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Christopher Hellerich

University of FreiburgORCID 0000-0003-1502-4972Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2

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Alexandra‐Maria KleiniD· 2 shared Anne‐Christine MupepeleiD· 2 shared Felix FornoffiD· 2 shared Michael P. D. GarrattiD· 2 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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EcologybioRxivPreprintAug 26, 2026

Annual ploughing turns wildflower plantings into ecological traps for ground-nesting wild bees

Christopher Hellerich, Alexandra‐Maria Klein, Michael P. D. Garratt…·Felix Fornoff

This study shows that annual ploughing of wildflower plantings reduces ground-nesting bee nests by 72%, indicating these plantings act as ecological traps.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.25.746958

experimental assayecology & biodiversity

EcologyAgriculture Ecosystems & EnvironmentPeer-reviewedMar 28, 2026

Reducing ploughing promotes ground-nesting flying insects

Christopher Hellerich, Michael P. D. Garratt, Alexandra‐Maria Klein…·Anne‐Christine Mupepele

This study shows that reducing ploughing frequency benefits ground-nesting flying insects by increasing biomass, particularly in the first years of recovery.

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experimental assayecology & biodiversity