Abstract
ABSTRACT: Many federal, state, and tribal agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, have recently increased efforts to understand how natural areas can be managed to enhance native pollinators and the ecosystem services they provide. However, managing this important group must be balanced with other services that natural areas provide including hunting, timber production, and livestock grazing. Significant knowledge gaps exist about how to effectively manage habitats used by large ungulates (e.g., cattle (Bos taurus), elk (Cervus elaphus), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)) in ways that also enhance pollinators. One key gap is understanding the degree to which diets of mammalian herbivores overlap with floral resources used by bees, and how this overlap varies spatially and temporally. Invertebrate pollinators, including bees, rely on flowering forbs and shrubs for nectar and pollen. Ungulates also feed on flowering plants, although preferences vary by ungulate species, vegetation community, and season....
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