scholarly journals Bee community of a beach dune ecosystem on Maranhão Island, Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Maia Correia de Albuquerque ◽  
João Maria Franco de Camargo ◽  
José Ângelo Cordeiro Mendonça
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Restricted Range ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Eulaema Nigrita ◽  
Euglossa Cordata ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Bee Plant ◽  
Bee Community ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
Passiflora Foetida

The bee-plant community in a beach dune ecosystem in north-eastern of Brazil was studied concerning phenology and floral preference. The bees visited thirty-three species of 20 families of plants. The most visited species were Vernonia arenaria (Asteraceae), Chamaecrista hispidula (Caesalpiniaceae), Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) and Turnera melochioides (Turneraceae). Fifty-five percent of plants presented an annual or long flowering period (from 5 to 7 months). The largest number of species blooming was observed from March to August (dry season), corresponding to the period of greatest abundance and diversity of bees. Based on the range of floral sources used by the dominant bees, three guilds of bees were noted: bees with a restricted range of floral sources: Melitoma segmentaria, Centris tarsata, Centris flavifrons, Ceratinula sp.; moderate generalists: Megachile (Leptorachis) sp., Euglossa cordata, Augochlorella sp., Eulaema nigrita and Xylocopa frontalis; and generalists: Xylocopa cearensis, Apis mellifera, Exomalopsis analis and Pseudaugochloropsis pandora.

The Influence of Proximity of Plantation Edge on Diversity and Abundance of bird species in an exotic pine plantation in north-eastern New South Wales

1991 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 299 ◽  
Author(s):  
GN Curry
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Feeding Guild ◽  
South Wales ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Plantation Life ◽  
Abundance And Diversity

Data were collected in summer and winter in a 15-year-old plantation of Pinus taeda, at Clouds Creek, north-eastern New South Wales. In summer, diversity and abundance of bird species declined over a distance of 900 m into the plantation. However, in winter this progressive decline in bird densities was limited to within the first 200 m of the plantation periphery. At greater distances into the plantation, the floristic and structural characteristics of the vegetation (including windrows) were of more importance than the proximity of the plantation edge in accounting for variations in the abundance and diversity of birds. Food for insectivorous birds (the dominant feeding guild) is probably restricted in the plantation because few local species of invertebrates are likely to be adapted to living on exotic pines; invertebrate mobility as well as abundance is probably less in winter, so that fewer invertebrates enter the plantation from adjacent native forest. Windrows are an important habitat feature contributing to the diversity and abundance of birds within plantations, probably serving as 'corridors' through the alien habitat of exotic pines, thus enabling birds to range further into plantations. For approximately 40 per cent of the plantation life cycle, the influence of proximity of plantation edge on diversity and abundance of bird species is probably of limited importance, particularly in winter. Reducing plantation size in order to increase the diversity and abundance of bird species is not realistic, because plantations would have to be very small. Instead, emphasis should be placed on increasing the structural and floristic diversity of plantations by creating a broad range of successional stages throughout the plantation complex, by enhancing the habitat value of windrows, and by retaining native vegetation within and near plantations.

Use by small mammals of a chronosequence of tropical rainforest revegetation

2014 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tegan Whitehead ◽  
Miriam Goosem ◽  
Noel D. Preece
Keyword(s):  
Community Composition ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Management Technique ◽  
Population Declines ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Small Mammal Community ◽  
Mammal Community ◽  
Abundance And Diversity

