Land use change consistently reduces α‐ but not β‐ and γ‐diversity of bees

Tsang, TPN, De Santis, AAA, Armas‐Quiñonez, G, Ascher, JS, Ávila‐Gómez, ES, Báldi, A, Ballare, KM, Balzan, MV, Banaszak‐Cibicka, W, Bänsch, S, Basset, Y, Bates, AJ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7854-5260, Baumann, JM, Beal‐Neves, M, Bennett, A, Bezerra, ADM, Blochtein, B, Bommarco, R, Brosi, B, Burkle, LA, Carvalheiro, LG, Castellanos, I, Cely‐Santos, M, Cohen, H, Coulibaly, D, Cunningham, SA, Cusser, S, Dajoz, I, Delaney, DA, Del‐Val, E, Egerer, M, Eichhorn, MP, Enríquez, E, Entling, MH, Escobedo‐Kenefic, N, Ferreira, PMA, Fitch, G, Forrest, JRK, Fournier, V, Fowler, R, Freitas, BM, Gaines‐Day, HR, Geslin, B, Ghazoul, J, Glaum, P, Gonzalez‐Andujar, JL, González‐Chaves, A, Grab, H, Gratton, C, Guenat, S, Gutiérrez‐Chacón, C, Hall, MA, Hanley, ME, Hass, A, Hennig, EI, Hermy, M, Hipólito, J, Holzschuh, A, Hopfenmüller, S, Hung, KJ, Hylander, K, Izquierdo, J, Jamieson, MA, Jauker, B, Javorek, S, Jha, S, Klatt, BK, Kleijn, D, Klein, A, Kovács‐Hostyánszki, A, Krauss, J, Kuhlmann, M, Landaverde‐González, P, Latty, T, Leong, M, Lerman, SB, Liu, Y, Machado, ACP, Main, A, Mallinger, R, Mandelik, Y, Marques, BF, Matteson, K, McCune, F, Meng, L, Metzger, JP, Montoya‐Pfeiffer, PM, Morales, C, Morandin, L, Morrison, J, Mudri‐Stojnić, S, Nalinrachatakan, P, Norfolk, O, Otieno, M, Park, MG, Philpott, SM, Pisanty, G, Plascencia, M, Potts, SG, Power, EF, Prendergast, K, Quistberg, RD, de Lacerda Ramos, D, Rech, AR, Reynolds, V, Richards, MH, Roberts, SPM, Sabatino, M, Samnegård, U, Sardiñas, H, Sánchez‐Echeverría, K, Saturni, FT, Scheper, J, Sciligo, AR, Sidhu, CS, Spiesman, BJ, Sritongchuay, T, Steffan‐Dewenter, I, Stein, K, Stewart, AB, Stout, JC, Taki, H, Tangtorwongsakul, P, Threlfall, CG, Tinoco, CF, Tscharntke, T, Turo, KJ, Vaidya, C, Vandame, R, Vergara, CH, Viana, BF, Vides‐Borrell, E, Warrit, N, Webb, E, Westphal, C, Wickens, JB, Williams, NM, Williams, NSG, Wilson, CJ, Wu, P, Youngsteadt, E, Zou, Y, Ponisio, LC and Bonebrake, TC, 2025. Land use change consistently reduces α‐ but not β‐ and γ‐diversity of bees. Global Change Biology, 31 (1): e70006. ISSN 1354-1013

