If you build it, will they come? Insect community responses to habitat establishment at solar energy facilities in Minnesota, USA - IOPscience https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0f72

We found increases over time for all habitat and biodiversity metrics: floral rank, flowering plant species richness, insect group diversity, native bee abundance, and total insect abundance, with the most noticeable temporal increases in native bee abundance. We also found positive effects of proximity to solar-pollinator habitat on bee visitation to nearby soybean (Glycine max) fields.

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