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Honey bee food resources under threat from climate change

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais::Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente
datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais::Ciências Biológicas
datacite.subject.sdg13:Ação Climática
datacite.subject.sdg15:Proteger a Vida Terrestre
datacite.subject.sdg04:Educação de Qualidade
dc.contributor.authorQuaresma, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorBaveco, Johannes M.
dc.contributor.authorBrodschneider, Robert
dc.contributor.authorBuddendorf, Willem Bastiaan
dc.contributor.authorCarreck, Norman L.
dc.contributor.authorGratzer, Kristina
dc.contributor.authorHatjina, Fani
dc.contributor.authorKilpinen, Ole
dc.contributor.authorRoessink, Ivo
dc.contributor.authorVejsnaes, Flemming
dc.contributor.authorSteen, Jozef van der
dc.contributor.authorPinto, M. Alice
dc.contributor.authorKeller, Alexander
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-18T17:06:09Z
dc.date.available2026-02-18T17:06:09Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractPlant-pollinator interactions are essential for plant productivity but face growing threats from climate change, including vegetation loss and mismatches in flowering. Yet, the consequences for bee food resources remain poorly understood at continental scales. Here, we analyse 2 500 samples collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) between May and August 2023 from 310 locations across Europe using ITS2 metabarcoding. We derive climatic response curves of floral resources and assess exceedance risks of interaction loss under projected climate scenarios. Our findings reveal that rising temperatures and reduced precipitation decrease the diversity of foraging resources across Europe, pushing many plants beyond critical limits. When both warming and drying coincide, the potential for resilience through temporal or spatial buffering is strongly constrained. These declines pose serious risks to bee nutrition, ecosystem functioning, and food security. Our study underscores the urgency of mitigating climate change to preserve vital plant-pollinator systems and the services they sustain.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank all Citizen Scientists and National Coordinators from the 27 EU countries for their invaluable contributions to pollen sampling. We also acknowledge Maíra Costa, Maria Celenza, and Maria João Caldeira for their assistance with pollen homogenisation and DNA extractions. The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) supported A.Q.‘s PhD scholarship (2020.05155.BD; DOI: 10.54499/2020.05155.BD). FCT provided financial support through national funds to CIMO and SusTEC via FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC): CIMO under UIDB/00690/2020 (DOI: 10.54499/UIDB/00690/2020) and UIDP/00690/2020 (DOI: 10.54499/UIDP/00690/2020); and SusTEC, under LA/P/0007/2020 (DOI: 10.54499/LA/P/0007/2020). This work was conducted within the framework of INSIGNIA-EU: Preparatory action for monitoring of environmental pollution using honey bees (European Union service contract 09.200200/2021/864096/SER/ ENV.D.2).
dc.identifier.citationQuaresma, Andreia; Baveco, Johannes M.; Brodschneider, Robert; Buddendorf, Willem B.; Carreck, Norman L.; Gratzer, Kristina; Hatjina, Fani; Kilpinen, Ole; Roessink, Ivo; Vejsnaes, Flemming; Van der Steen, Jozef; Pinto, M. Alice; Keller, Alexander (2025). Honey bee food resources under threat from climate change. Nature Communications. ISSN 2041-1723. 17:1, p. 1-12
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-025-68085-6
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/35791
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationMountain Research Center
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communications
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectPollinators
dc.subjectImpacts
dc.subjectDecline
dc.subjectPlants
dc.subjectWild
dc.titleHoney bee food resources under threat from climate changeeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F00690%2F2020/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0007%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.endPage12
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleNature Communications
oaire.citation.volume17
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
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project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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