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Koos Biesmeijer

Koos Biesmeijer

Koos Biesmeijer is the scientific director of Naturalis Biodiversity Center. He is also the head of the research group NL Biodiversity and Society in Naturalis and professor of Natural Capital at Leiden University. He co-operates with many scientific and societal partners to improve the Dutch landscape for pollinators and biodiversity in general. He is advisor on biodiversity at the province of Zuid Holland and vice-chair of the nature conservation organization Natuurmonumenten.

Keywords

Natural capital, ecosystem services, biodiversity change, conservation, social (bee) behaviour, bees and beekeeping

Prof. Dr. Koos Biesmeijer

Scientific director
Professor of Natural Capital
NL Biodiversity and Society

koos.biesmeijer@naturalis.nl
+31 (0)71 751 9259
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Research
interest

I am an ecologist working on biodiversity change for 20 years with a focus on interactions between pollinators and plants. I was the first to documented large-scale linked pollinator and plants declines (Biesmeijer et al. 2006 in Science) and am leading research on sustainable crop pollination in the UK and Europe, am involved in research on drivers of pollinator change and urban pollinators as well as native honeybees, the impact of fragmentation on native pollinators and the impact of invasive plants on ecosystems.

After a PhD and Postdoc in tropical bee ecology at Utrecht University (Netherlands), I investigated honeybee ecology and communication at Cornell University (USA) and declines in European plants and pollinators at Leeds University. Currently, I am working at Naturalis Biodiversity Center where I lead a team studying functional biodiversity, ecosystem services and biodiversity change. My activities often involve international partners (EU, UK, India, Brazil, Kenya), organizations (FAO, Apimondia, IUCN), industry and research networks.

I believe that, as a scientist, one has the obligation to find ways to make knowledge useful for our society and to inform decision-makers about important issues. In my case, this is biodiversity. Even the restricted topic of pollinators and pollination touches upon many different sectors and societal stakeholders (e.g. agriculture, chemical industry food security, science, nature conservation, beekeeping, economy). Making a difference is, therefore, a real challenge.

Koos in the field
Tropical pollinators

Current
topics

A selection of the topics I am working on currently.

ARISE logo

ARISE: knowing Nature in the Netherlands

In the ARISE project, Naturalis, together with the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute and the universities of Amsterdam and Twente, is building an infrastructure that knows and recognizes all (multicellular) Dutch species. Every species, every sample…
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Groene cirkels

Green Circles

New way of working together with companies and local governments combined in one big network. Working together to achieve a circulair and sustainable economy.
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logo Dutch National Pollinator Initiative

National Bee Strategy

As Naturalis Biodiversity Center we are an advising partner of the Dutch National Pollinator Initiative which brings together all of the bee supporting initiatives. For more information see: National Bee Strategy .
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Eucera longicornis

Flowering Arches

Bee-friendly planting. The 'Flowering Arches', or 'Bloeibogen in Dutch, application provides insight into the common bee species and their food availability in a selected area in The Netherlands and provides specific plant advice. The tool uses…
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Solar panels

Solar park diversity

Cooperation with Solar park Shell Moerdijk where we investigate how we can improve the park's insect-diversity by testing different seed mixtures sown under the solar panels. This project will end in december 2022.
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Key
publications

  • Biesmeijer, J. C., Roberts, S. P., Reemer, M., Ohlemüller, R., Edwards, M., Peeters, T., ... & Settele, J. (2006). Parallel declines in pollinators and insect-pollinated plants in Britain and the Netherlands. Science, 313(5785), 351-354.
  • Potts, S. G., Biesmeijer, J. C., Kremen, C., Neumann, P., Schweiger, O., & Kunin, W. E. (2010). Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers. Trends in ecology & evolution, 25(6), 345-353.
  • Dauber, J., Biesmeijer, J. C., Gabriel, D., Kunin, W. E., Lamborn, E., Meyer, B., ... & Settele, J. (2010). Effects of patch size and density on flower visitation and seed set of wild plants: a pan‐European approach. Journal of Ecology, 98(1), 188-196.
  • Potts, S. G., Ngo, H. T., Biesmeijer, J. C., Breeze, T. D., Dicks, L. V., Garibaldi, L. A., ... & Vanbergen, A. (2016). The assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production.
  • González-Varo, J. P., Biesmeijer, J. C., Bommarco, R., Potts, S. G., Schweiger, O., Smith, H. G., ... & Vilà, M. (2013). Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination. Trends in ecology & evolution, 28(9), 524-530.

Student
supervision

Naturalis aims to be a breeding ground for international scientific talent. Therefore, students have a special position in our organisation.

    PhD Students:

    Masterstudents & interns:

    Bombus ruderarius

    In the
    media

    De Volkskrant – VN: uitbuiting natuur leidt tot massaal uitsterven van soorten en afnemende leefbaarheid op aarde 
    Trouw – Wereldleiders zijn aan zet, maar ook de achtertuin doet ertoe
    YouTube - Over TOP insectenspaaractie met Albert Heijn

    Honeybee

    Publications

    2023

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Oldenbeuving A., Gómez-Zúniga A., Florez-Buitrago X., Gutiérrez-Zuluaga A.M., Machado C.A., Dooren T.J.M. van, Alphen J. van, Biesmeijer J.C., Allen Herre E. 2023. Field sampling of fig pollinator wasps across host species and host developmental phase: Implications for host recognition and specificity.. Ecology and Evolution 13 (9) : e10501. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10501
    Movalli P., Biesmeijer J.C., Gkotsis G., Alygizakis N., Nika M.C., Vasilatos K., Kostakis M., Thomaidis N.S., Oswald P., Oswaldova M., Slobodnik J., Glowacka N., Hooijmeijer J.C.E.W., Howison R.A., Dekker R.W.R.J., Brink N. van den, Piersma T. 2023. High resolution mass spectrometric suspect screening, wide-scope target analysis of emerging contaminants and determination of legacy pollutants in adult black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa limosa in the Netherlands – A pilot study.. Chemosphere 321: 138145. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138145
    Høye T.T., August T., Balzan M.V., Biesmeijer K., Bonnet P., Breeze T.D., Dominik C., Gerard F., Joly A., Kalkman V., Kissling W.D., Metodiev T., Moeslund J., Pots S., Roy D.B., Schweiger O., Senapathi D., Settele J., Stoev P., Stowell D. 2023. Modern Approaches to the Monitoring of Biоdiversity (MAMBO).. Research Ideas and Outcomes 9: e116951. Pensoft Publishers. DOI https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.9.e116951
    Movalli P., Biesmeijer J.C., Gkotsis G., Alygizakis N., Nika M.C., Vasilatos K., Kostakis M., Thomaidis N.S., Oswald P., Oswaldova M., Slobodnik J., Glowacka N., Hooijmeijer J.C.E.W., Howison R.A., Dekker R.W.R.J., Brink N. van den, Piersma T. 2023. High resolution mass spectrometric suspect screening, wide-scope target analysis of emerging contaminants and determination of legacy pollutants in adult black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa limosa in the Netherlands - A pilot study.. Chemosphere 321: 14 p. 138145. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138145
    2022

