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BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY
卷 63, 期 -, 页码 196-205出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2022.06.008
关键词
Bombus; Biodiversity conservation; Farming practices; Nest activity; Pollination; Ecological intensification
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资金
- Swedish Board of Agriculture [4.1.18-9637]
- Formas [2018-02283]
- Swedish Agency for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning
- Formas [2018-02283] Funding Source: Formas
Straw can be used as an easy and efficient intervention to increase the availability of bumblebee nest sites in agricultural landscapes, according to a study conducted in Swedish farms.
Many bumblebee species are declining due to a loss of semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes resulting in diminished forage and nest sites. Anecdotal experience indicates that bumblebees nest in straw bales, but scientific evidence is lacking. We spent 250 h screening for bumblebee nests in 1255 straw bales and ten straw stacks belonging to 58 farms in two intensively farmed Swedish regions and recorded nests, nest traffic, and straw characteristics. We supplemented the straw screening with screening of control areas, without straw, that were selected in similar environments as the areas with straw. We observed 45 bumblebee nests (including potential nests where a single bumblebee flew in or out of the straw) of eight species/ species groups, including one red-listed, in or directly adjacent to the straw at 26 of the farms. Nests were mainly found in partly decayed straw and bales placed together. We found no nests in control areas. Based on our results, we suggest that straw can be used as an easy, cheap and efficient intervention to increase the availability of bumblebee nest sites in agricultural landscapes. Considering the costs and benefits of the alternatives, we conclude that straw addition has advantages over commercial bumblebee colonies for crop pollination purposes and over artificial nest boxes for conservation purposes. (C) 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier GmbH on behalf of Gesellschaft fur Okologie.
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