Bee Habitat, but Not Bee Community Structure, Varies Across Grassland Management in Four National Parks in the Mid‐Atlantic, USA
Diane L Larson, Michael Simanonok, Andrew Landsman, Jennifer L Larson, Cora Davies, Clint R V Otto · 2024
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Diane Larson and co-authors report a 2024 study of bees and flowers in grasslands at four national parks in the mid-Atlantic region. Parks that preserve historic landscapes can also shelter native bees, and managers want to help bees without breaking with the past. The team compared three ways of managing grassland: hay cutting, pasture, and warm-season meadows.
In 2021 and 2022, the team walked set lines at 37 sites, counting bees and open flowers twice a year. Flower resources differed across management types, but bee counts, variety, and balance did not. The finding tells managers that habitat gains may not shift bee makeup in a simple way.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Diane L Larson, Michael Simanonok, Andrew Landsman, Jennifer L Larson, Cora Davies, Clint R V Otto |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |