Field-level characteristics influence wild bee functional guilds on public lands managed for conservation

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dc.contributor.authorMain, Anson R.en
dc.contributor.authorWebb, Elisabeth B.en
dc.contributor.authorGoyne, Keith W.en
dc.contributor.authorMengel, Doreenen
dc.contributor.departmentForest Resources and Environmental Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-30T13:16:09Zen
dc.date.available2020-06-30T13:16:09Zen
dc.date.issued2019-01en
dc.description.abstractThroughout the Midwestern US, many public lands set aside for conservation engage in management activities (e.g., agriculture) that may act as stressors on wild bee populations. Several studies have investigated how wild bees respond to large-scale agriculture production; however, there has been limited assessment of how wild bees may be impacted by agricultural activity on public lands or how local variables may influence bee communities in these same areas. In this study, we assessed the abundance and richness of wild bee floral and nesting guilds at 30 agricultural field margins located on five Conservation Areas in Missouri. Generally, regardless of guild, bee abundance and richness was greater in field margins with more floral diversity and taller vegetation. Bee guilds responded negatively to agricultural production in Conservation Areas with fewer soil- and cavity-nesting bees collected in margins adjacent to annually cropped fields. Although fewer diet specialists were collected, specialist bee abundance and richness was greater in margins near fields that were uncropped (i.e., vegetated, but not row-cropped) during the previous year. Overall, the percentage of trees and shrubs within 800 m of study fields (i.e., "woodland") was negatively associated with abundance and richness of bees, but specifically, reduced richness of soil-nesters and diet specialists. Our findings indicate agricultural management activities on public lands may lead to decreased abundance and richness of wild bee guilds. If public lands are to be managed for species diversity, including wild bees, maintaining diverse plant communities with taller vegetation (>100 cm) near cultivated fields and/or modifying agricultural production practices on public lands may greatly improve the conservation of local bee communities. (C) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.en
dc.description.adminPublic domain – authored by a U.S. government employeeen
dc.description.notesSpecial thanks to the MDC Conservation Area managers and biologists for their willing participation in this research: B. Anderson, D. Bryant, J. Demand, B. Diekmann, C. Freeman, A. Pearson, C. Smith, and N. Walker. We appreciate W. Boys, D. Corcoran, G. Graells, K. Kuechle, J. Piercefield, and A. Wilcox for their assistance in field data collection. Thank you to M. Arduser for his willingness to consult on identification of more challenging bee species. We thank M. Vandever (USGS) for his insightful reviewof our manuscript and the two other anonymous reviewers for their time and comments into strengthening this paper. This work was funded through a cooperative agreement with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in collaboration with L. Webb and K. Goyne. Partial support was also provided by Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and USDA-NIFA through Hatch funding (MO-HANR0007) and Multi-State Working Group W3045 (MOMSNR0002). The Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is jointly sponsored by the MDC, the University of Missouri, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Wildlife Management Institute. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.en
dc.description.sponsorshipMissouri Department of Conservation (MDC); Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; USDA-NIFAUnited States Department of Agriculture (USDA) [MO-HANR0007]; Multi-State Working Group W3045 [MOMSNR0002]; MDC; University of Missouri; U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceUS Fish & Wildlife Service; U.S. Geological SurveyUnited States Geological Survey; Wildlife Management Instituteen
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00598en
dc.identifier.issn2351-9894en
dc.identifier.othere00598en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/99172en
dc.identifier.volume17en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/en
dc.subjectBee guildsen
dc.subjectAbundanceen
dc.subjectRichnessen
dc.subjectConservation areasen
dc.subjectField marginsen
dc.subjectAgroecosystemsen
dc.titleField-level characteristics influence wild bee functional guilds on public lands managed for conservationen
dc.title.serialGlobal Ecology and Conservationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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