Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve

Honeybee hives may influence pollen and nectar availability in natural ecosystems, which may consequently affect wild pollinators. We studied the effects of managed honeybee hives on wild bee diversity in Villavicencio Nature Reserve (Mendoza, Argentina). We placed pan traps at increasing distances...

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Main Authors: Leguizamón, Yamila, Debandi, Guillermo Oscar, Vázquez, Diego P.
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10376
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-021-00882-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00882-6
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author Leguizamón, Yamila
Debandi, Guillermo Oscar
Vázquez, Diego P.
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description Honeybee hives may influence pollen and nectar availability in natural ecosystems, which may consequently affect wild pollinators. We studied the effects of managed honeybee hives on wild bee diversity in Villavicencio Nature Reserve (Mendoza, Argentina). We placed pan traps at increasing distances from honeybee hives to estimate wild bee abundance, richness, and composition. Wild bee abundance did not change detectably with distance to honeybee hives, although the abundance of the most common species, Arhysosage bifasciata, increased with increasing distance to the hives. Wild bee richness increased weakly with increasing distance to hives. Although wild bee composition did not change significantly with distance to the apiaries for the full data set, it changed significantly when we excluded A. bifasciata from the analyses. We found no relationship between body size and distance to the apiaries. Overall, our results indicate that managed honeybee hives had mixed effects on the wild bee assemblage in our study area. Given the relatively low hive density used in our study compared to other studies, we recommend an adaptive management strategy with continuous impact assessment.
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spelling INTA103762021-09-28T12:21:53Z Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve Leguizamón, Yamila Debandi, Guillermo Oscar Vázquez, Diego P. Colmena Colonia de Abejas Abeja Melífera Manejo del Apiario Tierras de Secano Hives Bee Colonies Honey Bees Hive Management Drylands Honeybee hives may influence pollen and nectar availability in natural ecosystems, which may consequently affect wild pollinators. We studied the effects of managed honeybee hives on wild bee diversity in Villavicencio Nature Reserve (Mendoza, Argentina). We placed pan traps at increasing distances from honeybee hives to estimate wild bee abundance, richness, and composition. Wild bee abundance did not change detectably with distance to honeybee hives, although the abundance of the most common species, Arhysosage bifasciata, increased with increasing distance to the hives. Wild bee richness increased weakly with increasing distance to hives. Although wild bee composition did not change significantly with distance to the apiaries for the full data set, it changed significantly when we excluded A. bifasciata from the analyses. We found no relationship between body size and distance to the apiaries. Overall, our results indicate that managed honeybee hives had mixed effects on the wild bee assemblage in our study area. Given the relatively low hive density used in our study compared to other studies, we recommend an adaptive management strategy with continuous impact assessment. EEA Junín Fil: Leguizamón, Yamila. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina Fil: Leguizamón, Yamila. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Las Zonas Áridas; Argentina Fil: Leguizamón, Yamila. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Las Zonas Áridas; Argentina Fil: Debandi, Guillermo Oscar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Junin; Argentina Fil: Vázquez, Diego P. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina Fil: Vázquez, Diego P. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Las Zonas Áridas; Argentina Fil: Vázquez, Diego P. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Las Zonas Áridas; Argentina 2021-09-28T12:15:59Z 2021-09-28T12:15:59Z 2021 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10376 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-021-00882-6 0044-8435 1297-9678 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00882-6 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Apidologie (Published: 23 September 2021)
spellingShingle Colmena
Colonia de Abejas
Abeja Melífera
Manejo del Apiario
Tierras de Secano
Hives
Bee Colonies
Honey Bees
Hive Management
Drylands
Leguizamón, Yamila
Debandi, Guillermo Oscar
Vázquez, Diego P.
Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
title Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
title_full Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
title_fullStr Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
title_full_unstemmed Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
title_short Managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
title_sort managed honeybee hives and the diversity of wild bees in a dryland nature reserve
topic Colmena
Colonia de Abejas
Abeja Melífera
Manejo del Apiario
Tierras de Secano
Hives
Bee Colonies
Honey Bees
Hive Management
Drylands
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/10376
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-021-00882-6
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00882-6
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