Publications

2024

62. Badiane A, Ropars L, Flacher F., Schurr L., Zakardjian M., Affre L., Deschamps-Cottin M, Gachet S, Robles C. & B. Geslin. 2024. Urbanisation impacts the diversity, coloration, and body size of wild bees in a Mediterranean city. Regional Environmental Change - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-024-02199-3

61. Adedoja O., Geslin B., Calixto E.S., Kehinde T., & R. E. Mallinger. 2024. Interaction networks : their limitations and applicability to insect conservation and management. Routledge Insect Conservation Book. Chapter 13. edited by J. Pryke, M. Samways, T. New, P. Cardoso & R. Gaigher - Accepted

60. Fornoff F., Lanner J., Orr M., Xie T., Guo S., Guariento E., Tuerlings T., Smagghe G., Parys K., Cetkovic A., Bila Dubaic J., Geslin B., Scharnhorst V.S., Pachinger B., Klein A-M., Meimberg H. 2024. Home-and-away comparisons of life history traits indicate enemy release and founder effects of the solitary bee, Megachile sculpturalis. Basic and Applied Ecology doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.02.00

2023

59. Geslin, B. 2023. Editorial : The commons, the rarities. Osmia, 11 : ii. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA11.edito

58. Geslin, B., Mouillard-Lample, L., Zakardjian, M., Dajoz, I., Flacher, F., Henry, M., Perrard, A., Requier, F., Ropars, L., Schatz, B., Vereecken, N.J., Gauzens, B., 2023. New insights on massively introduced managed species and their consequences for plant–pollinator interactions. Advances in Ecological Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2023.09.003

57. Argote K, Santonja M, Geslin B., & C. H. Albert. 2023. Effects of litter quality on foraging behaviour and demographic parameters in Folsomia candida (Collembola). Ecology & Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10420

56. Zakardjian, M., Jourdan, H., Cochenille, T., Mahé, P., & Geslin, B. 2023. Checklist of the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of New Caledonia. Biodiversity Data Journal, 11. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e105291

55. Reverté S. […] Geslin B. […] et al. 2023. National records of 3000 European bee and hoverfly species - a contribution to pollinator conservation. Insect Conservation and Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12680

54. Zakardjian M., Mahé P., Geslin B. & H. Jourdan. 2023. Plant-pollinator interactions in ultramafic and non-ultramafic substrates in New Caledonia. Botany Letters. https://doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2023.2204134

53. Tuerlings T., Hettiarachchi G.A., Joossens M., Geslin B., Vereecken N.J., Michez D., & P. Vandamme. Microbiota and pathogens in an invasive bee : Megachile sculpturalis from native and invaded regions. Insect Molecular Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12849

52. Blight O, Geslin B, Mottet L, & C H Albert. 2023. Potential of RFID telemetry for monitoring ground-dwelling beetle movements : a Mediterranean dry grassland study. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution - Conservation and Restoration Ecology https://doi.org/10.3389 /fevo.2023.1040931

51. Meunier J-Y, Geslin B, Issertes M, Mahé G, Vyghen F, Labrique H, Dutour Y, Poncet V, Migliore J, Neve G. 2023. Apoidea of the collections of Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Toulon Museums of Natural History (France). Biodiversity Data Journal https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.11.e99650

50. Geslin B. 2023. Les communautés d’abeilles sauvages face aux perturbations anthropiques. Habilitation à diriger les recherches. Aix Marseille Université. ⟨tel-04008647⟩

2022

49. Geslin, B. 2022. Editorial : A battle for entomology. Osmia, 10 : ii. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA10.edito

48. Fauviau A., Baude M., […] Geslin B., […]& M. Henry. 2022. Which urban reality for bees ? A large-scale dataset reveals specificities of wild bee communities in urban habitats of Western Europe. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21512-w

47. Carisio L., Schurr L., Masotti V., Porporato M., Nève G., Affre L., Gachet S. & B. Geslin. Estimates of nectar productivity through a simulation approach differ from the nectar replenished in 24 h. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14210

