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Bee community of a beach dune ecosystem on Maranhão Island, Brazil
Provedor de dados: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
Autores: Albuquerque,Patricia Maia Correia de; Camargo,João Maria Franco de; Mendonça,José Ângelo Cordeiro.
The bee-plant community in a beach dune ecosystem in north-eastern of Brazil was studied concerning phenology and floral preference. The bees visited thirty-three species of 20 families of plants. The most visited species were Vernonia arenaria (Asteraceae), Chamaecrista hispidula (Caesalpiniaceae), Passiflora foetida (Passifloraceae) and Turnera melochioides (Turneraceae). Fifty-five percent of plants presented an annual or long flowering period (from 5 to 7 months). The largest number of species blooming was observed from March to August (dry season), corresponding to the period of greatest abundance and diversity of bees. Based on the range of floral sources used by the dominant bees, three guilds of bees were noted: bees with a restricted range of...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Apoidea; Bee-plant interactions; Beach dune; North-eastern Brazil.
Ano: 2007
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000700012