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Stuart P. M. Roberts is affiliated with the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. Their research primarily falls within the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on ecology, insect science, genetics, plant science, and nature and landscape conservation.

Their work encompasses various subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; Genetics; Plant Science; and Nature and Landscape Conservation. The key topics within their research cover areas such as Plant and Animal Studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant Parasitism and Resistance, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.

Roberts has published several notable papers, including:

  • Pollinator monitoring more than pays for itself (2020, Journal of Applied Ecology)
  • Bumblebees moving up: shifts in elevation ranges in the Pyrenees over 115 years (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • The new annotated checklist of the wild bees of Europe (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) (2023, Zootaxa)
  • A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity (2023, PLoS ONE)
  • National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species: A contribution to pollinator conservation (2023, Insect Conservation and Diversity)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Simon G. Potts
  • Michael Kuhlmann
  • Denis Michez
  • Nicolas J. Vereecken
  • Leon Marshall

Roberts often publishes in journals such as PLoS ONE, Insect Conservation and Diversity, Ecological Indicators, Scientific Reports, and Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. The scientist has multiple publications in each of these venues, reflecting an active engagement in fields related to biodiversity, conservation, and agricultural ecosystems.

The body of work presented by Stuart P. M. Roberts reflects a concentration on biodiversity conservation, insect ecology, and the interactions between plants and insects, with a substantial number of contributions dedicated to understanding pollinators and their environments.

Best Publications

  • Parallel Declines in Pollinators and Insect-Pollinated Plants in Britain and the Netherlands

    J. C. Biesmeijer;S. P. M. Roberts;M. Reemer;R. Ohlemüller

  • MEASURING BEE DIVERSITY IN DIFFERENT EUROPEAN HABITATS AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS

    Catrin Westphal;Riccardo Bommarco;Gabriel Carré;Ellen Lamborn

  • Declines of managed honey bees and beekeepers in Europe

    Simoon G. Potts;Stuart P.M. Roberts;Robin Dean

  • Role of nesting resources in organising diverse bee communities in a Mediterranean landscape

    Simon G. Potts;Betsy Vulliamy;Stuart Roberts;Chris O'Toole

  • Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW-European pollinators and plants

    Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;Luísa Gigante Carvalheiro;William E. Kunin;Petr Keil;Petr Keil;Jesus Aguirre-Gutiérrez

  • Dispersal capacity and diet breadth modify the response of wild bees to habitat loss

    Riccardo Bommarco;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Birgit Meyer;Simon G. Potts

  • Response of plant-pollinator communities to fire: changes in diversity, abundance and floral reward structure

    Simon G. Potts;Betsy Vulliamy;Amots Dafni;Gidi Ne'eman

  • Local and landscape-level floral resources explain effects of wildflower strips on wild bees across four European countries

    Jeroen Scheper;Riccardo Bommarco;Andrea Holzschuh;Simon G. Potts

  • Contribution of insect pollinators to crop yield and quality varies with agricultural intensification.

    Ignasi Bartomeus;Simon G. Potts;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Bernard E. Vaissière

  • Altitude acts as an environmental filter on phylogenetic composition, traits and diversity in bee communities

    Bernhard Hoiss;Jochen Krauss;Simon G. Potts;Stuart Roberts

  • Mass‐flowering crops dilute pollinator abundance in agricultural landscapes across Europe

    Andrea Holzschuh;Matteo Dainese;Juan P. González‐Varo;Sonja Mudri‐Stojnić

  • Plant-pollinator biodiversity and pollination services in a complex mediterranean landscape

    Simon G. Potts;Theodora Petanidou;Stuart Roberts;Chris O’Toole

  • Effects of patch size and density on flower visitation and seed set of wild plants: a pan-European approach

    Jens Dauber;Jens Dauber;Jens Dauber;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Doreen Gabriel;William E. Kunin

  • Enhancing pollinator biodiversity in intensive grasslands

    S. G. Potts;B. A. Woodcock;S. P. M. Roberts;T. Tscheulin

  • Taxonomical vs. functional responses of bee communities to fire in two contrasting climatic regions.

    Marco Moretti;Francesco De Bello;Stuart P. M. Roberts;Simon G. Potts

  • Landscape context and habitat type as drivers of bee diversity in European annual crops

    Gabriel Carré;Philip Roche;Rémy Chifflet;Nicolas Morison

  • Assessing bee species richness in two Mediterranean communities: importance of habitat type and sampling techniques

    Anders Nielsen;Anders Nielsen;Anders Nielsen;Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter;Catrin Westphal;Catrin Westphal;Olivia Messinger;Olivia Messinger

  • The impact of over 80 years of land cover changes on bee and wasp pollinator communities in England

    Deepa Senapathi;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Luísa G. Carvalheiro;Jacobus C. Biesmeijer;Cassie Ann Dodson

  • How much flower-rich habitat is enough for wild pollinators? Answering a key policy question with incomplete knowledge.

    Lynn V. Dicks;Mathilde Baude;Mathilde Baude;Stuart P. M. Roberts;James Phillips

  • Ecological traits affect the sensitivity of bees to land-use pressures in European agricultural landscapes

    Adriana De Palma;Adriana De Palma;Michael Kuhlmann;Stuart P.M. Roberts;Simon G. Potts

  • Data from: Mass-flowering crops dilute pollinator abundance in agricultural landscapes across Europe

    A. Holzschuh;Matteo Dainese;Juan P. González-Varo;V. Riedinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon G. Potts
Simon G. Potts University of Reading
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter
Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter University of Würzburg
Jacobus C. Biesmeijer
Jacobus C. Biesmeijer Naturalis Biodiversity Center
William E. Kunin
William E. Kunin University of Leeds
Riccardo Bommarco
Riccardo Bommarco Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Thomas Tscheulin
Thomas Tscheulin University of the Aegean
Bernard E. Vaissière
Bernard E. Vaissière INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Pierre Rasmont
Pierre Rasmont University of Mons
Nicolas Vereecken
Nicolas Vereecken Université Libre de Bruxelles
Theodora Petanidou
Theodora Petanidou University of the Aegean

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