A bee diversity survey in oak savannah habitats in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario

dc.contributor.authorMac, Lily
dc.contributor.authorBazely, Dawn
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-29T07:21:24Z
dc.date.available2011-08-29T07:21:24Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionArticle in Conference Proceedingsen
dc.description.abstractA survey of bee diversity was conducted in two oak savannah habitats - Oak Savannah 3 (03) and South Point (SP) - in Rondeau Provincial Park in Southern Ontario, Canada. The bee community composition of 03 and SP were similar in both sites according to a Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) and Sorensen's coefficient of community similarity. However, bees appeared to prefer the SP habitat over 03 as determined by the greater bee species abundance, richness, Shannon diversity, and evenness values found in SP. This is possibly due to the larger habitat area and greater plant species richness and abundance of SP compared to 03. The decline in bee species richness and abundance toward the end of the summer correlated with the decline in plant richness and abundance because bees rely on the nectar and pollen in plants that are flowering as sources of food.
dc.identifier.citationMac, L. and Bazely, D. 2004. A bee diversity survey in oak savannah habitats in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario. Proceedings of the 6th Parks Research Forum of Ontario, 2004: Protected Areas and Watershed Management. pp. 327-336.en
dc.identifier.isbn1-894072-54-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/9855
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherHeritage Resources Centre, University of Waterlooen
dc.rights.articlehttp://casiopa.mediamouse.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/PRFO-2003-Proceedings-p327-335-Mac-and-Bazely.pdfen
dc.subjectApoideaen
dc.subjectHymenopteraen
dc.subjectCommunityen
dc.subjectDiversityen
dc.titleA bee diversity survey in oak savannah habitats in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontarioen
dc.typeArticleen

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