Declines of managed honey bees and beekeepers in Europe
Declines of managed honey bees and beekeepers in Europe
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DOI：
10.3896/ibra.1.49.1.02
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发表时间：
2010-01-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Settele, Josef
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作者：
Potts, Simon G.;Roberts, Stuart P. M.;Settele, Josef
越来越多的证据表明，欧洲管理的蜜蜂数量正在下降，但欧洲的信息仍然不完整和局部化。在这里，我们收集了来自18个欧洲国家的数据，以评估1965年至2005年间蜜蜂群体和养蜂人数量的趋势。我们发现中欧国家的殖民地数量持续下降，地中海国家有所增加。在所审查的所有欧洲国家中，养蜂人的人数都有所下降。我们的数据支持这样一种观点，即至少在某些地区，蜜蜂数量正在下降，这可能与养蜂人数量的减少密切相关。然而，由于各国采用的方法和社会经济因素不同，我们关于蜂群数量和养蜂人的数据必须谨慎解释，从而限制了它们的可比性。因此，我们提出具体建议，在国家和全球一级采用标准化方法，以协助今后监测蜜蜂。
Growing evidence indicates that European managed honey bees are in decline, but information for Europe remains patchy and localized. Here we compile data from 18 European countries to assess trends in the number of honey bee colonies and beekeepers between 1965 and 2005. We found consistent declines in colony numbers in central European countries and some increases in Mediterranean countries. Beekeeper numbers have declined in all of the European countries examined. Our data support the view that honey bees are in decline at least in some regions, which is probably closely linked to the decreasing number of beekeepers. Our data on colony numbers and beekeepers must, however, be interpreted with caution due to different approaches and socioeconomic factors in the various countries, thereby limiting their comparability. We therefore make specific recommendations for standardized methodologies to be adopted at the national and global level to assist in the future monitoring of honey bees.