46. Adedoja O., Calixto E.S., Geslin B., Kehinde T., & R. E. Mallinger. Interaction networks : their limitations and applicability to insect conservation and management. Routledge Insect Conservation Book. Chapter 13. edited by J. Pryke, M. Samways, T. New, P. Cardoso & R. Gaigher

45. Jaworski C, Geslin B., Zakardjian M, Lecareux C, Caillault P, Nève G, Meunier JY, Dupouyet S, Sweeney A, Lewis OT, Dicks L. & C. Fernandez. 2022. Long-term experimental drought alters floral scent and pollinator visits in a Mediterranean plant community despite overall limited impacts on plant phenotype and reproduction. Journal of Ecology - https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13974

44. Schurr L., Masotti V., Geslin B., Gachet S., Mahé P., Jeannerod L., & L. Affre To what extent is fennel crop dependent on insect pollination ? Agriculture Ecosystems & the Environnement - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.108047

43. Zakardjian M, Jourdan H., Le Féon V. & B. Geslin. Assessing the impact of alien bees on native ones. Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming (ed. Emeritus Prof Peter Kevan and Dr Susan Willis Chan). Book chapter. Chapter 17 - Promoting pollination and pollinators in farming - BDS publishing - accepted

42. Lanner J, Dubos N, Geslin B., Leroy B, Hernández-Castellano C, Bila Dubaić J, Bortolotti L, Diaz Calafat J, Ćetković A, Flaminio S, Le Féon V., Margalef-Marrassé J, Orr M, Pachinger B., Ruzzier E., Smagghe G, Tuerlings T., Vereecken N, & Meimberg H., 2022. On the road : Anthropogenic factors drive the invasion risk of a wild solitary bee species. Science of the Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154246

41. Lair X, Ropars L, Skevington J.H, Kelso S, Geslin B., Minssieux E., & Neve G, Revision of Pelecocera from France : Taxonomy, Ecology and Distribution (Diptera : Syrphidae). Zootaxa - https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5141.1.1

40. Ropars L, Affre L., Thébault E., & B. Geslin. 2022. Seasonal dynamics of competition between honeybees and wild bees in a protected Mediterranean scrubland. Oikos https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.08915

2021

39. Schatz, B., Drossart, M., Henry, M., Geslin, B., Allier, F., Colette, S., Gérard, M., Michez, D., 2021. Pollinator conservation in the context of global changes with a focus on France and Belgium. Acta Oecologica . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2021.103765

38. Geslin B. Editorial : Osmia, Journal of Hymenopterology. Osmia, 9 : ii. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA9.edito

37. Geslin B. Rendre la ville accueillante pour les abeilles. Metropolitiques. https://metropolitiques.eu/Rendre-la-ville-accueillante-pour-les-abeilles.html

36. Le Féon, V., D. Genoud & B. Geslin . Actualisation des connaissances sur l’abeilles Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853 en France et en Europe. Osmia, 9 : 25–36. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA9.4

35. Ropars L, Affre L., & B. Geslin. Morphometric identification of honey bee subspecies reveals a high proportion of hybrids within a Mediterranean protected area. Journal of Apicultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2021.1950973

34. Schurr, L. ; Geslin, B. ; Affre, L. ; Gachet, S. ; Delobeau, M. ; Brugger, M. ; Bourdon, S. ; Masotti, V. Landscape and Local Drivers Affecting the Flower-Visitors of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare, Apiaceae) and Implications for Its Yield. Insects. https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/5/404#

33. Senapathi D., Fründ J., Albrecht M., [..] Geslin B., […] & A-M Klein. Wild insect diversity increases inter-annual stability in global crop pollinator communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0212

32. Lanner J., Gstöttenmayer F., Curto M., Geslin B., Huchler K., Orr M., Pachinger B., Sedivy C., & H. Meimberg. Evidence for multiple introductions of an invasive wild bee species currently under rapid range expansion in Europe. BMC Ecol. Evol. 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-01729-x

2020

31. Zakardjian M., Geslin B., Mitran V., Franquet E., & H. Jourdan. (2020) Effects of urbanization on plant-pollinator interactions in the tropics : an experimental approach using exotic plants. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110773

