Competition between managed honeybees and wild bumblebees depends on landscape context

• Published in: Basic and applied ecology Vol. 17; no. 7; pp. 609 - 616
• Main Authors: Herbertsson, Lina, Lindström, Sandra A.M., Rundlöf, Maj, Bommarco, Riccardo, Smith, Henrik G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2016
• Subjects: Agricultural and Veterinary sciences; Agricultural Sciences; Annan lantbruksvetenskap; Apis mellifera; Apis mellifera Bombus; Biologi; Biological Sciences; Bombus; Borders; Bumblebees; Communities; Density; Ecology; Ecology (including Biodiversity Conservation); Ekologi; Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation (including Biodiversity); Environmental Sciences related to Agriculture and Land-use; Flower resources; Forages; foraging; grasslands; habitats; Heterogeneity; honey bees; Interspecific competition; Landscape complexity; Landscapes; Lantbruksvetenskap och veterinärmedicin; Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap; Miljö- och naturvårdsvetenskap (Här ingår: Biodiversitet); Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Other Agricultural Sciences; Pollinators; Verges; Apis mellifera; Interspecific competition; Landscape complexity; Flower resources; Pollinators; Bombus

Honeybees might outcompete wild bees by depleting common resources, possibly more so in simplified landscapes where flower-rich habitats have been lost. We tested this by experimentally adding honeybee hives to nine sites while ensuring that ten additional sites were free from hives. The landscape s...