Apoidea (Hymenoptera) in habitats of former agriculture area in a renaturization stage of Kampinos National Park (Poland)

Abstract

K a ta r z y n a SZCZEPKO*, T a d e u s z P a w l ik o w s k i** a n d J a n K. K o w a l c z y k *** A p o id e a (H y m e n o p te r a) in h a b ita ts o f fo rm e r a g ric u ltu re a re a in a r e n a tu r iz a tio n sta g e o f K a m p in o s N a tio n a l P a rk (P o lan d) A b str a c t: W ild bee com m u n ity in h abitats of a b an d o n e d village in forest territo ry of K am pinos N a tio n a l P ark w as stu d ied. From 1998 to 1999, 77 species of Apoidea w ere registered, in clu d in g 21 not recorded so far from the K am pinos N ational P ark a n d 11 for M azovian L ow land. Bees in the stu d ie d h abitats re p re se n ted 8 zoogeographical elem ents, of w hich the w idely d istrib u te d species: palearctic, eu ro p ean , eurosiberian an d holarctic a ccounting for a b o u t 95%. A s reg ard in g the n u m b er of species, the m o st attractive h abitats w e re the area of the Field C entre (anthropogenic p la n t com m unities) a n d the xerotherm ic g rassland w ith an a d m ix tu re of sy n an th ro p ic p lants, 44 an d 31 respectively. The low est n u m b er of species w as reg istered in the m oist m ead o w. The values of M arczew skiS teinhaus' index (0,05< MS <0,33) indicated on con sid erab le qu alitative differences in bee species com position betw een all stu d ie d habitats. K ey w o r d s : Apoidea, Hymenoptera, form er agricu ltu re area, a b an d o n e d village A u th o r s ' a d d r e s s e s : ^D epartm ent of D idactics in Biology a n d B iodiversity Studies,

Ecological amplitude and indication potential of mining bees (Andrena spp.): a case study from the post-agricultural area of the Kampinos National Park (Poland)

“…4 ) have a wide ecological tolerance (Table 7 ). Andrena fulva , recorded in 35% of samples in the current study, has not been recorded in the KNP area previously 37 . It is a Western European species with a tendency to spread eastward.…”

“…The latter has been the most significant factor shaping the KNP. Its territory has been managed consistently in a varied manner (hay-making, cattle grazing, agriculture), which provides a mosaic of habitats and ensures suitable conditions for many bee species 37 , 38 . However, continued abandonment of traditional management leads to the development of forest communities in formerly open areas, which can threaten various hymenopteran groups, such as pompilid, chrysidid, and vespid wasps 39 – 41 .…”

The role of mosaicity of the post-agriculture area of the Kampinos National Park in determining the diversity of species of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

“…This proportion is similar to that recorded for other Aculeata taxa in the Kampinoski National Park (Szczepko & Kowalczyk, 2001;Szczepko et al, 2002. Moreover, the species richness of spider wasps in the KNP (42 species) is distinctly higher than recorded in other studies carried out in the south of Poland: 28 species in the Ojców National Park and 21 in the Magurski National Park (Wi niowski, 2005;Wi niowski & Werstak, 2009, respectively).…”

Factors influencing the diversity of cuckoo wasps (Hymenoptera:Chrysididae) in the post‐agriculture area of theKampinosNationalPark,Poland

“…The number of cuckoo wasp species recorded in the samples (37 species) is approximately half (46%) of the cuckoo wasp species recorded in Poland (Celary, ; Szczepko & Wiśniowski, ). The number is distinctly higher than 11 chrysidid species recorded in another study carried out in Poland in the Świętokrzyski National Park (Kowalczyk, ) but similar to that recorded for other Aculeata in the KNP (Szczepko & Kowalczyk, ; Szczepko et al ., ). As chrysidids are obligate brood parasites, their number also reflects the diversity of their hosts (Tscharntke et al ., ; Rosa, , ).…”