Guidelines on sampling intensity of bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes)

• DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9671-3
• Publication Date: 2014-07-25T09:06:28Z
• Authors: Józef Banaszak; Weronika Banaszak...; Piotr Szefer
• Keywords: Animal ecology; Entomology

Changes in bee fauna, such as the disappearance of certain species or increasing abundance others, are very important. The common belief that pollinating insects facing problems also prompts detailed studies fauna order to track on-going changes. Assessment state communities particular ecosystems ecosystem complexes within a landscape, tracing course trends and predicting their future structures resulting from current changes, only possible if sampling is carried out at an appropriate frequency, so representative materials obtained. aim present study was determine what intensity during growing season would enable collection evaluate diversity bees area. Repeated monthly intervals throughout period activity resulted identification 73 species, corresponding 51.4 % estimated number When samples were obtained twice month, 93 captured, accounting for 65.5 species. took place nearly four times 108 making up 76 species; this rate may be regarded representative. importance phenology given animal group effort emphasised.