Are urban parks refuges for bumble bees Bombus spp. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)?

McFrederick, Quinn S.; LeBuhn, Gretchen

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2005.11.004

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“…The majority of the gardens are isolated habitats combined with an open landscape by the ecological connectors. Such relationships are confirmed by the surveys of McFrederick et al (2006), where bumblebees abundance and species richness in urban parks were correlated with the surrounding area, and thus, with lax mobility of specimens. Botanical Gardens in Dresden, Bern, and Munich, despite having a similar location as other botanical gardens, distinguish themselves by the presence of rare bumblebee species and the lack of some commonly occurring bumblebee species.…”

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confidence: 56%

Flowering Plants Preferred by Bumblebees (BombusLatr.) in the Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants in Wrocław

Sikora¹,

Michołap

Kelm

2016

Journal of Apicultural Science

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A b s t r a c t Due to fewer bumblebees in rural areas these days, it is necessary to look for alternative habitats for the active protection of these very important pollinators. The research was carried out in The Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, in Wrocław, Poland. In the garden, approximately 2000 plant species were cultivated, of which 185 were visited by bumblebees. Amongst them, 57 plant species were deemed very attractive and were determined to be indicators for 7 bumblebee species. Indicator species for bumblebees ranged between 6 for Bombus pratorum to up to 20 for B. pascuorum. Monarda didyma was an indicator plant to 6 recorded bumblebee species. Other indicator plant species for at least 4 bumblebees species were: Origanum vulgare, Lavandula angustifolia, Rhododendron catawbiense, Phacelia tanacetifolia, and Agastache rugosa. Three bumblebee species were found to forage the most on 11 of the flowering plant species. The biggest group of plants were those which were mostly visited by 1-2 bumblebee species. Amongst all recorded indicator plants, 32% were native species.

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Flowering Plants Preferred by Bumblebees (BombusLatr.) in the Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants in Wrocław

Sikora¹,

Michołap

Kelm

2016

Journal of Apicultural Science

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“…Therefore, there is an expectation that generalist (polylectic) bee species may increasingly dominate urban locations. Generalist bee species with broad tolerances are favoured in urban areas (Cane 2005b;Eremeeva and Sushchev 2005) and many urban bee surveys indicate that floral specialists are scarce in urban habitats (Cane 2005a;Frankie et al 2005;Cane et al 2006;McFrederick and Le Buhn 2006). The most abundant oligolectic species was Andrena vaga which collects pollen from willow (Salix spp.)…”

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“…On the other hand, urban areas also include flower rich green areas that can provide forage for a high diversity of wild bees (Frankie et al 2005;Gaston et al 2005;Loram et al 2007). Cities may also contain materials and sites for nesting, such as bare soil, dead stems and cavities in man-made structures (McFrederick and Le Buhn 2006;Ahrné et al 2009). Furthermore, urban areas have extremely high spatial habitat heterogeneity produced by many different land uses and plant cultivation at small spatial scales (Thompson et al 2003) especially compared to the simplified and homogenous structure of the modern agriculture landscape.…”

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“…However, in some groups of bees, such as bumble bees, species richness increased in urban areas relative to the surrounding natural habitat (Goulson et al 2002;McFrederick and Le Buhn 2006;Winfree et al 2007;Matteson and Langellotto 2009). There are few studies that have surveyed different site types within a city matrix along an urbanization gradient.…”

Section: Advantages and Disadvantages Of Being A City Dwelling Beementioning

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“…In recent years, interest in the urban bee fauna has increased (McIntyre and Hostetler 2001;Frankie et al 2005;McFrederick and Le Buhn 2006;Fetridge et al 2008;Matteson et al 2008;Wojcik et al 2008;Pawelek et al 2009). Urbanization causes a drastic and persistent change in the landscape and environment which, in turn, transforms interspecific interactions within communities (McKinney 2006).…”

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Wild bees along an urban gradient: winners and losers

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The variability of bee communities along an urban gradient has a potentially strong impact on pollinator-plant interactions. We investigated changes in bee species richness and community composition in the city centre and suburbs of Poznań, Poland. During 2006-2008 we recorded 2,495 individuals from 104 species. The most abundant species was Andrena haemmorhoa. Other abundant species were Bombus pascuorum, Andrena vaga, Andrena nitida, Bombus terrestris. Several species appeared to be more abundant in the city centre whereas others showed an opposite tendency. We have found that the urbanized landscape can act as a filter for the bee community since some specific ecological traits facilitate colonization of the city centre. Small-bodied species that start their activity later in the season and are not solitary preferred the city centre. However, bee species diversity and richness remained stable across the urban gradient indicating some advantages of being a city dwelling bee. We suggest that a city can be a very important habitat for a diverse bee fauna and that conservation of a wide range of habitats of different urbanization levels seems to be the most suitable strategy for conservation of bee diversity in cities.

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Are urban parks refuges for bumble bees Bombus spp. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)?

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Flowering Plants Preferred by Bumblebees (BombusLatr.) in the Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants in Wrocław

Flowering Plants Preferred by Bumblebees (BombusLatr.) in the Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants in Wrocław

Wild bees along an urban gradient: winners and losers

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