@article{fdi:010078523, title = {{C}ontribution of {E}uropean forests to safeguard wild honeybee populations}, author = {{R}equier, {F}abrice and {P}aillet, {Y}. and {L}aroche, {F}. and {R}utschmann, {B}. and {Z}hang, {J}. and {L}ombardi, {F}. and {S}voboda, {M}. and {S}teffan-{D}ewenter, {I}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{R}ecent studies reveal the use of tree cavities by wild honeybee colonies in {E}uropean forests. {T}his highlights the conservation potential of forests for a highly threatened component of the native entomofauna in {E}urope, but currently no estimate of potential wild honeybee population sizes exists. {H}ere, we analyzed the tree cavity densities of 106 forest areas across {E}urope and inferred an expected population size of wild honeybees. {B}oth forest and management types affected the density of tree cavities. {A}ccordingly, we estimated that more than 80,000 wild honeybee colonies could be sustainedin{E}uropeanforests. {A}s expected,potential conservation hotspots we reidentified in unmanaged forests, and, surprisingly, also in other large forest areas across {E}urope. {O}ur results contribute to the {EU} policy strategy to halt pollinator declines and reveal the potential of forest areas for the conservation of so far neglected wild honeybee populations in {E}urope.}, keywords = {{EUROPE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}onservation {L}etters}, volume = {13}, numero = {2}, pages = {e12693 [9 ]}, ISSN = {1755-263{X}}, year = {2020}, DOI = {10.1111/conl.12693}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010078523}, }