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Ellen L. Rotheray
Researcher at University of Sussex
Publications - 21
Citations - 3170
Ellen L. Rotheray is an academic researcher from University of Sussex. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Pollinator. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 18 publications receiving 2389 citations. Previous affiliations of Ellen L. Rotheray include University of Reading & University of Stirling.
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Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers
TL;DR: The stresses bees are experiencing from climate change, infectious diseases, and insecticides are reviewed, with concern that the authors may be nearing a “pollination crisis” in which crop yields begin to fall.
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Widespread contamination of wildflower and bee-collected pollen with complex mixtures of neonicotinoids and fungicides commonly applied to crops
Arthur David,Cristina Botías,Alaa Abdul-Sada,Elizabeth Nicholls,Ellen L. Rotheray,Elizabeth M. Hill,Dave Goulson +6 more
TL;DR: Concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides and fungicides found in pollen collected by honey bees and in pollen and adult bees sampled from bumble bee colonies placed on arable farms are quantified.
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Floral abundance and resource quality influence pollinator choice
TL;DR: Nectar rather than pollen appeared to be the main driver of floral choice by insects in this system, and conservation schemes for bees in farmland or gardens might benefit from ensuring that rewarding plant species are present at high density and/or are aggregated in space.
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Bumble-BEEHAVE: A systems model for exploring multifactorial causes of bumblebee decline at individual, colony, population and community level
Matthias A. Becher,Grace Twiston-Davies,Tim D. Penny,Tim D. Penny,Dave Goulson,Ellen L. Rotheray,Juliet L. Osborne +6 more
TL;DR: The Bumble‐BEEHAVE model enables researchers to understand the individual and interacting effects of the multiple stressors affecting bumblebee survival and the feedback mechanisms that may buffer a colony against environmental stress, or indeed lead to spiralling colony collapse.
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Quantifying the food requirements and effects of food stress on bumble bee colony development
TL;DR: Dietary restriction reduced the number of reproductives produced, but had variable effects on the size of workers and males, and Nosema ceranae infection was included as a covariate in analyses and had a significant negative effect on colony growth.