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Creator:: Walsh, Amanda E.
Abstract:: Native, wild bee populations play an important functional role in terrestrial ecosystems through pollination services. In recent years, increased attention has been paid to the importance of bumble bee species and their contribution to the agricultural economy, in large part because of the widespread losses of populations across landscapes, both...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Creator:: Bennett, Lauren
Abstract:: Many pollinators across the globe are experiencing population threats and declines (Potts et al. 2010). Approximately 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants depend on animals, mostly insects, for pollination (Ollerton et al. 2011). As over 80 percent of the United States population lives in cities (U.S. Census Bureau 2016),...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: would also like to extend sincere appreciation to my graduate advisors, Andony Melathopoulos and David

Creator:: Bozkus, Mustafa
Abstract:: Honey bees are vital for our food production and ecosystem due to their critical pollination services. The beekeepers in the United States and worldwide have reported significant colony losses for over fifteen years. Several stressors are implicated in these colony declines, including parasites, diseases, poor nutrition, and pesticide exposure. There...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: am fortunate to have had a distinguished committee of Andony Melathopoulos, Serkan Ates, and

Creator:: Caudillo, Mia C.
Abstract:: Dual use pasture systems, sometimes referred to as dual purpose pasture systems, take advantage of the land being used to maximize multiple outputs from a single area. Developing a system to support both production of grazing livestock as well as pollinator health is of increasing importance in pasture-based farming systems....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: better in all my work. I am also thankful to my committee members Dr. Shelby Filley, Dr. Andony

Creator:: Chapkin, Elissa R.
Abstract:: Managed honey bees (Apis mellifera) play a vital role in pollinating cultivated crops worldwide. Honey bee colony declines reported in the past two decades have been associated with stressors such as pests and diseases, pesticide exposure, and poor nutrition. In the wake of these colony declines, beekeepers have strived to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: process of analyzing bee guts. I would also like to acknowledge Andony Melathopoulos, Jana Lee, and Jay

Creator:: Graham, Maggie
Abstract:: Habitat for pollinating insects is declining, which is a concern for agricultural communities that rely on pollination services. Meanwhile, solar energy development is increasing as communities seek to source energy renewably. Land under solar panels is traditionally unused, so some communities are planting pollinator habitat under solar panel canopies to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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