Effects of study design parameters on estimates of bee abundance and richness in agroecosystems: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Pollinators are critical for agricultural production and food security, leading to many ongoing surveys of pollinators (especially bees) in crop and adjacent landscapes. These surveys have become increasingly important to better understand the community of potential pollinators, quantify relative insect abundance, and secure crop ecosystem services. However, as some bee populations are declining, there is a need to align and improve bee survey efforts, so that they can best meet research and conservation goals, particularly in light of the logistical and financial constraints of conducting such studies. Here, we mined the existing literature on bee surveys in or around agricultural lands to better understand how sampling methods can be optimized to maximize estimates of 2 key measures of b

SUBMITTER: Levenson HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10933562 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature