Cavity-nesting bees combine forest nesting habitats with surrounding floral resources in a subtropical forest diversity experiment
Tingting Zhang, Massimo Martini, Juan-Juan Yang, Guo-Ai Chen, Huan‐Xi Cao, YU Qing-yi, Finn Rehling, Ming‐Qiang Wang, Michael C. Orr, Manuela Sann, Felix Fornoff, Jing‐Ting Chen, Qing‐Song Zhou, Ze‐Qing Niu, Christina M. Grozinger, , Arong Luo
The paper studies how cavity-nesting bees use forest nesting habitats and surrounding floral resources in a subtropical forest experiment, finding that bees rely on landscape flowers and planted trees provide seasonal pollen supplements.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintEcology