<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Wild bees (Apiformes) were studied in 4 crop fields and 8 refuge habitats for 2 - 5 years in agricultural landscapes in the Pleven and Plovdiv regions of Bulgaria. In total, 233 bee species were recorded. Bee forage plants visited by the honey bee and wild Apiformes are listed for each refuge habitat. Species composition is given for individual habitats, including fields of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), oilseed rape (Brassica napus), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), and radish (Raphanus sativus). Species richness and dominance structure of bee communities in the 2 regions are compared, and species responsible for significant differences are identified.</p></abstract>

Wild bees (Apiformes) were studied in 4 crop fields and 8 refuge habitats for 2 - 5 years in agricultural landscapes in the Pleven and Plovdiv regions of Bulgaria. In total, 233 bee species were recorded. Bee forage plants visited by the honey bee and wild Apiformes are listed for each refuge habitat. Species composition is given for individual habitats, including fields of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), oilseed rape (Brassica napus), sunflower (Helianthus annuus), and radish (Raphanus sativus). Species richness and dominance structure of bee communities in the 2 regions are compared, and species responsible for significant differences are identified.

Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) in the Agricultural Landscape of Bulgaria: Species Diversity

Institute of Environmental Biology, Kazimierz Wielki University, 12 Ossolińskich Av., 85-093 Bydgoszcz, Poland

5800 Pleven, 23 San Stefano, ap. 4, Bulgaria

Journal of Apicultural Science

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Wild bees (Apiformes) were studied in 4 crop fields and 8 refuge habitats for 2 - 5 years in agricultural landscapes in the Pleven and Plovdiv regions of...

Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) in the Agricultural Landscape of Bulgaria: Species Diversity

Published Online: May 27, 2014

Page range: 29 - 49

Received: Dec 27, 2012

Accepted: Jan 15, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0003

Keywords
Bulgaria, dominance structure, Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes, Pleven region, Plovdiv region, species diversity

© by Józef Banaszak

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Apiformes) in the Agricultural Landscape of Bulgaria: Species Diversity

Published Online: May 27, 2014

Page range: 29 - 49

Received: Dec 27, 2012

Accepted: Jan 15, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0003

KeywordsBulgaria, dominance structure, Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes, Pleven region, Plovdiv region, species diversity

© by Józef Banaszak

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
Bulgaria, dominance structure, Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes, Pleven region, Plovdiv region, species diversity