High variability in the attractiveness of municipally-planted decorative plants to insects

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-595147
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.59514

Czaczkes, Tomer J.

; Breuss, Carsten ; Kurze, Christoph

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Abstract

Insect populations are declining globally. A major driver of this decline is land use change, including urbanisation. However, urban environments can also offer a wide range of floral resources to pollinators, through ornamental plantings, but these can vary widely in their attractiveness to insects. Often, the largest single planter of ornamental plants in an urban area is the municipality. Here ...