomology

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/afe.12041

Yes

751.46KB

+ more

Environmental factors driving the effectiveness of European agri-environmental measures in mitigating pollinator loss – a meta-analysis

Scheper, J., Holzschuh, A., Kuussaari, M., Potts, S.G., Rundlöf, M., Smith, H.G., Kleijn, D.

2013

Ecology Letters

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.12128

Yes

+ more

Museum specimens reveal loss of pollen host plants as key factor driving wild bee decline in the Netherlands.

Scheper, J., Reemer, M., Van Kats, R., Ozinga, W.A., Van der Linden, G.T.J., Schaminée, J.H.J., Siepel, H. & Kleijn, D.

2014

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA

http://www.pnas.org/content/111/49/17552.a...

Yes

+ more

Specialization of mutualistic interaction networks decreases towards tropical latitudes

download

Schleuning, M., J. Fründ, A-M. Klein, S. Abrahamczyk, R. Alarcón, M. Albrecht, G.K.S. Andersson, S. Bazarian, K. Böhning-Gaese, R. Bommarco, B. Dalsgaard, D.M. Dehling, A. Gotlieb, M. Hagen, Th. Hickler, A. Holzschuh, C.N. Kaiser-Bunbury, H. Kreft, R.J. Morris, B. Sandel, W.J. Sutherland, J-Ch. Svenning, T. Tscharntke, S. Watts, C.N. Weiner, M. Werner, N.M. Williams, C. Winqvist, C.F. Dormann, & N. Blüthgen

2012

Current Biology

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

1008.63KB

+ more

Multiple stressors on biotic interactions: how climate change and alien species interact to affect pollination

download

Schweiger, O., Biesmeijer, J.C., Bommarco, R., Hickler, T., Hulme, P.E., Klotz, S., Kühn, I., Moora, M., Nielsen, A., Ohlemüller, R., Petanidou, T., Potts, S.G., Pyšek, P., Stout, J.C., Sykes, M.T., Tscheulin, T., Vilà, M., Walther, G.R., Westphal, C., Winter, M., Zobel, M., Settele, J.

2010

Biological Reviews

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010...

Yes

721.79KB

+ more

Veränderungen in ökologischen Beziehungen

Schweiger, O., F. Essl, A. Krüß, W. Rabitsch, and M. Winter

2015

F. Essl, and W. Rabitsch, editors. Biodiversität und Klimawandel. Springer Verlag, Berlin.Heidelberg

Yes

+ more

CLIMBER: Climatic niche characteristics of the butterflies in Europe

download

Schweiger, O., Harpke, A., Wiemers, M., Settele, J.

2014

ZooKeys

http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.367.6185

Yes

1.37MB

+ more

Increasing range mismatching of interacting species under global change is related to their ecological characteristics_Supplementary information

Schweiger, O., Heikkinen, R., Harpke, A., Hickler, T., Klotz, S., Kudrna, O., Kühn, I., Pöyry J., Settele, J.

2012

Global Ecology and Biogeography

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111...

Yes

+ more

The impact of over 80 years of land cover changes on bee and wasp pollinator communities in England

download

Senapathi, D., Carvalheiro, L.G. Biesmeijer, J.C., Dodson, C-A., Evans, R.L., McKerchar, M., Morton, R.D., Moss, E.D., Roberts, S.P.M., Kunin, W.E. & Potts, S.G.

2015

Proceedings of the Royal Society B

10.1098/rspb.2015.02 94

Yes

860.96KB

+ more

Comparison of pollinators and natural enemies: a meta-analysis of landscape and local effects on abundance and richness in crops

download

Shackelford G., Steward P.R., Benton T.G., Kunin W.E., Potts S.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Sait S.M.

2013

Biological Reviews

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12040

Yes

740.33KB

+ more

Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

Simon G. Potts, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Claire Kremen, Peter Neumann, Oliver Schweiger, William E. Kunin

2010

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/artic...

Yes

+ more

Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

Simon G. Potts, Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, Claire Kremen, Peter Neumann, Oliver Schweiger, William E. Kunin

2010

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

http://www.ufz.de/data/Potts%20et%20al%202...

Yes

+ more

Sex ratio and dispersal of small hive beetles

Spiewok S, Neumann P

2012

Journal of Apicultural Research

http://www.ibra.org.uk/articles/Sex-ratio-...

Yes

+ more

Lessons from Red Data Books: Plant vulnerability increases with floral complexity

Stefanaki A., Kantsa A., Tscheulin T., Charitonidou M., Petanidou T.

2015

Biological Consevation

Yes

+ more

Global honey bee colony disorders and other threats to insect pollinators

Stephane Kluser

2010

UNEP merging issues bulletin

http://www.unep.org/dewa/Portals/67/pdf/Gl...

Yes

+ more

Herbicides reduce floral resources of non-target plants on the landscape

Strandberg, B., Dupont, Y.L.

2015

Proceeding for ABB conference, Pollinators in Agriculture, Brussel April 2015

Yes

+ more

Bumblebees (Bombidae) along pollution gradient - Heavy metal accumulation, species diversity, and Nosema bombi infection level

Szentgyörgyi H., Blinov A.2, Eremeeva N., Luzyanin L., Grześ I. M , Woyciechowski M

2011

Polish Journal of Ecology

http://psjc-old.icm.edu.pl/psjc/cgi-bin/ge...

Yes

+ more

Cocoon orientation in the nests of red mason bees (Osmia bicornis) is affected by cocoon size and available space

download

Szentgyörgyi H., Woyciechowski M.

2013

Apidologie

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2...

Yes

207.31KB

+ more

Landscape moderation of biodiversity patterns and processes - eight hypotheses

download

Tscharntke, T., Tylianakis, J.M., Rand, T.A, Didham, R.K., Fahrig, L., Batáry, P., Bengtsson, J., Clough, Y., Crist, T.O., Dormann, C.F., Ewers, R.M., Frëund, J., Holt, R. D., Holzschuh, A., Klein, A. M., Kleijn, D., Kremen, C., Landis, D.A., Laurance, W., Lindenmayer, D., Scherber, C., Sodhi, N., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Thies, C., van der Putten, W.H. & Westphal, C.

2012

Biological Reviews

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111...

Yes

1014.8KB

+ more

Insect pollinators: linking research and policy

download

Vanbergen A. J., Ambrose N., Aston D., Biesmeijer J. C., Bourke A., Breeze T., Brotherton P., Brown M., Chandler D., Clook M., N. Connolly C. N., Costigan P., Coulson M., Cresswell J., Dean R., Dicks L., Felicioli A., Fojt O., Gallai N., Genersch E., Godfray C., Grieg-Gran M., Halstead A., Harding D., Harris B., Hartfield C., Heard M. S., Herren B., Howarth J., Ings T., Kleijn D., Klein A., Kunin W. E., Lewis G., MacEwen A., Maus C., McIntosh L., Millar N. S., Neumann P., Ollerton J., Olschewski R., Osborne J. L., Paxton R. J., Pettis J., Phillipson B., Potts S.G., Pywell R., Rasmont P., Roberts S., Salles J-M., Schweiger O., Sima P., Thompson H., Titera D., Vaissiere B., Van der Sluijs J., Webster S., Wentworth J., Wright G. A.

2012

https://wiki.ceh.ac.uk/download/attachment...

858.94KB

+ more