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Movalli P., Koschorreck J., Treu G., Slobodnik J., Alygizakis N., Androulakakis A., Badry A., Baltag E., Barbagli F., Bauer K., Biesmeijer K., Borgo E., Cincinelli A., Claßen D., Danielsson S., Dekker R.W.R.J., Dietz R., Eens M., Espín S., Eulaers I., Frahnert S., Fuiz T.I., García-Fernández A.J., Fuchs J., Gkotsis G., Glowacka N., Gómez-Ramírez P., Grotti M., Hosner P.A., Johansson U., Jaspers V.L.B., Koureas D., Krone O., Kubin F., Lefevre C., Leivits M., Brutto S.L., Lopes R.J., Lourenço R., Lymberakis P., Madslien K., Martellini T., Mateo R., Nika M-C., Osborn D., Oswald P., Pauwels O., Pereira M.G., Pezzo F., Sánchez-Virosta P., Sarajlić N., Shore R.F., Soler F., Sonne C., Thomaidis N., Töpfer T., Väinölä R., Brink N. van den, Vrezec A., Walker L., Weigl S., Wernham C., Woog F., Zorrilla I., Duke G. 2022. The role of natural science collections in the biomonitoring of environmental contaminants in apex predators in support of the EU's zero pollution ambition.. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE 34 (1) DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-022-00670-8
    Gillespie M.A.K., Baude M., Biesmeijer J., Boatman N., Budge G.E., Crowe A., Davies N., Evans R., Memmott J., Morton R.D., Moss E., Murphy M., Pietravalle S., Potts S.G., Roberts S.P.M., Rowland C., Senapathi D., Smart S.M., Wood C., Kunin W.E. 2022. Landscape-scale drivers of pollinator communities may depend on land-use configuration.. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 377 (1853) DOI https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0172
    Quaresma A., Zartman C.E., Piedade M.T.F., Wittmann F., Jardim M.A.G., Irume M.V., Benavides A.M., Freitas L., Toledo J.J., Boelter C.R., Obermüller F., Duque A.J., Klein V.P., Mari M.L.G., Schöngart J., Arenas E., Pos E.T., Vasco A ., Ek R., Plantenga F.D.M., Duivenvoorden J.F., Biesmeijer K., Bender I.M.A., Steege H. ter. 2022. The Amazon Epiphyte Network: A First Glimpse Into Continental-Scale Patterns of Amazonian Vascular Epiphyte Assemblages.. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 5: 828759. DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.828759
    2021

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Osterman J., Aizen M.A., Biesmeijer J.C., Bosch J., Howlett B.G., Inouye D.W., Jung C., Martins D.J., Medel R., Pauw A., Seymour C.L., Paxton R.J. 2021. Global trends in the number and diversity of managed pollinator species.. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 322: 107653. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107653
    Senapathi D., Fruend J., Albrecht M., Garratt M.P.D., Kleijn D., Pickles B.J., Potts S.G., An J., Andersson G.K.S., Bänsch S., Basu P., Benjamin F., Bezerra A.D.M., Bhattacharya R., Biesmeijer J.C., Blaauw B., Blitzer E.J., Brittain C.A., Carvalheiro L.G., Cariveau D.P., Chakraborty P., Chatterjee A., Chatterjee S., Cusser S., Danforth B.N., Degani E., Freitas B.M., Garibaldi L.A., Geslin B., Groot G.A. de, Harrison T., Howlett B., Isaacs R., Jha S., Klatt B.K., Krewenka K., Leigh S., Lindström S.A.M., Mandelik Y., McKerchar M., Park M., Pisanty G., Rader R.., Reemer M., Rundlöf M., Smith B., Smith H.G., Nunes Silva P., Steffan-Dewenter I., Tscharntke T., Webber S., Westbury D.B., Westphal C., Wickens J.B., Wickens V.J., Winfree R., Zhang H., Klein A.-M. 2021. Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1947) : 20210212. DOI https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0212
    Kuijk T. van, Biesmeijer J.C., Hoorn B.B. van der, Verdonschot P.F.M. 2021. Functional traits explain crayfish invasive success in the Netherlands. Scientific Reports 11 (1) : 2772. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82302-4
    Gogaladze A., Son M.O., Lattuada M., Anistratenko V.V., Syomin V.L., Pavel A.B., Popa O.P., Popa L.O., Poorten J.-J. ter, Biesmeijer J.C., Raes N., Wilke T., Sands A.F., Trichkova T., Hubenov Z.K., Vinarski M.V., Anistratenko O.Y., Alexenko T.L., Wesselingh F.P. 2021. Decline of unique Pontocaspian biodiversity in the Black Sea Basin: A review.. Ecology and Evolution 11 (19) : 12923-12947. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8022
    2020