Context The conversion of tropical rainforest to grazing pasture results in a drastic change in small-mammal community composition. Restoring the landscape through ecological revegetation is thus an increasingly important management technique to conserve rainforest mammals. Aims This study aimed to determine the habitat ages at which species of small mammals recolonised revegetated habitats on the southern Atherton Tablelands, north-eastern Queensland, Australia. We focussed on changes in rainforest mammal abundance and diversity with increasing habitat age. Methods Small-mammal trapping and mark–recapture techniques investigated mammal diversity, abundance and community composition within remnant rainforest, three age classes of ecological revegetation and abandoned grazing pasture. Key results Small-mammal community composition differed between remnant rainforest and abandoned grazing pasture. The pasture and 3-year old revegetated sites were similar in composition, both lacking rainforest small mammals. Six- and 7-year old revegetation plantings provided suboptimal habitat for both rainforest and grassland mammals, whereas 16- and 22-year old revegetated habitats were dominated by rainforest species, with some individuals being frequently recaptured. Conclusions As revegetated habitats aged, the small-mammal community composition transitioned from a grassland-like composition to a community dominated by rainforest species. Implications Although rainforest small mammals were very occasionally captured within the 6- and 7-year old habitats, revegetated plantings were not dominated by rainforest species until the habitat was 16 years old. This highlights the importance of commencing revegetation as early as possible to minimise future population declines and maximise the conservation of rainforest mammals.

Effect of meadow regeneration on bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) abundance and diversity in southern Ontario, Canada

2013 ◽  
Vol 145 (6) ◽  
pp. 655-667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy C. Rutgers-Kelly ◽  
Miriam H. Richards
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
First Year ◽  
Southern Ontario ◽  
Landfill Sites ◽  
Bee Diversity ◽  
Bee Community ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
And Control ◽  
Pan Traps ◽  
Bee Abundance

AbstractTo investigate how bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) communities repopulate habitat following severe disturbances, we compared assemblages in new, regenerating landfill sites planted in 2003, recent landfill sites planted in 2000, and control meadows relatively undisturbed for >40 years. All sites were identically sampled using pan traps and sweep netting, from early May to late September 2003, equalising collection effort among sites. In addition, we carried out five-minute aerial net samplings wherever sites contained large patches of wildflowers. We predicted that abundance and diversity of bees would be highest in recent sites and lowest in new sites. This prediction was partially supported: bees were most abundant in recent sites followed by control, then new sites, but species richness was highest (82 species) in recent sites, followed by new sites (67 species), then control (66 species). A randomisation analysis showed that there were more species than expected in new sites and fewer than expected in control sites. Differences in blossom availability likely explain differences in bee abundance and diversity among habitat regeneration levels. Overall, our results suggest that the bee community recolonised newly available sites immediately in the first year and that bee diversity and abundance increased for at least three years, subsequently declining between three and 40 years.

Phenological development studies with Lupinus angustifolius and L. albus in Victoria

1977 ◽  
Vol 17 (87) ◽  
pp. 637 ◽  
Author(s):  
TG Reeves ◽  
KA Boundy ◽  
HD Brooke
Keyword(s):  
Global Radiation ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Lupinus Angustifolius ◽  
Floral Initiation ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Large Area ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Developmental Phases ◽  
Field Plots

The effect of serial planting on the phenological development of Lupinus angustifolius (cvv. Uniwhite, Uniharvest and Unicrop) and L. albus (cv. Ultra) was investigated in field plots at north-eastern Victoria. In 1973, Uniwhite was sown at 16 weekly intervals from May to September at one site: in 1974 Uniharvest, Unicrop and Ultra were planted at four locations, from early April to late September. Duration of the developmental phases-emergence to floral initiation, initiation to first flower, and first flower to last flower-was related to field measurements of temperature, photoperiod, and global radiation. Development of all cultivars from emergence to flowering was highly correlated with temperature and photoperiod (coefficients of determination from 49.5 per cent to 98.5 per cent). Our results suggested that photoperiod contributed to the duration of the flowering period. Unicrop and Ultra were quicker to initiate and flower than Uniharvest and Uniwhite, particularly from early plantings. Later planting reduced the duration of the post-initiation phases, particularly duration of flowering. The range of developmental adaptability exhibited by the four cultivars indicates that lupins could be grown over a large area of Victoria.

scholarly journals Euglossine Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Buriticupu, Amazonia of Maranhão, Brazil1

