A Checklist of the Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Camilo, Gerardo R.; Muñiz, Paige A.; Arduser, Michael; Spevak, Edward M.

doi:10.2317/0022-8567-90.3.175

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“…The overall community structure of the food roofs does not represent a random assortment drawn from the city's species pool (Camilo et al, 2017). The high abundance and diversity of nonnative species is not surprising given that previous research has found urbanization to be positively correlated with introduced species (Fitch et al, 2019;Gruver and CaraDonna, 2021).…”

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Bee diversity on urban rooftop food gardens

Riehn

Fogel²,

Hathaway³

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Cities

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Green infrastructure on rooftops in urban areas can enhance important ecosystem services. In addition to mitigating water runoff and regulating building temperatures, green roofs can provide food and nesting resources for wildlife. Rooftop gardens can also be utilized to cultivate food crops, giving them the potential to attenuate instances of food insecurity which are commonplace in many urban areas. Given that many crops depend on bee pollination, it is imperative to characterize the rooftop bee community. Therefore, we sampled three urban food roofs near downtown St. Louis, MO during the 2017 and 2018 growing seasons. We found 38 bee species utilizing the rooftop farms. We then compared the rooftop bee communities to those of two nearby ground-level community gardens. The roofs had lower abundances of Bombus species than the ground-level sites while non-native cavity nesters in the genus Megachile were overrepresented. These results indicate that the rooftop bee communities represent a nested subset of the species found at ground level. This has important implications for the management of green roofs for growing crops, as this shift in bee community structure may play a role in determining which crops can be adequately supported with pollination services.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Bee diversity on urban rooftop food gardens

Riehn

Fogel²,

Hathaway³

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Cities

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“…1), and identified (Carril & Wilson 2021;Discover Life). Documented natural histories were used (Willmer 2011;Camilo et al 2017;Carril & Wilson 2021; Discover Life) to assess possible generalism or specialism of species collected across functional groups; results were compared to field observations. Body measurements of bee species were taken from averages used in identification (Carril and Wilson 2021).…”

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Assessing Pollinator Assembly And Efficacy Across Species Ranges In The Genus Triodanis (Campanulaceae)

Tillotson-Chavez,

Lukavsky,

Weber

2024

J Poll Ecol

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Plant-insect interactions are a key topic in evolutionary ecology, especially in the face of anthropogenic changes which threaten to disrupt these mutualisms. An in-depth pollinator survey for species in the genus Triodanis is performed here for the first time, with sampling covering four species and spanning a large portion of their geographic ranges (i.e., four U.S. states). All species in the genus exhibit dimorphic cleistogamy with variability in allocation to open (chasmogamous) flowers among populations and taxa. The genus Triodanis, therefore, provides an opportunity for understanding possible associations between pollinator assemblies and variation in species, breeding system, and geography. To assess these relationships, we sampled four species or subspecies of Triodanis at eight field sites in four states. Sampling encompassed a broad area across the Midwestern U.S. and Texas, and across a gradient of anthropogenically disturbed habitats. We found that for species of Triodanis: 1) small bee and fly generalist pollinators showed some floral constancy during feeding bouts but did not differentiate between species, 2) pollinator community was less diverse and abundant in highly degraded habitats, 3) while allocation to open flowers varied among species and populations, we found no association between breeding system (or species) on pollinator identity or abundance. This study represents the first in-depth survey of pollinator visitors of Triodanis and serves as foundational knowledge about the natural history of this group, provides resolution for members of Campanulaceae exhibiting floral traits of generalist hosts, and important documentation of plant-insect interactions in an era of ongoing anthropogenic changes.

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“…Large tracts of the USA, such as the High Plains and Great Plains are poorly sampled, even though they may have some of the greatest habitat loss across the country (Samson et al, 2004). With limited sampling effort, diverse bee communities can be found in both pristine (e.g., Grundel et al, 2011) and in anthropogenically disturbed habitats (e.g., Camilo et al, 2017). For example, a single day of collecting in Bellaire, Michigan added 50 new bee species records to Antrim County, bringing the total known species from 34 to 84 in 2016 (Gibbs unpublished data).…”

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Geographic Biases in Bee Research Limits Understanding of Species Distribution and Response to Anthropogenic Disturbance

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Habitat loss and degradation due to agricultural intensification and urbanization are key threats facing wild pollinators, especially bees. However, data on the distribution and abundance of most of the world's 20,000+ bee species is lacking, making it difficult to assess the effects of anthropogenic disturbance through time. Moreover, there are geographic biases in the study of bees creating gaps in our understanding of species distributions and regional patterns of diversity. Research efforts are often focused around cities or field stations associated with universities and other research institutions. In this perspectives paper, we provide examples of geographic bias in knowledge regarding bee species distributions using recently collected data from Michigan and Colorado, USA-two states with published species checklists. We illustrate how a limited sampling effort can advance knowledge about bee species distributions, yielding species occurrence records at local and regional scales. Given the implications of geographic biases, we recommend future research efforts focus on poorly sampled geographic regions, especially those affected by anthropogenic disturbance, in order to expand our understanding of human impacts on wild bee species. Sampling across a broader geographic area will provide critical information for taxonomy and predictive models of bee species distributions and diversity. We encourage researchers to plan future studies with consideration of strategies to avoid oversampling local bee populations, the taxonomic expertise required to identify specimens, and resources necessary to voucher specimens.

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A Checklist of the Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Cited by 13 publications

References 35 publications

Bee diversity on urban rooftop food gardens

Bee diversity on urban rooftop food gardens

Assessing Pollinator Assembly And Efficacy Across Species Ranges In The Genus Triodanis (Campanulaceae)

Geographic Biases in Bee Research Limits Understanding of Species Distribution and Response to Anthropogenic Disturbance

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