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Taxonomic Characterization of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Pollen Foraging Based on Non-Overlapping Paired-End Sequencing of Nuclear Ribosomal Loci by Cornman, R Scott, Otto, Clint R V, Iwanowicz, Deborah, Pettis, Jeffery S

“…Identifying plant taxa that honey bees (Apis mellifera) forage upon is of great apicultural interest, but traditional methods are labor intensive and may lack…”
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Land conversion and pesticide use degrade forage areas for honey bees in America's beekeeping epicenter by Dixon, Dan J, Zheng, Haochi, Otto, Clint R V

“…A diverse range of threats have been associated with managed-bee declines globally. Recent increases of two known threats, land-use change and pesticide use,…”
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Improving species occupancy estimation when sampling violates the closure assumption by Otto, Clint R. V., Bailey, Larissa L., Roloff, Gary J.

“…Site occupancy models that account for imperfect detection of species are increasingly utilized in ecological research and wildlife monitoring. Occupancy…”
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Land-use change reduces habitat suitability for supporting managed honey bee colonies in the Northern Great Plains by Otto, Clint R. V., Roth, Cali L., Carlson, Benjamin L., Smart, Matthew D.

“…Human reliance on insect pollination services continues to increase even as pollinator populations exhibit global declines. Increased commodity crop prices and…”
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Using Multiple Methods to Assess Detection Probabilities of Forest-Floor Wildlife by Otto, Clint R. V, Roloff, Gary J

“…Many previous comparisons of multiple sampling methods have assumed that detection probabilities for each method are either constant or equal to one. We used 4…”
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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies benefit from grassland/ pasture while bumble bee (Bombus impatiens) colonies in the same landscapes benefit from non-corn/soybean cropland by Quinlan, Gabriela M, Milbrath, Meghan O, Otto, Clint R V, Isaacs, Rufus

“…Agriculturally important commercially managed pollinators including honey bees (Apis mellifera L., 1758) and bumble bees (Bombus impatiens Cresson, 1863) rely…”
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The influence of spatiotemporally decoupled land use on honey bee colony health and pollination service delivery by Smart, Matthew D, Otto, Clint R V, Carlson, Benjamin L, Roth, Cali L

“…Societal dependence on insects for pollination of agricultural crops has risen amidst concerns over pollinator declines. Habitat loss and lack of forage have…”
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Climatic variation and the distribution of an amphibian polyploid complex by OTTO, CLINT R.V, SNODGRASS, JOEL W, FORESTER, DON C, MITCHELL, JOSEPH C, MILLER, ROBERT W

“…1. The establishment of polyploid populations involves the persistence and growth of the polyploid in the presence of the progenitor species. Although there…”
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Patch utilization and flower visitations by wild bees in a honey bee‐dominated, grassland landscape by Otto, Clint R. V., Bailey, Larissa L., Smart, Autumn H.

“…Understanding habitat needs and patch utilization of wild and managed bees has been identified as a national research priority in the United States. We used…”
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Placing prairie pothole wetlands along spatial and temporal continua to improve integration of wetland function in ecological investigations by Euliss, Ned H., Mushet, David M., Newton, Wesley E., Otto, Clint R.V., Nelson, Richard D., LaBaugh, James W., Scherff, Eric J., Rosenberry, Donald O.

“…•We used chemical data to rank relation of prairie wetlands to groundwater.•Specific conductance was useful to define wetland relation to groundwater.•Wetland…”
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Comparing population patterns to processes: abundance and survival of a forest salamander following habitat degradation by Otto, Clint R V, Roloff, Gary J, Thames, Rachael E

“…Habitat degradation resulting from anthropogenic activities poses immediate and prolonged threats to biodiversity, particularly among declining amphibians…”
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Past role and future outlook of the Conservation Reserve Program for supporting honey bees in the Great Plains by Otto, Clint R. V., Zheng, Haochi, Gallant, Alisa L., Iovanna, Rich, Carlson, Benjamin L., Smart, Matthew D., Hyberg, Skip

“…Human dependence on insect pollinators continues to grow even as pollinators face global declines. The Northern Great Plains (NGP), a region often referred to…”
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Nutritional status of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers across an agricultural land-use gradient by Smart, Matthew D., Otto, Clint R. V., Lundgren, Jonathan G.

“…Land use, habitat, and forage quality have emerged as critical factors influencing the health, productivity, and survival of honey bee colonies. However,…”
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Grassland conservation supports migratory birds and produces economic benefits for the commercial beekeeping industry in the U.S. Great Plains by Otto, Clint R.V., Zheng, Haochi, Hovick, Torre, Post van der Burg, Max, Geaumont, Benjamin

“…Although declines in grassland birds have been documented, national initiatives to conserve grasslands and their biota have fallen short in part because the…”
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Forbs included in conservation seed mixes exhibit variable blooming detection rates and cost‐effectiveness: implications for pollinator habitat design by Simanonok, Stacy C., Otto, Clint R. V., Iovanna, Rich

“…Although forb‐rich plantings for pollinator habitat are becoming more common, natural resource managers lack insight on the cost‐effectiveness of forbs seeded…”
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Floral resource selection by wild bees and honey bees in the Midwest United States: implications for designing pollinator habitat by Simanonok, Stacy C., Otto, Clint R. V., Buhl, Deborah A.

“…Many seed mix recommendations for creating pollinator habitat are in part based on anecdotal evidence or field observations of bees visiting forbs (i.e. use)…”
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Landscape characterization of floral resources for pollinators in the Prairie Pothole Region of the United States by Smart, Autumn H., Otto, Clint R. V., Gallant, Alisa L., Simanonok, Michael P.

“…Across agricultural areas of the Prairie Pothole Region (PPR), floral resources are primarily found on public grasslands, roadsides, and private grasslands…”
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Do the Quality and Quantity of Honey Bee-Collected Pollen Vary Across an Agricultural Land-Use Gradient? by Simanonok, Michael P, Otto, Clint R. V, Smart, Matthew D

“…Pollen is the source of protein for most bee species, yet the quality and quantity of pollen is variable across landscapes and growing seasons. Understanding…”
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Association of excessive precipitation and agricultural land use with honey bee colony performance by Quinlan, Gabriela M., Isaacs, Rufus, Otto, Clint R. V., Smart, Autumn H., Milbrath, Meghan O.

“…Context From landscape variables to weather, multiple environmental factors affect honey bees and other pollinators. Detailed honey bee colony assessments in a…”
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A century of pollen foraging by the endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis): inferences from molecular sequencing of museum specimens by Simanonok, Michael P., Otto, Clint R. V., Cornman, R. Scott, Iwanowicz, Deborah D., Strange, James P., Smith, Tamara A.

“…In 2017 the rusty patched bumble bee ( Bombus affinis ) became the first bee listed under the Endangered Species Act in the continental United States due to…”
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