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Cole L.J., Kleijn D., Dicks L.V., Stout J.C., Potts S.G., Albrecht M., Balzan M.V., Bartomeus I., Bebeli P.J., Bevk D., Biesmeijer J.C., Chlebo R., Dautarte A., Emmanouil N., Hartfield C., Holland J.M., Holzschuh A., Knoben N.T.J., Kovacs-Hostyanszki A., Mandelik Y., Panou H., Paxton R.J., Petanidou T., Pinheiro de Carvalho M.A.A., Rundlof M., Sarthou J.P., Stavrinides M.C., Suso M.J., Szentgyorgyi H., Vaissiere B.E., Varnava A., Vila M., Zemeckis R., Scheper J. 2020. A critical analysis of the potential for EU Common Agricultural Policy measures to support wild pollinators on farmland. Journal of Applied Ecology 57 (4) : 681-694. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13572
    Ferreira P.A., Boscolo D., Lopes L.E., Carvalheiro L.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Rocha P.L.B. de, Viana Blandina F. 2020. Forest and connectivity loss simplify tropical pollination networks. Oecologia 192 (2) : 577-590. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04579-7
    Kleijn D., Biesmeijer K.J.C., Klaassen R.H.G., Oerlemans N., Raemakers I., Scheper J., Vet L.E.M. 2020. Integrating biodiversity conservation in wider landscape management: Necessity, implementation and evaluation.. Advances in Ecological Research 63: 127-159. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2020.08.004
    Tanis M.F., Marshall L., Biesmeijer J.C., Kolfschoten L. van 2020. Grassland management for meadow birds in the Netherlands is unfavourable to pollinators. Basic and Applied Ecology 43: 52-63. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2019.12.002
    Marshall L., Perdijk F., Dendoncker N., Kunin W., Roberts S., Biesmeijer J.C. 2020. Bumblebees moving up: shifts in elevation ranges in the Pyrenees over 115 years. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287 (1938) : 20202201. DOI https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2201
    Gogaladze A., Wesselingh F.P., Biesmeijer K., Anistratenko V.V., Gozak N., Son M.O., Raes N. 2020. Using social network analysis to assess the Pontocaspian biodiversity conservation capacity in Ukraine. ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY 25 (2) : 25. DOI https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-11575-250225
    Carvalheiro L.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Franzen M., Aguirre-Gutierrez J., Garibaldi L.A., Helm A., Michez D., Poyry J., Reemer M., Schweiger O., Berg L. van, WallisDeVries M.F., Kunin W.E. 2020. Soil eutrophication shaped the composition of pollinator assemblages during the past century. Ecography 43 (2) : 209-221. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.04656
    Gogaladze A., Raes N., Biesmeijer J.C., Ionescu C., Pavel A.-B., Son M.O., Gozak N., Anistratenko V.V., Wesselingh F.P. 2020. Social network analysis and the implications for Pontocaspian biodiversity conservation in Romania and Ukraine: A comparative study. PLoS ONE 15 (10) : e0221833. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221833
    2019

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Yasrebi-de Kom I.A.R., Biesmeijer J.C., Aguirre-Gutierrez J. 2019. Risk of potential pesticide use to honeybee and bumblebee survival and distribution: A country-wide analysis for The Netherlands. Diversity and Distributions 25 (11) : 1709-1720. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12971
    Movalli P., Duke G., Ramello G., Dekker., Vrezec A., Shore R.F., Garcia-Fernandez A., Wernham C., Krone O., Alygizakis N., Badry A., Barbagli F., Biesmeijer K., Boano G., Bond A.L., Choresh Y., Christensen J.B., Cincinelli A., Danielsson S., Dias A., Dietz R., Eens M., Espin S., Eulaers I., Frahnert S., Fuiz T.I., Gkotsis G., Glowacka N., Gomez-Ramirez P., Grotti M., Guiraud M., Hosner P., Johansson U., Jaspers V.L.B., Kamminga P., Koschorreck J., Knopf B., Kubin E., LoBrutto S., Lourenco R., Martellini T., Martinez-Lopez E., Mateo R., Nika M-C., Nikolopoulou V., Osborn D., Pauwels O., Pavia M., Pereira M. Glória, Ruedel H., Sanchez-Virosta P., Slobodnik J., Sonne C., Thomaidis N., Töpfer T., Treu G., Vainola R., Valkama J., Mije S. van der, Vangeluwe D., Warren B.H., Woog F. 2019. Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26 (20) : 20132–20136. Springer. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05340-6
    Movalli P., Duke G., Ramello G., Dekker R., Vrezec A., Shore R.F., Garcia-Fernandez A., Wernham C., Krone O., Alygizakis N.A., Badry A., Barbagli F., Biesmeijer K., Boano G., Bond A.L., Choresh Y., Christensen J.B., Cincinelli A., Danielsson S., Dias A., Dietz R., Eens M., Espin S., Eulaers I., Frahnert S., Fuiz T.I., Gkotsis G., Glowacka N., Gomez-Ramirez P., Grotti M., Guiraud M., Hosner P.A., Johansson U., Jaspers V.L.B., Kamminga P., Koschorreck J., Knopf B., Kubin E., Lo Brutto S., Lourenco R., Martellini T., Martinez-Lopez E., Mateo R., Nika M.-C., Nikolopoulou V., Osborn D., Pauwels O., Pavia M., Pereira M.G., Rüdel H., Sanchez-Virosta P., Slobodnik J., Sonne C., Thomaidis N., Töpfer T., Treu G., Vainola R., Valkama J., Mije S. van der, Vangeluwe D., Warren B.H., Woog F. 2019. Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation.. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26 (28) : 29503-29505. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06137-3
    Movalli P., Duke G., Ramello G., Dekker R., Vrezec A., Shore R.F., García-Fernández A., Wernham C., Krone O., Alygizakis N., Badry A., Barbagli F., Biesmeijer K., Boano G., Bond A.L., Choresh Y., Bolding Christensen J., Cincinelli A., Danielsson S., Dias A., Dietz R., Eens M., Espín S., Eulaers I., Frahnert S., Fuiz T.I., Gkotsis G., Glowacka N., Gómez-Ramírez P., Grotti M., Guiraud M., Hosner P., Johansson U., Jaspers V.L.B., Kamminga P., Koschorreck J., Knopf B., Kubin E., LoBrutto S., Lourenco R., Martellini T., Martínez-López E., Mateo R., Nika M-C., Nikolopoulou V., Osborn D., Pauwels O., Pavia M., Pereira M.G., Rüdel H., Sanchez-Virosta P., Slobodnik J., Sonne C., Thomaidis N., Töpfer T., Treu G., Väinölä R., Valkama J., Mije S. van der, Vangeluwe D., Warren B.H., Woog F. 2019. Progress in bringing together collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 26 (20) : 5 p. 20132–20136. Springer. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-05340-6
    Aizen M.A., Aguiar S., Biesmeijer J.C., Garibaldi L.A., Inouye D.W., Jung C., Martins D.J., Medel R., Morales C.L., Ngo H., Pauw A., Paxton R.J., Saez A., Seymour C.L. 2019. Global agricultural productivity is threatened by increasing pollinator dependence without a parallel increase in crop diversification. Global Change Biology 25 (10) : 3516-3527. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14736
    2018