30. Antonelli, A., Fry, C., Smith, R.J. […] Geslin, B., […] & B.G. Zhang, (2020). State of the World’s Plants and Fungi 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI : https://doi.org/10.34885/172 100pp, https://www.kew.org/science/state-of-the-worlds-plants-and-fungi

29. Stevenson P. C., Bidartondo M., Blackhall-Miles R., Cavagnaro T. R., Cooper A., Geslin B., Koch H., Lee M.A., Moat J., O’Hanlon R., Sjöman H., Sofo A., Stara K.& L. M. Suz. The State of the World’s Urban Ecosystems : what can we learn from trees, fungi and bees ? Plants, People, & Planet. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10143

28. Ropars L., Affre L., Aubert M., Fernandez C., Flacher F., Genoud D., Guiter F., Jaworski C., Lair X., Mutillod C., Nève G., Schurr L. & B. Geslin. Pollinator specific richness and their interactions with local plant species : ten years of sampling in Mediterranean habitats. Environmental Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvaa061

27. Geslin B., Gachet S., Deschamps-Cottin M., Flacher F., Ignace B., Knoploch C., Meineri E., Robles C., Ropars L., Schurr L. & Le Féon V.. Bee hotels host a high abundance of exotic bees in an urban context. Acta Oecologica. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103556

26. Ropars L., Affre L., Schurr L., Flacher F., Genoud D., Mutillod C., & B. Geslin. Land cover composition, local plant community composition and honeybee colony density affect wild bee species assemblages in a Mediterranean biodiversity hot-spot. Acta Oecologica. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103546

25. Flacher F., Raynaud X., Motard E., Hansart A., Geslin B. Verstraet S., Bataille M., & I. Dajoz. 2020. Belowground competition alters attractiveness of an insect-pollinated plant to pollinators. Annals of Botany ¬– Plants. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plaa022

24. Rankovic A.*, Geslin B.*, Perrard A., Barbillon A., Vaury V., Abbadie L. & I. Dajoz. Urbanization effects on wild bee carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios in the Paris region. Acta Oecologica https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103545
*Co-first authors

2019

23. Geslin B. Les abeilles sauvages Anthophila, Chapitre d’ouvrage : « La faune des Bouches-du-Rhône », Coordinateurs : Johanet A. & Kabouche B., Editions Biotope. 416pp https://paca.lpo.fr/association-protection-nature-lpo-paca/editions/la-faune-des-bouches-du-rhone

22. Ropars L, Dajoz I, Fontaine C, Muratet A, Geslin B , 2019 Wild pollinator activity negatively related to honey bee colony densities in urban context. PLOS ONE 14(9) : e0222316. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222316

21. Schurr L., Affre L., Flacher F., Tatoni T., Le Mire Pecheux L., & B. Geslin 2019 Pollination insights for the conservation of a rare threatened plant species (Astragalus tragacantha, Fabaceae). Biodiversity and Conservation. pp 1–21

2018

20. Sáez, A., di Virgilio, A., Tiribelli, F., Geslin, B., 2018. Simulation models to predict pollination success in apple orchards : a useful tool to test management practices. Apidologie 49:551-561. doi:10.1007/s13592-018-0582-2

19. Andrieu-Ponel V., Ponel P., Le Féon V., Geslin B., & G. Duvallet. À propos du comportement de butinage de Megachile sculpturalis Smith, 1853, en France méditerranéenne (Nîmes et Montpellier) (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 123, 2018 : 49-54.

18. Ropars, L., Dajoz, I., Geslin, B., 2018. La diversité des abeilles parisiennes. Osmia 7, 1–6.

17. Le Féon, V., Geslin, B., 2018. Écologie et distribution de l’abeille originaire d’Asie Megachile sculpturalis SMITH 1853 (Apoidea – Megachilidae – Megachilini) : un état des connaissances dix ans après sa première observation en Europe. Osmia 7, 31–39.

16. Geslin B., Vereecken N., Roberts S., Murat Aytekin A., Genoud D., Aubert M., Burdon R., Ruiz C., Fisogni A., Flacher F., Grabowski M., Jacquemin F., Khvir V., Kirkitadze G., Klumpers S., Levy K., Maher S., Markov Z., Perrard A., Roquer L., Ropars L., Schurr L., Varnava A., & D. Michez. 2018. Compte ren-du des captures réalisées lors de la formation Européenne à la détermination des abeilles (COST Super-B Project) dans le Parc National des Calanques. Osmia 7 : 20–25.