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Abstract

Land use change threatens global biodiversity and compromises ecosystem functions, including pollination and food production. Reduced taxonomic α-diversity is often reported under land use change, yet the impacts could be different at larger spatial scales (i.e., γ-diversity), either due to reduced β-diversity amplifying diversity loss or increased β-diversity dampening diversity loss. Additionally, studies often focus on taxonomic diversity, while other important biodiversity components, including phylogenetic diversity, can exhibit differential responses. Here, we evaluated how agricultural and urban land use alters the taxonomic and phylogenetic α-, β-, and γ-diversity of an important pollinator taxon—bees. Using a multicontinental dataset of 3117 bee assemblages from 157 studies, we found that taxonomic α-diversity was reduced by 16%–18% in both agricultural and urban habitats relative to natural habitats. Phylogenetic α-diversity was decreased by 11%–12% in agricultural and urban habitats. Compared with natural habitats, taxonomic and phylogenetic β-diversity increased by 11% and 6% in urban habitats, respectively, but exhibited no systematic change in agricultural habitats. We detected a 22% decline in taxonomic γ-diversity and a 17% decline in phylogenetic γ-diversity in agricultural habitats, but γ-diversity of urban habitats was not significantly different from natural habitats. These findings highlight the threat of agricultural expansions to large-scale bee diversity due to systematic γ-diversity decline. In addition, while both urbanization and agriculture lead to consistent declines in α-diversity, their impacts on β- or γ-diversity vary, highlighting the need to study the effects of land use change at multiple scales.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Global Change Biology
Creators:	Tsang, T.P.N., De Santis, A.A.A., Armas‐Quiñonez, G., Ascher, J.S., Ávila‐Gómez, E.S., Báldi, A., Ballare, K.M., Balzan, M.V., Banaszak‐Cibicka, W., Bänsch, S., Basset, Y., Bates, A.J., Baumann, J.M., Beal‐Neves, M., Bennett, A., Bezerra, A.D.M., Blochtein, B., Bommarco, R., Brosi, B., Burkle, L.A., Carvalheiro, L.G., Castellanos, I., Cely‐Santos, M., Cohen, H., Coulibaly, D., Cunningham, S.A., Cusser, S., Dajoz, I., Delaney, D.A., Del‐Val, E., Egerer, M., Eichhorn, M.P., Enríquez, E., Entling, M.H., Escobedo‐Kenefic, N., Ferreira, P.M.A., Fitch, G., Forrest, J.R.K., Fournier, V., Fowler, R., Freitas, B.M., Gaines‐Day, H.R., Geslin, B., Ghazoul, J., Glaum, P., Gonzalez‐Andujar, J.L., González‐Chaves, A., Grab, H., Gratton, C., Guenat, S., Gutiérrez‐Chacón, C., Hall, M.A., Hanley, M.E., Hass, A., Hennig, E.I., Hermy, M., Hipólito, J., Holzschuh, A., Hopfenmüller, S., Hung, K.J., Hylander, K., Izquierdo, J., Jamieson, M.A., Jauker, B., Javorek, S., Jha, S., Klatt, B.K., Kleijn, D., Klein, A., Kovács‐Hostyánszki, A., Krauss, J., Kuhlmann, M., Landaverde‐González, P., Latty, T., Leong, M., Lerman, S.B., Liu, Y., Machado, A.C.P., Main, A., Mallinger, R., Mandelik, Y., Marques, B.F., Matteson, K., McCune, F., Meng, L., Metzger, J.P., Montoya‐Pfeiffer, P.M., Morales, C., Morandin, L., Morrison, J., Mudri‐Stojnić, S., Nalinrachatakan, P., Norfolk, O., Otieno, M., Park, M.G., Philpott, S.M., Pisanty, G., Plascencia, M., Potts, S.G., Power, E.F., Prendergast, K., Quistberg, R.D., de Lacerda Ramos, D., Rech, A.R., Reynolds, V., Richards, M.H., Roberts, S.P.M., Sabatino, M., Samnegård, U., Sardiñas, H., Sánchez‐Echeverría, K., Saturni, F.T., Scheper, J., Sciligo, A.R., Sidhu, C.S., Spiesman, B.J., Sritongchuay, T., Steffan‐Dewenter, I., Stein, K., Stewart, A.B., Stout, J.C., Taki, H., Tangtorwongsakul, P., Threlfall, C.G., Tinoco, C.F., Tscharntke, T., Turo, K.J., Vaidya, C., Vandame, R., Vergara, C.H., Viana, B.F., Vides‐Borrell, E., Warrit, N., Webb, E., Westphal, C., Wickens, J.B., Williams, N.M., Williams, N.S.G., Wilson, C.J., Wu, P., Youngsteadt, E., Zou, Y., Ponisio, L.C. and Bonebrake, T.C.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	January 2025
Volume:	31
Number:	1
ISBN:	1354-1013
ISSN:	1354-1013
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/gcb.70006 DOI 2334155 Other
Rights:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Tsang, T.P.N. and 143 others, 2025. Land use change consistently reduces α‐ but not β‐ and γ‐diversity of bees. Global Change Biology, 31 (1): e70006, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70006. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	15 Jan 2025 09:28
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2025 09:28
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/52849

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