1999 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francinaldo Soares SILVA ◽  
José Manuel Macário REBÊLO
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Methyl Salicylate ◽  
Benzyl Benzoate ◽  
Forest Reserve ◽  
Euglossine Bees ◽  
Frequent Species ◽  
Eulaema Nigrita ◽  
Euglossa Cordata ◽  
Abundant Genus

Male euglossine bees attracted to cineole, vanillin, methyl salicylate, eugenol and benzyl benzoate, were collected from October 1995 to September 1996, twice a month, between 06.00 and 12.00 hours, at the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Forest Reserve, Buriticupu-MA. It were sampled 1740 individuals, 37 species and 4 genera. Euglossa was the most abundant genus (23 species), followed by Eufriesea (8), Eulaema (4) and Exaerete (2). The most frequent species were Euglossa pleosticta (33% of the collected individuals), Euglossa truncata (12,7%), Euglossa avicula (6,3%), Eufriesea superba (5,2%), Euglossa fimbriata (4,8%) Euglossa violaceifrons (4,4%), Eulaema nigrita (4,1%), Euglossa cordata (4,0%), Eulaema meriana (3,4%). Cineole attracted 66% of males and 70% of species, vanillin (20%; 59%), methyl salicylate (7,4%; 54%), eugenol (5,6%; 44%) and benzyl benzoate (0,7%; 10,8%). The highest abundance of individuals (78,3%) and species (34) occurred in the rainy season (January-June). The species of the genus Eufriesea occurred only in this period. Regarding the hourly activity, the euglossine bees were more frequently found between 10.00 and 11.00 hours, accounting for 33,5% of the individuals and 86,4% of the species.

The distribution, relative abundance and diversity of echinoderms in the eastern English Channel, Bristol Channel, and Irish Sea

2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Ellis ◽  
S.I. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Irish Sea ◽  
Beam Trawl ◽  
English Channel ◽  
Asterias Rubens ◽  
The North ◽  
Psammechinus Miliaris ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Abundance And Diversity ◽  
Trawl Catches

The distribution and relative abundance of macroepibenthic echinoderms in the eastern English Channel and Irish Sea is described from beam trawl catches. Echinoderms accounted for approximately 29% (by biomass) of fauna captured. A total of 24 species were recorded, including 12 species of starfish. The most frequently encountered species were Asterias rubens and Psammechinus miliaris, which were recorded at 85.5% and 56.0% of stations respectively. Asterias rubens and Ophiothrix fragilis accounted for 63.7% and 25.5% (by biomass) respectively of the echinoderms sampled. Mean echinoderm catches ranged from 0.8-kg h−1 in the north-eastern English Channel to 329-kg h−1 in the south-eastern Irish Sea. The echinoderm fauna was more diverse in the St George's Channel and western Irish Sea (6.7–7.0 species haul−1) than in the north-eastern English Channel (1.9 species haul−1).

scholarly journals Range Expansion of the Cleptoparasitic Orchid Bee Aglae caerulea in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Sociobiology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 599
Author(s):  
Marta Helena Schorn de Souza ◽  
Jessica Dasayane Santos Figueiredo ◽  
Jaquison Corrêa da Cunha ◽  
Sandro De Oliveira Pains ◽  
Mariana Teodoro de Brito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Field Studies ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
The North ◽  
Paraguay River ◽  
Eulaema Nigrita ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Eastern Border ◽  
Floodplain Habitats ◽  
Corbiculate Bees

In the present study, a new occurrence of Aglae caerulea Lepeletier & Audinet-Serville is reported within a few km of the seasonal flooded plain limits of the Pantanal in the Paraguay basin, reinforcing the idea that this species coexists with its hostess Eulaema nigrita, one of the most common species catalogued in several habitats surveyed in the biome. After 18 months of sampling and no A. caerulea male attracted to the baits, methyl cinnamate was added to the set of fragrances available in the field. During four weeks in May and one week in June 2018, a total of 11 males of A. caerulea were attracted to the new bait in the gallery forest of São Vicente Range. With this most recent record, we expand the ranges of occurrence to the north-eastern border of the Pantanal of Barão de Melgaço, in Mato Grosso, Brazil. Future expeditions in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul should record this cleptoparasitic species from southern to western Paraguay river basin, to reduce the biogeographical gaps in this peculiar tribe of corbiculate bees. The cleptoparasitic species A. caerulea may be recorded when adequate field studies and collections are made from the seasonal floodplain habitats to karstic habitats (dry forests) along the Pantanal border.

scholarly journals Conocimiento actual de efecto de los insecticidas derivados de la nicotina (neonicotinoides) en las poblaciones de abejas polinizadoras.