15. Le Féon V. & Geslin B. 2018. Megachile sculpturalis, une abeille venue d’Asie. Le Courrier de la Nature. 313- 8 :11

14. Le Féon V., Aubert M., Genoud D., Andrieu-Ponel V., Westrich P., & B. Geslin ; Range expansion of the Asian native Giant Resin Bee Megachile sculpturalis (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae) in France. Ecology & Evolution. 00:1–9 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.3758/full

2017
13. Geslin B., Aizen, M.A., Garcia, N., Pereira, A.-J., Vaissière, B.E., Garibaldi, L.A., 2017. The impact of honey bee colony quality on crop yield and farmers’ profit in apples and pears. Agriculture Ecosystems & the Environment 248, 153–161. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2017.07.035

12. Geslin B., Gauzens B., Baude M., Dajoz I., Fontaine C., Henry M., Rollin O., Thébault E., & N.J. Vereecken. Massively Introduced Managed Species and their consequences for plant-pollinator interactions. Advances in Ecological Research 57:147-199 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0065250416300563

11. Ropars A., Dajoz I., & B. Geslin. 2017. La ville un désert pour les abeilles sauvages ? Journal de la Société Botanique de France. 79 : 29‑35

10. Flacher F., Hansart A., Geslin B., Dajoz I. & Raynaud X. Does competition with wind-pollinated species alter Echium plantagineum’s attractiveness to a common pollinator Bombus terrestris ? Ecological Entomology doi:10.1111/een.12426

9. Guiller C., Affre L., Deschamps-Cottin M., Geslin B., Kaldonski N., & Tatoni T. To cross or to avoid : how do butterfly communities perceive utility-scale solar energy ? Energy policy
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ep.12626/full#

2016
8. Geslin B., Le Féon V., Folschweiller M., Flacher F., Motard E., Carmignac D. & I. Dajoz. Impact of local floral composition and landscape context on the structure of pollinator communities along an urbanization gradient. Ecology & Evolution. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/ece3.2374/citedby

7. Geslin B., Oddie M., Folschweiller M., Legras G., Seymour C. L., F.J. Frank van Veen & Thébault E. 2016. Spatiotemporal changes in flying insect abundance and their functional diversity as a function of distance to natural habitats in a mass flowering crop. Agriculture, Ecosystems & the Environment 229 : 21-29 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880916302560

6. Le Féon V., Geslin B., Al Hassan D., Aviron S., Dufrêne E., Genoud D., Guilbaud L., Guilloux T., Houdédry L., Jégat R., Paris D., Requier F., & B. Vaissière. 2016. Connaissance des abeilles sauvages dans le Massif armoricain : données apportées par trois programmes de recherche des années 2000. Invertébrés Armoricains 13 : 31-51

5. Geslin B., Le Féon V., Kulhman M., Vaissière B. & I. Dajoz. The bee fauna of large parks in downtown Paris, France. 2016. Annales de la société Entomologique de France. DOI : 10.1080/00379271.2016.1146632 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00379271.2016.1146632?journalCode=tase20

2015
4. Geslin B., & C. Morales. 2015. New records reveals geographic expansion of Bombus terrestris ; an invasive species in Argentina. 2015. Checklist 11 : 3-5

3. Motard E., Dusz S., Geslin B., Akpa-Vinceslas M., Hignard C., Babiar O., Clair-Maczulajtys D. & A. Michel-Salzat. 2015. How invasive populations of Ailanthus altissima transform the trophic structure in a temperate forest ecosystem. Biological Invasions. doi : 10.1007/s10530-014-0838-3

2014
2. Geslin B., Baude M., Mallard F. & I. Dajoz. 2014. Effect of local spatial plant distribution and conspecific density on bumble bee foraging behaviour. Ecological Entomology 39 : 334-342

2013
1. Geslin B., Gauzens B., Thébault E. & I. Dajoz. 2013. Plant pollinator networks along a gradient of urbanisation. PLoS ONE 8(5):e63421 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063421