Crop and Semi-Natural Habitat Configuration affects Diversity and Abundance of Native Bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in a Large-Scale Cotton Agroecosystem
I. L. Esquivel, K. A. Parys, M. D. Eubanks, R. N. Coulson, J. D. Oswald, M. J. Brewer
This study examines how crop and semi-natural habitat configurations in cotton agroecosystems affect native bee diversity and abundance, finding higher species richness near semi-natural habitats and dominance of Melissodes tepaneca in cotton-crop interfaces.
bioRxiv · Nov 11, 2020Ecology