Koos Biesmeijer

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Koos Biesmeijer is a Professor of Natural Capital at Leiden University in the Netherlands. His research focuses on the interactions between flowering plant communities and wild pollinator communities, as well as the impacts of habitat composition and configuration. Recent studies have examined the decline of insect-pollinated plants in Dutch landscapes and the implications of land use and climate on bee populations. His work also investigates the ecological consequences of soil eutrophication and the effectiveness of EU policies in supporting pollinator diversity.