FINKA - Promoting insect diversity in agricultural landscapes
Strawberry pollination During my PhD I was working on the effect of mass-flowering resources such as oilseed rape on bee communities in strawberry fields. My main focus is 1) the link on strawberry yield and landscape composition and 2) bee foraging behavior of strawberry pollinators (managed and wild bees) decoded by analyzing waggle dances and carried pollen. My PhD project was funded by the DBU. |
Bee foraging in agricultural landscapes
Several projects are / were running on following student projects: * interactive effects of fertilizer and AMF on plant traits and pollination services * honey bee foraging decoded by waggle dances * pollen resource use of bees * pollination services on balconies ( ...to be continued soon) |
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Pollinators in rice agro-ecosystems During my master thesis I worked on pollinators in rice production landscapes. Therefore, I investigated the effects of habitat compexity and regional land use intensity on bee abundance and species richness in two regions on the Philippines differing in their landscape complexity. The study showed that agroforests represent the most important bee habitats in rice production landscapes and thus they should be maintained. Further, increasing landscape complexity (increased by catch crops, home gardens, organic farming) is needed to connect suitable habitats and would be beneficial for pollinators. This study was part of the LEGATO-project. |