Extensive loss of forage diversity in social bees owing to flower constancy in simulated environments DOI Creative Commons
Christoph Grüter, Francisca H. I. D. Segers,

Lucy Hayes

et al.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 291(2027)

Published: July 1, 2024

Many bees visit just one flower species during a foraging trip, i.e. they show constancy. Flower constancy is important for plant reproduction but it could lead to an unbalanced diet, especially in biodiversity-depleted landscapes. It assumed that does not reduce dietary diversity social bees, such as honeybees or bumblebees, this has yet been tested. We used computer simulations investigate the effects of on colony diet species-rich and species-poor also explored if communication about food sources, which by many further reduces forage diversity. Our reveal extensive loss owing both environments. Small flower-constant colonies often discovered only 30–50% all available species, thereby increasing risk nutritional deficiencies. Communication interacted with further. Finally, we found source clustering, habitat fragmentation impaired These findings highlight challenges face different landscapes can aid design measures increase improve bee nutrition human-modified

Language: Английский

Extensive loss of forage diversity in social bees owing to flower constancy in simulated environments DOI Creative Commons
Christoph Grüter, Francisca H. I. D. Segers,

Lucy Hayes

et al.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 291(2027)

Published: July 1, 2024

Many bees visit just one flower species during a foraging trip, i.e. they show constancy. Flower constancy is important for plant reproduction but it could lead to an unbalanced diet, especially in biodiversity-depleted landscapes. It assumed that does not reduce dietary diversity social bees, such as honeybees or bumblebees, this has yet been tested. We used computer simulations investigate the effects of on colony diet species-rich and species-poor also explored if communication about food sources, which by many further reduces forage diversity. Our reveal extensive loss owing both environments. Small flower-constant colonies often discovered only 30–50% all available species, thereby increasing risk nutritional deficiencies. Communication interacted with further. Finally, we found source clustering, habitat fragmentation impaired These findings highlight challenges face different landscapes can aid design measures increase improve bee nutrition human-modified

Language: Английский

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