Preferred nesting sites of bumblebee queens (Hymenoptera:Apidae) in agroecosystems in the UK
Preferred nesting sites of bumblebee queens (Hymenoptera:Apidae) in agroecosystems in the UK
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DOI：
10.1016/s0006-3207(02)00131-3
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发表时间：
2003-02-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Goulson, D
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作者：
Kells, AR;Goulson, D
大黄蜂(Bombus spp.)近年来，整个欧洲都出现了有据可查的下降，主要是由于农业集约化造成饲料和巢址的破坏。这项研究旨在量化观察到的英国物种对不同类型的野外和森林边界栖息地的特定物种的筑巢地点偏好。总共对七种常见的大黄蜂进行了1287次观察；寻找巢的行为被认为是筑巢地点偏好的指示。在喜好的栖息地上存在种间差异，有些物种在筑巢地点的选择上比其他物种更具体。已知的喜好地下筑巢的物种与那些含有河岸的生境(Bornbus terrestris、B.laridarius和B.Lucorum)之间有很强的联系；其他物种与草袜型植被(B.pascuorum、B.hortorum和B.ruderarius)有很强的联系。为了保护大黄蜂物种的继续存在，显然需要保护各种田野和森林边界类型；这对保护与农业生态系统有关的其他动植物物种具有积极意义。(C)2002爱思唯尔科学有限公司。保留所有权利。
Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) have undergone a documented Europe-wide decline in recent years, mostly attributable to destruction of forage and nest sites caused by agricultural intensification. This study was set up to quantify species-specific nest-site preferences of observed UK species for various types of field and forest boundary habitat. In total, 1287 observations were made of seven common bumblebee species; nest-searching behaviour was taken as being indicative of nest site preference. There was interspecific variation in preferred habitat, with some species found to be much more specific in their choice of nest site than others. A strong association was found between those species that are known to prefer subterraneous nesting and those habitats that contained banks (Bornbus terrestris, B. lapidarius and B. lucorum); other species were strongly associated with tussock-type vegetation (B. pascuorum, B. hortorum and B. ruderarius). In order to safeguard the continued existence of bumblebee species it is clear that a variety of field and forest boundary types need to be conserved; this has positive implications for the conservation of other species of flora and fauna associated with agroecosystems. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.