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Kleijn D., Biesmeijer J.C., Dupont Y.L., Nielsen A., Potts S.G., Settele J. 2018. Bee conservation: Inclusive solutions.. Science 360 (6387) : 389-390. DOI https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat2054
    Marshall L., Biesmeijer J.C., Rasmont P., Vereecken N.J., Dvorak L., Fitzpatrick U., Francis F., Neumayer J., Odegaard F., Paukkunen J.P.T., Pawlikowski T., Reemer M., Roberts S.P.M., Straka J., Vray S., Dendoncker N. 2018. The interplay of climate and land use change affects the distribution of EU bumblebees. Global Change Biology 24 (1) : 101-116. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.13867
    Kleijn D., Linders T.E.W., Stip A., Biesmeijer J.C., Wackers F.L., Bukovinszky T. 2018. Scaling up effects of measures mitigating pollinator loss from local- to landscape-level population responses. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9 (7) : 1727-1738. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13017
    2017

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Gillespie M.A.K., Baude M., Biesmeijer J., Boatman N., Budge G.E., Crowe A., Memmott J., Morton R.D., Pietravalle S., Potts S.G., Senapathi D., Smart S.M., Kunin W.E. 2017. A method for the objective selection of landscape-scale study regions and sites at the national level. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 8 (11) : 1468-1476. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12779
    Bukovinszky T., Rikken I., Evers S., Wäckers F.L., Biesmeijer J.C., Prins H.H.T., Kleijn D. 2017. Effects of pollen species composition on the foraging behaviour and offspring performance of the mason bee Osmia bicornis (L.). Basic and Applied Ecology 18: 21-30. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2016.11.001
    Bukovinszky T., Verheijen J., Zwerver S., Klop E., Biesmeijer J.C., Wackers F.L., Prins H.H.T., Kleijn D. 2017. Exploring the relationships between landscape complexity, wild bee species richness and reproduction, and pollination services along a complexity gradient in the Netherlands. Biological Conservation 214: 312-319. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.08.027
    Giannini T.C, Costa W.F., Cordeiro G.D., Imperatriz-Fonseca V.L., Saraiva A.M., Biesmeijer J., Garibaldi L.A. 2017. Projected climate change threatens pollinators and crop production in Brazil. PLoS ONE 12 (8) : e0182274. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182274
    2016

    Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Kleijn D., Winfree R., Bartomeus I., Carvalheiro L.G., Henry M., Isaacs R., Klein A.-M., Kremen C., M'Gonigle L.K., Rader R., Ricketts T.H., Williams N.M., Adamson N.L., Ascher J.S., Baldi A., Batary P., Benjamin F., Biesmeijer J.C., Blitzer E.J., Bommarco R., Brand M.R., Bretagnolle V., Button L., Cariveau D.P., Chifflet R., Colville J.F., Danforth B.N., Elle E., Garratt M.P.D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Howlett B.G., Jauker F., Jha S., Knop E., Krewenka K.M., Le Feon V., Mandelik Y., May E.A., Park M.G., Pisanty G., Reemer M., Riedinger V., Rollin O., Rundlof M., Sardinas H.S., Scheper J., Sciligo A.R., Smith H.G., Steffan-Dewenter I., Thorp R., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., Viana B.F., Vaissiere B.E., Veldtman R., Westphal C., Potts S.G. 2016. Corrigendum: Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation. Nature Communications 7: 10841. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10841
    Garratt M.P.D., Breeze T.D., Boreux V., Fountain M.T., McKerchar M., Webber S.M., Coston D.J., Jenner N., Dean R, Westbury D.B., Biesmeijer J.C., Potts S.G. 2016. Apple Pollination: Demand Depends on Variety and Supply Depends on Pollinator Identity. PLOS ONE 11 (5) : e0153889. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153889
    Cormont A., Siepel H., Clement J., Melman T.C.P., WallisDeVries M.F., Turnhout C.A.M. van, Sparrius L.B., Reemer M., Biesmeijer J.C., Berendse F., Snoo G.R. de 2016. Landscape complexity and farmland biodiversity: Evaluating the CAP target on natural elements. Journal for Nature Conservation 30: 19-26. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2015.12.006
    Kleijn D., Winfree R., Bartomeus I., Carvalheiro L.G., Henry M., Isaacs R., Klein A.-M., Kremen C., M'Gonigle L.K., Rader R., Ricketts T.H., Williams N.M., Adamson N.L., Ascher J.S., Baldi A., Batary P., Benjamin F., Biesmeijer J.C., Blitzer E.J., Bommarco R., Brand M.R., Bretagnolle V., Button L., Cariveau D.P., Chifflet R., Colville J.F., Danforth B.N., Elle E., Garratt M.P.D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Howlett B.G., Jauker F., Jha S., Knop E., Krewenka K.M., Le Feon V., Mandelik Y., May E.A., Park M.G., Pisanty G., Reemer M., Riedinger V., Rollin O., Rundlöf M., Sardinas H.S., Scheper J., Sciligo A.R., Smith H.G., Steffan-Dewenter I., Thorp R., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., Viana B.F., Vaissiere B.E., Veldtman R., Ward K.L., Westphal C., Potts S.G. 2016. Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation.. Nature Communications 7: 10841. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10841
    Aguirre-Gutiérrez J., Kissling W.D., Carvalheiro .G., WallisDevries M.F.; Franzén M., Biesmeijer J.C. 2016. Functional traits help to explain half-century long shifts in pollinator distributions. Scientific Reports 6: 24451. Nature publishing group. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24451
    Potts S.G., Imperatriz-Fonseca V., Ngo H.T., Aizen M.A., Biesmeijer J.C., Breeze T.D., Dicks L.V., Garibaldi L.A., Hill R., Settele J., Vanbergen A.J. 2016. Safeguarding pollinators and their values to human well-being. Nature 540: 10 p. 220–229. Nature. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/nature20588
    2015

