Pollination and Bee Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Biodiversity".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 150

Special Issue Editors


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Guest Editor
Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, USA
Interests: bee conservation; bee biodiversity; plant–pollinator interactions

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Guest Editor
Department of Biology, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
Interests: systematics; behavior; wasps; bees

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to focus on bee biodiversity and pollination services in forest ecosystems, ranging from the boreal forests to the tropics. Topics of interest include faunistic studies of forest bee biodiversity, the community structure of plant–pollinator interactions in forest ecosystems, the pollination biology of rare and endangered forest species, bee nesting sites in forests (above and below ground), the impact of bees on the reproductive success of native and non-native plants, and the economics of bee foraging and resource gathering.

Dr. John Pascarella
Dr. Daniel J. Bennett
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • bee diversity
  • species richness
  • faunistics
  • community ecology
  • pollination effectiveness
  • conservation

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