Evaluating Native Bee Communities and Nutrition in Managed Grasslands.

ABSTRACT: Native pollinators are important for providing vital services in agroecosystems; however, their numbers are declining globally. Bees are the most efficient and diverse members of the pollinator community; therefore, it is imperative that management strategies be implemented that positively affect bee community composition and health. Here, we test responses of the bee and flowering plant communities to land management treatments in the context of grasslands in the upper Midwestern United States, a critical area with respect to bee declines. Twelve sites were selected to examine floral resources and wild bee communities based on three different types of grasslands: tallgrass prairie remnants, ungrazed restorations, and grazed restorations. Total bee abundance was significantly higher in ung

SUBMITTER: Stein DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7293027 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature