Native and non-native plants attract diverse bees to urban gardens in California
| Autor: | Gordon W. Frankie, Robbin W. Thorp, M. A. Rizzardi, Ingrid Feng, Christopher C. Jadallah, Marissa Helene Chase, Jaime C Pawelek |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Entomology
Evolution Introduced species Plant Science Biology medicine.disease_cause complex mixtures Pollen Ornamental plant medicine QH359-425 Nectar QK900-989 Plant ecology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Ecology fungi food and beverages Native plant biology.organism_classification Habitat Insect Science behavior and behavior mechanisms Animal Science and Zoology Megachilidae |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Pollination Ecology, Vol 25 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1920-7603 |
| Popis: | Bees visit native and non-native plant species for pollen and nectar resources in urban, agricultural, and wildland environments. Results of an extensive survey of bee-flower collection records from 10 California cities from 2005-2011 were used to examine host-plant records of native and non-native ornamental plants to diverse native and non-native bee species; five cities were from northern California and five were from southern California. A total of 7,659 bees and their floral host plants were examined. Of these, 179 were Apis mellifera and 7,390 were non- Apis . Only four other non- native species (all in Megachilidae) were recorded in the survey, and together they accounted for 402 individuals. These bees have been databased in preparation for deposition in the University of California-Berkeley Essig Museum of Entomology. We identified 229 bee species and 42 genera visiting native and non-native plant types in urban areas. Of the 229 species, 71 bee species were collected from only native plants; 52 were collected from only non-native host plants; and 106 were collected from both types of plants. Native bee species were common on native plants and non-native plants, but there were substantially more non-native bee species visiting non-native plants compared to native plants. Flowering periods in months were similar for both types of plants, but non-natives tended to flower later in the year. We propose that using native and non-native plants improves habitat gardening by increasing opportunities for attracting a richer diversity of bee species and for longer periods. Knowing basic bee-flower relationships in an area is key to planning a bee habitat garden with a variety of plant types, regardless of their geographic origin. !!NOTE! Supplementary files can be found in the left menu (article tools)!! |
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