Structure and composition of the euglossine bee community along an elevational gradient of rupestrian grassland vegetation

• Published in: Apidologie Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 675 - 687
• Main Authors: dos Santos, Fabíola Mendes, Beiroz, Wallace, Antonini, Yasmine, Martén-Rodríguez, Silvana, Quesada, Mauricio, Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.08.2020; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Abundance; Apidae; Arid regions; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brazil; cerrado; climate; Composition; Corridors; Ecosystem services; ecosystems; ecotones; Elevation; Entomology; Euglossini; Geography; Grasslands; Herbivores; Life Sciences; Mountain regions; Mountains; Neotropics; Original Article; Rainy season; Savannahs; savannas; Seasonal distribution; Species composition; Species diversity; Species richness; Tropical forests; Vegetation; Cerrado Biome; Brazil; campo rupestre; Neotropical savanna; orchid bees; mountain ecology; Brazilian Cerrado

Euglossini is an important tribe of Neotropical bees found primarily in wet forest environments, although their distribution extends to seasonal tropical forests and mountainous grassland habitats. However, little is known about the geography and diversity of euglossine bees in mountain regions, par...