scholarly journals Strips of prairie vegetation placed within row crops can sustain native bee communities

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. e0240354
Author(s):  
Farnaz Kordbacheh ◽  
Matt Liebman ◽  
Mary Harris
Keyword(s):  
Row Crops ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Bee Communities ◽  
Prairie Vegetation

Effects of urban landscapes on native bee communities in central Texas

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly M. Ballare
Keyword(s):  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Central Texas ◽  
Bee Communities

The area requirements of an ecosystem service: crop pollination by native bee communities in California

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 1109-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Kremen ◽  
Neal M. Williams ◽  
Robert L. Bugg ◽  
John P. Fay ◽  
Robin W. Thorp
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Crop Pollination ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Bee Communities

scholarly journals The conservation value of urban green space habitats for Australian native bee communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 240-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caragh G. Threlfall ◽  
Ken Walker ◽  
Nicholas S.G. Williams ◽  
Amy K. Hahs ◽  
Luis Mata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Urban Green Space ◽  
Conservation Value ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Bee Communities

scholarly journals The Native Bees of Texas: Evaluating the Benefits of a Public Engagement Course

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 702
Author(s):  
Laurel Treviño Murphy ◽  
Shelly Engelman ◽  
John L. Neff ◽  
Shalene Jha
Keyword(s):  
Public Engagement ◽  
Ecological Knowledge ◽  
Native Bees ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
The Public ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Bee Communities ◽  
The University

Declines in native bee communities due to forces of global change have become an increasing public concern. Despite this heightened interest, there are few publicly available courses on native bees, and little understanding of how participants might benefit from such courses. In October of 2018 and 2019, we taught the ‘Native Bees of Texas’ course to the public at The University of Texas at Austin Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center botanical gardens in an active learning environment with slide-based presentations, printed photo-illustrated resources, and direct insect observations. In this study, we evaluated course efficacy and learning outcomes with a pre/post-course test, a survey, and open-ended feedback, focused on quality improvement findings. Overall, participants’ test scores increased significantly, from 60% to 87% correct answers in 2018 and from 64% to 87% in 2019, with greater post-course differences in ecological knowledge than in identification skills. Post-course, the mean of participants’ bee knowledge self-ratings was 4.56 on a five-point scale. The mean of participants’ ratings of the degree to which they attained the course learning objectives was 4.43 on a five-point scale. Assessment results provided evidence that the course enriched participants’ knowledge of native bee ecology and conservation and gave participants a basic foundation in bee identification. This highlights the utility of systematic course evaluations in public engagement efforts related to biodiversity conservation.

scholarly journals Does urbanization favour exotic bee species? Implications for the conservation of native bees in cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 20190574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon Fitch ◽  
Caleb J. Wilson ◽  
Paul Glaum ◽  
Chatura Vaidya ◽  
Maria-Carolina Simao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Native Species ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Native Bees ◽  
Urban Warming ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Pollinator Conservation ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Key Sites ◽  
Bee Communities ◽  
Bee Abundance

A growing body of research indicates that cities can support diverse bee communities. However, urbanization may disproportionately benefit exotic bees, potentially to the detriment of native species. We examined the influence of urbanization on exotic and native bees using two datasets from Michigan, USA. We found that urbanization positively influenced exotic—but not native—bee abundance and richness, and that this association could not be explained by proximity to international ports of entry, prevalence of exotic flora or urban warming. We found a negative relationship between native and exotic bee abundance at sites with high total bee abundance, suggesting that exotic bees may negatively affect native bee populations. These effects were not driven by the numerically dominant exotic honeybee, but rather by other exotic bees. Our findings complicate the emerging paradigm of cities as key sites for pollinator conservation.

Floral resources of an invasive shrub alter native bee communities at different vertical strata in forest-edge habitat

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 2283-2298 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Cunningham-Minnick ◽  
T. O. Crist
Keyword(s):  
Forest Edge ◽  
Floral Resources ◽  
Invasive Shrub ◽  
Edge Habitat ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Bee Communities

Cattle and sheep differentially alter floral resources and the native bee communities in working landscapes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine Cutter ◽  
Benjamin Geaumont ◽  
Devan McGranahan ◽  
Jason Harmon ◽  
Ryan Limb ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Floral Resources ◽  
Working Landscapes ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Bee Communities ◽  
Cattle And Sheep

scholarly journals Wildness and Wild Spaces in Residential Yards: Changing Neighborhood Norms to Support Pollinator Populations

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12861
Author(s):  
Andrea K. Burr ◽  
Damon M. Hall ◽  
Nicole Schaeg
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Urban Habitat ◽  
Cultural Preferences ◽  
Insect Pollinator ◽  
Native Bee ◽  
Residential Yards ◽  
Bee Communities ◽  
Yard Maintenance ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Pollinator Populations

Insect pollinator populations, critical to the global food supply, are declining. Research has found robust bee communities in cities, which are supported by diverse urban habitat and foraging resources. Accounting for 35–50% of urban green space, U.S. private residential yards can serve as important forage and nesting sources for pollinators. Incorporating wild attributes and wildness, such as native vegetation and less intensive yard-management practices, is key. However, urban vegetation, and its effects on local native bee populations, is shaped by social and cultural preferences, norms, aesthetics, values, and identities. The perfect lawn ideal of a highly manicured turfgrass yard dominates neighborhood landscapes and is often at odds with the habitat needs of pollinators. As part of a three-year study investigating the sociocultural drivers of residential vegetation choices in St. Louis, MO, USA, we interviewed 85 decisionmakers in order to understand choices about private residential yard maintenance. This paper presents an emergent finding concerning how residents conceptualize and talk about the urban-yard aesthetic, using the terms "wild" and "wildness", which reflect a range of levels in the demand for urban wild spaces in their neighborhoods. The discourse of wildness offers a nontechnical route for understanding the connections between the ecological consequences of urbanization, with human attitudes towards nature that shape the biological functioning of human-generated habitats.

scholarly journals Pollination by Native Bee Communities in Berkeley, California

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Welzel
Keyword(s):  
Native Bee ◽  
Bee Communities
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