Response of aculeate Hymenoptera to spatial features of an agricultural landscape

Hirsch, Michaela; Wolters, Volkmar

doi:10.1078/1617-1381-00045

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“…Firstly, the diversity of the bee communities is much higher in Hungary (Sárospataki et al, 2009), than in some Western European countries (Dauber et al, 2003;Hirsch and Wolters, 2003). Secondly, the very high and continuously increasing honeybee density in Hungary (Tóth, 2013) may contribute to the high recent reproductive success of deceit pollinated orchids (Biró et al, 2015) and also to the temporal invariability of reproduction success of orchids in Hungary.…”

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No Evidence for Historical Declines in Pollination Success in Hungarian Orchids

V.¹

2015

Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. Pollination crisis (the decline of pollinator populations) is a global phenomenon which threatens biodiversity, human welfare and economy. The degree to which different plant populations/species are affected by pollination crisis is still unclear. In this study, long-term herbarium dataset was used to quantify the reproduction rate of Hungarian orchids between 1853 and 2008. We quantified fruit-set rate of 663 specimens belonging to 27 species. Data were available from an average of 10.3±9.3 localities, 76.5±43.2 years, and 23.4±25.6 specimens per species. Herbarium data were validated with field-observed data in case of the different pollination strategies. According to our results, the reproductive success of the vast majority of orchid species has not changed during time and pollination crisis is not apparent in Hungary at least until the end of the 20th century.

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No Evidence for Historical Declines in Pollination Success in Hungarian Orchids

V.¹

2015

Appl Ecol Env Res

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“…Aculeate Hymenoptera gather exceptional characteristics as bioindicators and their successful use as bioindicators has been reported in several studies (Williams et al 2001;Büchs 2003;Duelli and Obrist 2003;Hirsch and Wolters 2003;Gayubo et al 2005;Carré et al 2009). …”

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On the use of Apiformes and Spheciformes (Insecta: Hymenoptera) populations as a management tool

Vieira¹,

Oliveira²,

Gayubo

2010

Biodivers Conserv

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The creation of Protected Areas was one of the first measures taken for the protection of biodiversity and it is still the most widely used. The establishment of systems to evaluate the effectiveness of the management of these areas are crucial to validate their importance for conservation and guide the managers towards their conservation goals. Aculeate Hymenoptera, specifically Apiformes and Spheciformes, gather exceptional characteristics as bioindicators and are essential to ecosystem sustainability by including key pollinators (Apiformes), contribute for the maintenance of the equilibrium between arthropod populations (Spheciformes), and also reflect the patterns of other taxa. Apiformes and Spheciformes communities were sampled with Malaise traps in eight different habitats initially identified by habitat type (mainly vegetation). These communities were evaluated to determine if the habitats could be differentiated based on their Apiformes and Spheciformes generic communities. Apiformes and Spheciformes diversity provided limited differentiation between habitats but was able to differentiate the most disturbed habitat from the most pristine. In general, Apiformes and Spheciformes communities were different among the eight habitats. It was also possible to establish a relation between some genera and a specific habitat type. Several genera of Apiformes and Spheciformes showed a preference for the riparian galery (RLR) and a mixed woodland (COZ), providing a general idea of the ideal conditions for the development of these groups. These results Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (suggest that Apiformes and Spheciformes communities are a suitable management tool for habitat evaluation.

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Spatial–temporal distribution of the Hymenoptera in the Brazilian Savanna and the effects of habitat heterogeneity on these patterns

Aranda

Graciolli

2015

J Insect Conserv

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Response of aculeate Hymenoptera to spatial features of an agricultural landscape

Cited by 10 publications

References 22 publications

No Evidence for Historical Declines in Pollination Success in Hungarian Orchids

No Evidence for Historical Declines in Pollination Success in Hungarian Orchids

On the use of Apiformes and Spheciformes (Insecta: Hymenoptera) populations as a management tool

Spatial–temporal distribution of the Hymenoptera in the Brazilian Savanna and the effects of habitat heterogeneity on these patterns

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