Habitat and landscape factors influence pollinators in a tropical megacity, Bangkok, Thailand.
Alyssa B StewartTuanjit SritongchuayPiyakarn TeartisupSakonwan KaewsomboonSara BumrungsriPublished in: PeerJ (2018)
Our results demonstrate the importance of maintaining large green areas in cities, since small green areas supported few pollinators, even when floral resources were abundant. Moreover, most pollinator taxa utilized a variety of location types (e.g., public parks, school campuses, temple grounds), with the exception of butterflies, which preferred parks. Our findings are generally consistent with those of temperate urban studies, but additional studies in the tropics are needed before global patterns can be assessed.