    Books as author

    Potts S., Biesmeijer K., Bommarco R., Breeze T., Carvalheiro L., Franzén M., González-Varo J.P., Holzschuh A., Kleijn D., Klein A.-M., Kunin B., Lecocq T., Lundin O., Michez D., Neumann P., Nieto A., Penev L., Rasmont P., Ratamäki O., Riedinger V., Roberts S.P.M., Rundlöf M., Scheper J., Sørensen P., Steffan-Dewenter I., Stoev P., Vilà M., Schweiger O. 2015. STEP: Status and Trends of European Pollinators.: 72 p. Pensoft, Sofia, Bulgaria. ISBN 978-954-642-762-5.
    Schoonhoven L., Biesmeijer K., Oostermeijer G., Roos R. 2015. Niet zonder elkaar: Bloemen en insecten.: 192 p. Natuurmedia Uitgeverij, Amsterdam. ISBN 9789082043648.

    Chapters in book

    Cock M.J.W., Biesmeijer J.C., Cannon R.J.C., Gerard P.J., Gillespie D., Jiménez, J.J., Lavelle P.M., Raina S.K. 2015. Invertebrate genetic resources for food and agriculture and climate change..: 17 p. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-108441-0.
    http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3866e.pdf

    Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

    Rasmont P., Franzén M., Lecocq T., Harpke A., Roberts S., Biesmeijer J.C., Castro L., Cederberg B., Dvorak L., Fitzpatrick U., Gonseth Y., Haubruge E., Mahé G., Manino A., Michez D., Neumayer J., Ødegaard F., Paukkunen J., Pawlikowski T., Potts S., Reemer M., Settele J., Straka J., Schweiger O. 2015. Climatic Risk and Distribution Atlas of European Bumblebees. BioRisk 10: 1-236. PenSoft. DOI https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.10.4749
    http://biorisk.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=4749

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Ferreira P.A., Boscolo D., Carvalheiro L.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Rocha P.L.B., Viana B.F. 2015. Responses of bees to habitat loss in fragmented landscapes of Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. Landscape Ecology 30 (10) : 2067-2078. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-015-0231-3
    Eskildsen A., Carvalheiro L.G., Kissling W.D., Biesmeijer J.C., Schweiger O., Hoye T.T. 2015. Ecological specialization matters: long-term trends in butterfly species richness and assemblage composition depend on multiple functional traits. Diversity and Distributions 21 (7) : 792-802. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12340
    Marshall L., Carvalheiro L.G., Aguirre-Gutierrez J., Bos M., Groot G.A. de, Kleijn D., Potts S.G., Reemer M., Roberts S., Scheper J., Biesmeijer J.C. 2015. Testing projected wild bee distributions in agricultural habitats: predictive power depends on species traits and habitat type. Ecology and Evolution 5 (19) : 4426-4436. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1579
    Varma V., Ratnam J., Viswanathan V., Osuri A.M., Biesmeijer J.C., Madhusudan M.D., Sankaran M., Krishnadas M., Barua D., Budruk M., Isvaran K., Jayapal R., Joshi J., Karanth K.K., Krishnaswamy J., Kumar R., Mukherjee S., Nagendra H., Niphadkar M., Owen N., Page N., Prasad S., Quader S., Nandini R., Robin V.V., Salt S.M., Shah M.A., Somanathan H., Srinivasan U., Sundaram B. 2015. Perceptions of priority issues in the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems in India. Biological Conservation 187: 201-211. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.04.031
    Maebe K., Meeus I., Ganne M., Meulemeester T. de, Biesmeijer K., Smagghe G. 2015. Microsatellite analysis of museum specimens reveals historical differences in genetic diversity between declining and more stable Bombus species. PLOS ONE 10 (6) : e0127870. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127870
    Kleijn D., Winfree R., Bartomeus I., Carvalheiro L.G., Henry M., Isaacs R., Klein A.-M., Kremen C., M'Gonigle L.K., Rader R., Ricketts T.H., Williams N.M., Adamson N.L., Ascher J.S., Baldi A., Batary P., Benjamin F., Biesmeijer J.C., Blitzer E.J., Bommarco R., Brand M.R., Bretagnolle V., Button L., Cariveau D.P., Chifflet R., Colville J.F., Danforth B.N., Elle E., Garratt M.P.D., Herzog F., Holzschuh A., Howlett B.G., Jauker F., Jha S., Knop E., Krewenka K.M., Le Feon V., Mandelik Y., May E.A., Park M.G., Pisanty G., Reemer M., Riedinger V., Rollin O., Rundlof M., Sardinas H.S., Scheper J., Sciligo A.R., Smith H.G., Steffan-Dewenter I., Thorp R., Tscharntke T., Verhulst J., Viana B.F., Vaissiere B.E., Veldtman R., Westphal C., Potts S.G. 2015. Delivery of crop pollination services is an insufficient argument for wild pollinator conservation. Nature Communications 6: 7414. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8414
    Aguirre-Gutierrez J., Biesmeijer J.C., Loon E.E. van, Reemer M., WallisDeVries M.F., Carvalheiro L.G. 2015. Susceptibility of pollinators to ongoing landscape changes depends on landscape history. Diversity and Distributions 21 (10) : 1129-1140. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12350
    2014

    Books as author

    Nieto A., Roberts S.P.M., Kemp J., Rasmont P., Kuhlmann M., García Criado M., Biesmeijer J.C., Bogusch P., Dathe H.H., De la Rúa P., De Meulemeester T., Dehon M., Dewulf A., Ortiz-Sánchez F.J., Lhomme P., Pauly A., Potts S.G., Praz C., Quaranta M., Radchenko V.G., Scheuchl E., Smit J., Straka J., Terzo M., Tomozii B., Window J., Michez D. 2014. European Red List of Bees.: 84 p. Publication Office of the European Union, Luxembourg. ISBN 978-92-79-44512-5. DOI https://doi.org/10.2779/77003

