Checklist of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) from Managed Emergent Wetlands in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Arkansas

Project Type: Graduate Student
Funds awarded in 2015: $11,000.00
Projected End Date: 08/31/2017
Grant Recipient: University of Arkansas
Region: Southern
State: Arkansas
Graduate Student:
Major Professor:
Ashley Dowling
University of Arkansas
Description:
Here we present the results from a two-year bee survey conducted on 18 managed emergent wetlands in the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Arkansas, USA. Sample methods included pan traps, sweep netting and blue-vane traps. We document 83 bee species and morphospecies in 5 families and 31 genera, of which 37 species represent first published state records for Arkansas. The majority of species were opportunistic wetland species; only a small number were wetland-dependent species or species largely restricted to alluvial plains.
Type:
Peer-reviewed Journal Article
Authors:
Phillip Stephenson
Terry Griswold
Michael Arduser
Ashley Dowling
David Krementz
Target audiences:
Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers
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