Global meliponiculture: challenges and opportunities
- M. Cortopassi-Laurino, V. Imperatriz-Fonseca, P. Nogueira-Neto
- Biology
- 1 March 2006
The general panorama of meliponiculture is presented and it is suggested that the successful use of stingless bees will promote the development of new breeding techniques and commercialization possibilities, which must be designed to be sustainable.
Predictors of elevational biodiversity gradients change from single taxa to the multi-taxa community level
- M. Peters, A. Hemp, I. Steffan‐Dewenter
- Environmental ScienceNature Communications
- 22 December 2016
This work quantifies cross-taxon consensus in diversity gradients and evaluates predictors of diversity from single taxa to a multi-taxa community level and points to the importance of temperature for diversification and species coexistence in plant and animal communities.
Taxonomic revision of the African stingless bees (Apoidea : Apidae : Apinae : Meliponini)
- C. Eardley
- Biology
- 1 August 2004
All African stingless bees (Meliponini) are social. Their workers either collect pollen and nectar from flowers or, in
lIgCleptotrigonal/Ig Moure, rob pollen and nectar from other stingless bees.…
Oil Collecting Bees Mostly of the Summer Rainfall Area of Southern Africa (Hymenoptera: Melittidae: Rediviva)
- V. Whitehead, K. Steiner, C. Eardley
- Environmental Science, Biology
- 1 June 2008
The species of Rediviva (Apoidea, Melittidae) occurring in the summer rainfall region of South Africa are revised and four are described as new: R. brunnea, R. rhodosoma and R. transkeiana all attributed to Whitehead and Steiner.
Monitoring arthropods in a tropical landscape: relative effects of sampling methods and habitat types on trap catches
It is concluded that for the purpose of monitoring large arthropod assemblages in the long-term, a protocol based on operating a set of different and non-disruptive traps appears superior in design than summing a series of taxa-specific protocols.
Choice of metrics for studying arthropod responses to habitat disturbance: one example from Gabon
It is recommended to use metrics based on abundance, estimated species richness, species turnover estimated by multivariate analyses and guild structure, to avoid misleading interpretations that may result from comparisons of species richness alone.
Summary for policymakers of the assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) on pollinators, pollination and food production
- S. Potts, V. Imperatriz-Fonseca, B. Viana
- Environmental Science
- 2016
The thematic assessment of pollinators, pollination and food production carried out under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services aims to…
Why do leafcutter bees cut leaves? New insights into the early evolution of bees
- Jessica Litman, B. Danforth, C. Eardley, C. Praz
- BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological…
- 7 December 2011
It is demonstrated that one key innovation—the inclusion of foreign material in nest construction—underlies both a massive range expansion and a significant increase in the rate of diversification within the second largest bee family, Megachilidae.
Bee conservation in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar: diversity, status and threats
- C. Eardley, M. Gikungu, M. Schwarz
- BiologyApidologie
- 1 May 2009
Bee diversity in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar is likely to be important for both agriculture and indigenous ecosystems, but is under-appreciated, and changes to land use practices and development of industries that facilitate conservation will be essential.
Biodiversity Regulation of Ecosystem Services
- S. Díaz, D. Tilman, C. Eardley
- Art
- 2005
Coordinating Lead Authors: Sandra Dı́az, David Tilman, Joseph Fargione Lead Authors: F. Stuart Chapin III, Rodolfo Dirzo, Thomas Kitzberger, Barbara Gemmill, Martin Zobel, Montserrat Vilà, Charles…
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