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Carvalheiro L.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Benadi G., Fründ J., Stang M., Bartomeus I., C.N. Kaiser-Bunbury, Baude M., Gomes S.I.F., Merckx V., Baldock K.C.R., Bennett A.T.D., Boada R., Bommarco R., Cartar R., Chacoff N., Dänhardt J., Dicks L.V., Dormann C.F., Ekroos J., Henson K.S.E., Holzschuh A., Junker R.R., Lopezaraiza-Mikel M., Memmott J., Montero-Castaño A., Nelson I.L., Petanidou T., Power E.F., Rundlöf, Smith H.G., Stout J.C., Temitope K., Tscharntke T., Tscheulin T., Vilà M., Kunin W.E. 2014. The potential for indirect effects between co-flowering plants via shared pollinators depends on resource abundance, accessibility and relatedness. Ecology Letters 17 (11) : 1389-1399. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12342
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.12342/full
    Breeze T.D., Vaissiere B.E., Bommarco R., Petanidou T., Seraphides N., Kozak L., Scheper J., Biesmeijer J.C., Kleijn D., Gyldenkaerne S., Moretti M., Holzschuh A., Steffan-Dewenter I., Stout J.C., Paertel M., Zobel M., Potts S.G. 2014. Agricultural policies exacerbate honeybee pollination service supply-demand mismatches across Europe. PLOS ONE 9 (1) : e82996. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082996
    Garratt M.P.D., Breeze T.D., Jenner N., Polce C., Biesmeijer J.C., Potts S.G. 2014. Avoiding a bad apple: Insect pollination enhances fruit quality and economic value. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 184: 34-40. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.10.032
    Garratt M.P.D., Coston D.J., Truslove C.L., Lappage M.G., Polce C., Dean R., Biesmeijer J.C., Potts S.G. 2014. The identity of crop pollinators helps target conservation for improved ecosystem services. Biological Conservation 169: 128-135. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.11.001
    Polce C., Garratt M.P., Termansen M., Ramirez-Villegas J., Challinor A.J., Lappage M.G., Boatman N.D., Crowe A., Endalew A.M., Potts S.G., Somerwill K.E., Biesmeijer J.C. 2014. Climate-driven spatial mismatches between British orchards and their pollinators: increased risks of pollination deficits.. Global Change Biology 20 (9) : 2815-2828. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.12577
    Sandrock C., Tanadini L.G., Pettis J.S., Biesmeijer J.C., Potts S.G., Neumann P. 2014. Sublethal neonicotinoid insecticide exposure reduces solitary bee reproductive success. Agricultural and Forest Entomology 16 (2) : 119-128. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.12041
    2013

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Giannini T.C., Chapman D.S., Saraiva A.M., Alves-dos-Santos I., Biesmeijer J.C. 2013. Improving species distribution models using biotic interactions: a case study of parasites, pollinators and plants. Ecography 36 (6) : 649-656. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07191.x
    Shackelford G., Steward P.R., Benton T.G., Kunin W.E., Potts S.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Sait S.M. 2013. Comparison of pollinators and natural enemies: a meta-analysis of landscape and local effects on abundance and richness in crops. Biological Reviews 88 (4) : 1002-1021. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12040
    Gonzalez-Varo J.P., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R., Potts S.G., Schweiger O., Smith H.G., Steffan-Dewenter ., Szentgyoergyi H, Woyciechowski M., Vila M. 2013. Combined effects of global change pressures on animal-mediated pollination. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 28 (9) : 524-530. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.008
    Carvalheiro L.G., Kunin W.E., Keil P., Aguirre Gutierrez J., Ellis W.N., Fox R., Groom Q., Hennekens S., Landuyt W. van, Maes D., Meutter F. van de, Michez D., Rasmont P., Ode B., Potts S.G., Reemer M., Roberts S.P.M., Schaminee J., Wallis-DeVries M.F., Biesmeijer J.C. 2013. Species richness declines and biotic homogenisation have slowed down for NW-European pollinators and plants. Ecology Letters 16 (7) : 870-878. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12121
    Dicks L.V., Abrahams A., Atkinson J., Biesmeijer J., Bourn N., Brown C., Brown M.J.F., Carvell C., Connolly C., Cresswell J.E., Croft P., Darvill B., Zylva P. de, Effingham P., Fountain M., Goggin A., Harding D., Harding T., Hartfield C., Heard M.S., Heathcote R., Heaver D., Holland J., Howe M., Hughes B., Huxley T., Kunin W.E., Little J., Mason C., Memmott J., Osborne J., Pankhurst T., Paxton R.J., Pocock M.J.O., Potts S.G., Power E.F., Raine N.E., Ranelagh E., Roberts S., Saunders R., Smith K., Smith R.M., Sutton P., Tilley L.A.N., Tinsley A., Tonhasca A., Vanbergen A.J., Webster S., Wilson A., Sutherland W.J. 2013. Identifying key knowledge needs for evidence-based conservation of wild insect pollinators: a collaborative cross-sectoral exercise. Insect Conservation and Diversity 6 (3) : 435-446. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4598.2012.00221.x
    Vanbergen A.J., Biesmeijer J.C. 2013. Threats to an ecosystem service: pressures on pollinators. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 11 (5) : 251-259. DOI https://doi.org/10.1890/120126
    Polce C., Termansen M., Aguirre Gutierrez J., Boatman N.D., Budge G.E., Crowe A., Garratt M.P., Pietravalle S., Potts S.G., Ramirez J.A., Somerwill K.E., Biesmeijer J.C. 2013. Species distribution models for crop pollination: a modelling framework applied to Great Britain. PLOS ONE 8 (10) : e76308. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076308
    Aguirre Gutierrez J., Carvalheiro L.G., Polce C., Loon E.E. van, Raes N., Reemer M., Biesmeijer J.C. 2013. Fit-for-Purpose: Species Distribution Model Performance Depends on Evaluation Criteria - Dutch Hoverflies as a Case Study. PLOS ONE 8 (5) : e63708. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063708
    Hendriks R.J.J., Carvalheiro L.G., Kleukers M.J.C., Biesmeijer J.C. 2013. Temporal-spatial dynamics in Orthoptera in relation to nutrient availability and plant species richness. PLOS ONE 8 (8) : e71736.
    2012

