Canada: Decline in wild bee species richness associated with honey bee abundance in an urban ecosystem
Negative correlations between honey bee populations and wild bee diversity cannot be interpreted as direct evidence for competitive exclusion.
Phys Org
Feb 3, 2023
Excerpt:
A new study published in PeerJ has provided insights into how western honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in urban areas may represent a new threat to wild bee communities. On the Island of Montréal, Canada there has been a particularly large increase in beekeeping across the city.
The study examined the wild bee communities and floral resources across a gradient of honey bee abundances in urban greenspaces in 2020, and compared the bee communities at the same sites before and after the large influx of honey bees. The research found a negative relationship between urban beekeeping, pollen availability, and wild bee species richness. It also found that honey bee abundance had the strongest negative effect on small wild bee species richness.
Wild bee populations can fluctuate largely in space and time, however, the analyses of the bee and floral community in 2020, and the comparison to the bee community in 2013, strongly suggests a negative relationship between high-density urban beekeeping and wild bee richness.
Urban floral communities are often dominated by exotic and cultivated plants, and native bees tend to prefer native plants, exotic bees are thought to have an advantage in urban environments
Small bee species (ITS <2.25 mm) were influenced by the presence of managed honey bees. The analyses of the small wild bee community (57% of all wild bees sampled) showed a decline in richness with honey bee abundance across both sites and years, not seen in the large bee community.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/canada-decline-in-wild-bee-species-richness-associated-with-honey-bee-abundance-in-an-urban-ecosystem/
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