Environmental factors and land uses related to the naturalization of Bombus terrestris in Hokkaido, northern Japan
Environmental factors and land uses related to the naturalization of Bombus terrestris in Hokkaido, northern Japan
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日本北部北海道与熊熊归化相关的环境因素和土地利用
DOI:
10.1007/s10530-009-9483-7
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
J. Yokoyama
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文献类型:
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作者:
Yurika Nukatsuka;J. Yokoyama
The buff-tailed bumblebee,Bombus terrestris, was introduced into Japan in 1991 and is now widely established in Hokkaido, northern Japan. To characterize environmental factors affecting the naturalization ofB. terrestris, we examined the relationship between vegetation, land use, and bumblebee fauna at various sites in Hokkaido. Increase of human-modified environments and reduced area of forest were associated withB. terrestrisinhabitation. Although agricultural fields provide a huge expanse of land forB. terrestrisnaturalization, environmental instability (human impacts or weather factors) sometimes leads to local population extinctions. Urban and residential areas may suffer less fluctuation and provide suitable environments forB. terrestrisnaturalization though the total area is rather small. Presence of the both types of human-modified environments is likely to lead the introduction ofB. terrestrisinto new areas in Hokkaido, northern Japan.