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
María Barranco ◽  
Carlos Vergara ◽  
Antonio Mora
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Varroa Destructor ◽  
The United States ◽  
Wild Plant ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Acarapis Woodi ◽  
Low Genetic Diversity ◽  
Colony Collapse ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Abundance And Diversity

La disminución en el número de colmenas de Apis mellifera en diversos países de la Unión Europea y en los Estados Unidos ha preocupado a apicultores, agricultores, ambientalistas, gobiernos y empresas transnacionales. Entre los factores considerados se encuentran: una nutrición deficiente de las abejas, a suplementos artificiales y en menor grado a una disminución de la abundancia y diversidad de flores en las especies de plantas silvestres todo lo cual hace a las abejas susceptibles a enfermedades causadas por virus, bacterias y microsporidios los cuales, a su vez, son considerados cofactores del Desorden del Colapso de las Colonias (DCC). Asimismo, se ha señalado que los ácaros como Acarapis woodi y Varroa destructor pueden ser causantes del DCC al alimentarse de la hemolinfa de las larvas y adultos disminuyendo así sus defensas y favoreciendo la proliferación de enfermedades infecciosas. Otra hipótesis señala un debilitamiento general en las poblaciones de abejas debido a la baja diversidad genética por la producción de grandes cantidades de colonias a partir de un conjunto restringido de abejas reinas y a la inseminación artificial de las mismas. Pero de entre todos los factores señalados, los pesticidas, principalmente los llamados neonicotinoides, son considerados como una de las principales causas de la desaparición de las abejas a nivel mundial en los últimos años. En el presente artículo examinamos la evidencia existente acerca de los efectos de estas sustancias químicas sobre la supervivencia de las más de 20 000 especies conocidas de abejas cultivadas ysilvestres. ABSTRACTThe decline in the number of hives of Apis mellifera in many countries of the European Union and the United States has worried beekeepers, farmers, environmentalists, governments and corporations. Among the factors considered are: poor nutrition of bees, artificial supplements and to a lesser extent to a decrease in the abundance and diversity of flowers in the wild plant species all of which makes bees susceptible to diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and microsporidia which, in turn, are considered cofactors for the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It also noted that the mites as Acarapis woodi and Varroa destructor may be causing the CCD by feeding on the hemolymph of larvae and adults thus lowering their defenses and favoring the spread of infectious diseases. Another hypothesis points to a general weakening in bee populations due to low genetic diversity by producing large amounts of colonies from a restricted set of queen bees and artificial insemination of the same. But of all the above factors, pesticides, primarily the so-called neonicotinoids, are considered as one of the main causes of the disappearance of bees worldwide in recent years. In this article we examine the evidence about

scholarly journals Fauna de Euglossina (Hymenoptera: Apidae) de um fragmento de Mata Atlântica do Alto Oeste Potiguar, Rio Grande do Norte

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 596
Author(s):  
Michelle De Oliveira Guimarães-Brasil ◽  
Daniel De Freitas Brasil ◽  
Thiago Mahlmann ◽  
Eduardo Alves de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Rio Grande ◽  
First Record ◽  
Neotropical Region ◽  
Mata Atlântica ◽  
Northeast Region ◽  
Eulaema Nigrita ◽  
Euglossa Cordata ◽  
Brazilian Semiarid ◽  
Mata Atlantica ◽  
First Time