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Marini L., Quaranta M., Fontana P., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R. 2012. Landscape context and elevation affect pollinator communities in intensive apple orchards. Basic and Applied Ecology 13 (8) : 681-689. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.09.003
    Campbell A.J., Biesmeijer J.C., Varma V., Waeckers F.L. 2012. Realising multiple ecosystem services based on the response of three beneficial insect groups to floral traits and trait diversity. Basic and Applied Ecology 13 (4) : 363-370. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.04.003
    Przybylowicz T., Roessingh P., Groot A.T., Biesmeijer J.C., Oostermeijer J.G.B., Chittka L., Gravendeel B. 2012. Possible chemical mimicry of the European lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus). Contributions to Zoology 81 (2) : 103-110.
    Evison S.E.F., Roberts K.E., Laurenson L., Pietravalle S., Hui J., Biesmeijer J.C., Smith J.E., Budge G., Hughes W.O.H. 2012. Pervasiveness of Parasites in Pollinators. PLOS ONE 7 (1) : e30641. DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030641
    Nielsen Anders, Dauber Jens, Kunin William E., Lamborn Ellen, Jauker Birgit, Moora Mari, Potts Simon G., Reitan Trond, Roberts Stuart, Sober Virve, Settele Josef, Steffan-Dewenter I., Stout J.C., Tscheulin T., Vaitis M., Vivarelli D., Biesmeijer J.C., Petanidou Th. 2012. Pollinator community responses to the spatial population structure of wild plants: A pan-European approach. Basic and Applied Ecology 13 (6) : 489-499. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2012.08.008
    2011

    Journals non-SCI, peer-reviewed

    Roberts S.P.M., Potts S., Biesmeijer J.C., Kuhlmann M., Kunin W., Ohlemüller R. 2011. Assessing continental-scale risks for generalist and specialist pollinating bee species under climate change. BioRisk 6: 1-18. DOI https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.6.1325

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Pysek P., Jarosik V., Chytry M., Danihelka J., Kuehn I., Pergl J., Tichy L., Biesmeijer J.C., Ellis W.N., Kunin W.E., Settele J. 2011. Successful invaders co-opt pollinators of native flora and accumulate insect pollinators with increasing residence time. Ecological Monographs 81 (2) : 277-293.
    Keil P., Biesmeijer J.C., Barendregt A., Reemer M., Kunin W.E. 2011. Biodiversity change is scale-dependent: an example from Dutch and UK hoverflies (Diptera, Syrphidae). Ecography 34 (3) : 392-401. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.2010.06554.x
    Polce C., Kunin W.E., Biesmeijer J.C., Dauber J., Phillips O.L. 2011. Alien and native plants show contrasting responses to climate and land use in Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20 (3) : 367-379. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00619.x
    Nielsen A., Steffan-Dewenter I., Westphal C., Messinger O., Potts S.G., Roberts S.P.M., Settele J., Szentgyoergyi H., Vaissiere B.E., Vaitis M., Woyciechowski M., Bazos I., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R., Kunin W.E., Tscheulin T., Lamborn E., Petanidou Th. 2011. Assessing bee species richness in two Mediterranean communities: importance of habitat type and sampling techniques. Ecological Research 26 (5) : 969-983. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11284-011-0852-1
    Potts S.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R., Felicioli A., Fischer M., Jokinen P., Kleijn D., Klein A.-M., Kunin W.E., Neumann P., Penev L.D., Petanidou Th., Rasmont P., Roberts S.P.M., Smith H.G., Sorensen P.B., Steffan-Dewenter I., Vaissiere B.E., Vila M., Vujic A., Woyciechowski M., Zobel M., Settele J., Schweiger O. 2011. Developing European conservation and mitigation tools for pollination services: approaches of the STEP (Status and Trends of European Pollinators) project. Journal of Apicultural Research 50 (2) : 152-164. DOI https://doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.50.2.07
    2010

    Chapters in book

    Biesmeijer J.C. et al 2010. The ALARM Field Site Network: a Continental-Scale Test Bed for questions Related to Major Drivers of Biodiversity Change.: 46-48.
    Biesmeijer J.C. 2010. Mag ik deze dans van u?: 33-39. ISBN 9789073196605.
    Hammen V.C., Biesmeijer J.C. 2010. The ALARM Field Site Network, FSN.: 300 p. 42-46. Pensoft, Sofia. ISBN 9789546424464.
    Nielsen A., Biesmeijer J.C. et al 2010. Assesing the Impact of Pollinator Shifts on Wild Plants.: 174-176.
    Westphal, Biesmeijer J.C. et al 2010. Methods for Quantifying Pollinator Loss.: 170-172.

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Hammen V.C., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R., Budrys E., Christensen T.R., Fronzek S., Grabaum R., Jaksic P., Klotz S., Kramarz P., Kroel-Dulay G., Kuehn I., Mirtl M., Moora M., Petanidou T., Pino J., Potts S. G., Rortais A., Schulze C.H., Steffan-Dewenter I., Stout J., Szentgyorgyi H., Vighi M., Vujic A., Westphal C., Wolf T., Zavala G., Zobel M., Settele J., Kunin W.E. 2010. Establishment of a cross-European field site network in the ALARM project for assessing large-scale changes in biodiversity. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 164 (14) : 337-348. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-009-0896-7
    Bommarco R., Biesmeijer J.C., Meyer B., Potts S.G., Poyry J., Roberts S.P.M., Steffan-Dewenter I., Ockinger E. 2010. Dispersal capacity and diet breadth modify the response of wild bees to habitat loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1690) : 2075-2082. DOI https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.2221
    Potts S.G., Biesmeijer J.C., Kremen C., Neumann P., Schweiger O., Kunin W.E. 2010. Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 25 (6) : 345-353. DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2010.01.007
    Schweiger O., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R., Hickler T., Hulme P.E., Klotz S., Kuehn I., Moora M., Nielsen A., Ohlemueller R., Petanidou Th., Potts S.G., Pysek P., Stout J.C., Sykes M.T., Tscheulin T., Vila M., Walther G.-R., Westphal C., Winter M., Zobel M., Settele J. 2010. Multiple stressors on biotic interactions: how climate change and alien species interact to affect pollination. Biological Reviews 85 (4) : 777-795. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2010.00125.x
    Dauber J., Biesmeijer J.C., Gabriel D., Kunin W.E., Lamborn E., Meyer B., Nielsen A., Potts S.G., Roberts S.P.M., Sober V., Settele J., Steffan-Dewenter I., Stout J.C., Teder T., Tscheulin T., Vivarelli D., Petanidou Th. 2010. Effects of patch size and density on flower visitation and seed set of wild plants: a pan-European approach. Journal of Ecology 98 (1) : 188-196. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01590.x
    2009

