Livestock grazing is associated with seasonal reduction in pollinator biodiversity and functional dispersion but cheatgrass invasion is not: variation in bee assemblages in a multi-use shortgrass prairie
K. S. Thapa-Magar, T. S. Davis, B. Kondratieff
This study finds that cattle grazing reduces bee abundance and diversity in shortgrass prairies, while cheatgrass invasion does not, with floral cover being a key predictor of bee assemblages.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2020Ecology