<p>As abelhas da subtribo Euglossina encontram-se amplamente distribuídas na região Neotropical, sendo mais diversificadas nas florestas úmidas. Objetivou-se realizar um levantamento das espécies desta subtribo em um fragmento de Mata Atlântica, um remanescente de brejo de altitude, localizado em uma região do Semiárido Brasileiro. O estudo foi conduzido no município de Portalegre, Rio Grande do Norte, entre os meses de fevereiro e agosto de 2015. A coleta de dados foi realizada mensalmente entre às 08h00 e 16h00, com a utilização de armadilhas contendo as essências eucaliptol, eugenol e vanilina. Foram coletados um total de 123 machos, distribuídos em quatro gêneros e seis espécies, sendo elas: <em>Eufriesea danielis </em>(43,09%), <em>Euglossa melanotricha </em>(25,20%), <em>Euglossa cordata </em>(15,45%), <em>Eulaema nigrita </em>(13,82%), <em>Euglossa fimbriata </em>(1,63%) e <em>Exaerete dentata</em> (0,81%). O intervalo entre 08h00 e 10h00 foi o de maior atividade, com 54,4% do total dos machos coletados. A comunidade de abelhas da região estudada apresentou maior preferência pelo eucaliptol, atraindo cinco espécies e 67 indivíduos (53,6%). A espécie <em>Eufriesea danielis </em>é reportada pela primeira vez para a região Nordeste do Brasil, enquanto que <em>Exaerete dentata </em>tem seu primeiro registro para o estado do Rio Grande do Norte.</p><p align="center"><strong><em>Euglossina (Hymenoptera: Apidae) fauna of a fragment of the Atlantic Rainforest of the Alto Oeste Potiguar, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil</em></strong></p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The bees of the Euglossina subtribe are widely distributed in the Neotropical region, being more diversified in the humid forests. The purpose of this research was to carry out a survey of the species of this subtribe in a fragment of Atlantic Forest, a remnant of altitude swamp, located in a region of the Brazilian Semiarid. The study was conducted in the municipality of Portalegre, Rio Grande do Norte, between February and August 2015. Data collection was performed monthly between 08h00 and 16h00, using traps containing the eucalyptol, eugenol and vanillin essences. A total of 123 males, distributed in four genera and six species were collected, which are: <em>Eufriesea danielis </em>(43.09%), <em>Euglossa melanotricha </em>(25.20%), <em>Euglossa cordata </em>(15.45%), <em>Eulaema nigrita </em>(13.82%), <em>Euglossa fimbriata </em>(1.63%) and <em>Exaerete dentata</em> (0.81%). The interval between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 was the most active, with 54.4% of the total collected males. The community of the bees studied region showed greater preference for eucalyptol, attracting five species and 67 individuals (53.6%). The species <em>Eufriesea danielis</em> is reported here the first time for the Northeast region of Brazil, while <em>Exaerete dentata </em>has its first record for the state of Rio Grande do Norte.</p>

scholarly journals Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee-Plant Interaction Networks

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert ◽  
Tereza Cristina Giannini
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Interaction Networks ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Generalist Species ◽  
Plant Interaction ◽  
Bee Plant ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Number Of Individuals

Determining bee and plant interactions has an important role on understanding general biology of bee species as well as the potential pollinating relationship between them. Bee surveys have been conducted in Brazil since the end of the 1960s. Most of them applied standardized methods and had identified the plant species where the bees were collected. To analyze the most generalist bees on Brazilian surveys, we built a matrix of bee-plant interactions. We estimated the most generalist bees determining the three bee species of each surveyed locality that presented the highest number of interactions. We found 47 localities and 39 species of bees. Most of them belong to Apidae (31 species) and Halictidae (6) families and to Meliponini (14) and Xylocopini (6) tribes. However, most of the surveys presentedApis melliferaand/orTrigona spinipesas the most generalist species.Apis melliferais an exotic bee species andTrigona spinipes, a native species, is also widespread and presents broad diet breath and high number of individuals per colony.

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