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Monfared A., Talebi A.A., Tahmasbi G., Ebrahimi E., Biesmeijer J. 2009. Bumblebee diversity and abundance in the Iranian Alborz Mountains (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Zoology in the Middle East 46: 83-94.
    Koedam D., Slaa E.J., Biesmeijer J.C., Nogueira-Neto P. 2009. Unsuccessful attacks dominate a drone-preying wasp's hunting performance near stingless bee nests. Genetics and Molecular Research 8 (2) : 690-702.
    2008

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Westphal C., Bommarco R., Carre G., Lamborn E., Morison N., Petanidou Th., Potts S.G., Roberts S.P.M., Szentgyoergyi H., Tscheulin T., Vaissiere B.E., Woyciechowski M., Biesmeijer J.C., Kunin W.E., Settele J., Steffan-Dewenter I. 2008. Measuring bee diversity in different European habitats and biogeographical regions. Ecological Monographs 78 (4) : 653-671.
    Settele J., Biesmeijer J., Bommarco R. 2008. Switch to ecological engineering would aid independence. Nature 456 (7222) : 570-570. DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/456570a
    2006

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C., Roberts S.P.M., Reemer M., Ohlemueller R., Edwards M., Peeters T., Schaffers A.P., Potts S.G., Kleukers R., Thomas C.D., Settele J., Kunin W.E. 2006. Parallel declines in pollinators and insect-pollinated plants in Britain and the Netherlands. Science 313 (5785) : 351-354. DOI https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1127863
    2005

    Chapters in book

    Slaa E.J., Biesmeijer J.C. 2005. Flower constancy.: 315 p. 381-400. Enviroquest. ISBN 978-0968012307.

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C., Giurfa M., Koedam D., Potts S.G., Joel D.M., Dafni A. 2005. Convergent evolution: floral guides, stingless bee nest entrances, and insectivorous pitchers. Naturwissenschaften 92 (9) : 444-450. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-005-0017-6
    Aguilar I., Fonseca A., Biesmeijer J.C. 2005. Recruitment and communication of food source location in three species of stingless bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini). Apidologie 36 (3) : 313-324. DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2005005
    Biesmeijer J., Seeley T. 2005. The use of waggle dance information by honey bees throughout their foraging careers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59 (1) : 133-142. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-005-0019-6
    2004

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    2003

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C. 2003. The occurrence and context of tremble dancing in free-foraging honey bees (Apis mellifera). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 53 (6) : 411-416. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0597-0
    Slaa E.J., Wassenberg J., Biesmeijer J.C. 2003. The use of field-based social information in eusocial foragers: local enhancement among nestmates and heterospecifics in stingless bees. Ecological Entomology 28 (3) : 369-379.
    Biesmeijer J.C. 2003. The occurrence and context of the shaking signal in honey bees (Apis mellifera) exploiting natural food sources. Ethology 109 (12) : 1009-1020.
    Pereboom J.J.M., Biesmeijer J.C. 2003. Thermal constraints for stingless bee foragers: the importance of body size and coloration. Oecologia 137 (1) : 42-50. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-003-1324-2
    2002

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Vries H. de, Biesmeijer J.C. 2002. Self-organization in collective honeybee foraging: emergence of symmetry breaking, cross inhibition and equal harvest-rate distribution. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51 (6) : 557-569. DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-002-0454-6
    2001

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C., Vries H. de 2001. Exploration and exploitation of food sources by social insect colonies: a revision of the scout-recruit concept. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49 (23) : 89-99.
    1999

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C., Smeets M.J.A.P., Richter J.A.P., Sommeijer M.J. 1999. Nectar foraging by stingless bees in Costa Rica: botanical and climatological influences on sugar concentration of nectar collected by Melipona. Apidologie 30 (1) : 43-55.
    Biesmeijer J.C., Richter J.A.P., Smeets M.A.J.P., Sommeijer M.J 1999. Niche differentiation in nectar-collecting stingless bees: the influence of morphology, floral choice and interference competition. Ecological Entomology 24 (4) : 380-388.
    Biesmeijer J.C., Born M., Lukacs S., Sommeijer M.J. 1999. The response of the stingless bee Melipona beecheii to experimental pollen stress, worker loss and different levels of information input. Journal of Apicultural Research 38 (12) : 33-41.
    Biesmeijer J.C., Ermers M.C.W. 1999. Social foraging in stingless bees: how colonies of Melipona fasciata choose among nectar sources. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 46 (2) : 129-140.
    1998

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C., Nieuwstadt M.G.L. van, Lukacs S., Sommeijer M.J. 1998. The role of internal and external information in foraging decisions of Melipona workers (Hymenoptera : Meliponinae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 42 (2) : 107-116.
    Biesmeijer J.C., Toth E. 1998. Individual foraging, activity level and longevity in the stingless bee Melipona beecheii in Costa Rica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponinae). Insectes Sociaux 45 (4) : 427-443.
    Vries H. de, Biesmeijer J.C. 1998. Modelling collective foraging by means of individual behaviour rules in honey-bees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 44 (2) : 109-124.
    1992

    Journals SCI, peer-reviewed

    Biesmeijer J.C., Marwijk B. van, Deursen K. van, Punt W., Sommeijer M.J. 1992. Pollen sources for Apis-mellifera l (Hym, Apidae) in Suriname, based on pollen grain volume estimates. Apidologie 23 (3) : 245-256.