Drought stress influences foraging preference of a solitary bee on two wildflowers
Annika Rose-Person,
Louis S Santiago,
Nicole E Rafferty
Abstract:Background and Aims
Pollinators provide critical ecosystem services, maintaining biodiversity and benefiting global food production. However, plants, pollinators, and their mutualistic interactions may be affected by drought, which has increased in severity and frequency under climate change. Using two annual, insect-pollinated wildflowers (Phacelia campanularia and Nemophila menziesii), we asked how drought impacts floral traits and foraging preferences of a solitary bee (Osmia lignaria) and… Show more
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