TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving wild bee monitoring, sampling methods, and conservation
AU - Klaus, Felix
AU - Ayasse, Manfred
AU - Classen, Alice
AU - Dauber, Jens
AU - Diekötter, Tim
AU - Everaars, Jeroen
AU - Fornoff, Felix
AU - Greil, Henri
AU - Hendriksma, Harmen P.
AU - Jütte, Tobias
AU - Klein, Alexandra Maria
AU - Krahner, André
AU - Leonhardt, Sara D.
AU - Lüken, Dorothee J.
AU - Paxton, Robert J.
AU - Schmid-Egger, Christian
AU - Steffan-Dewenter, Ingolf
AU - Thiele, Jan
AU - Tscharntke, Teja
AU - Erler, Silvio
AU - Pistorius, Jens
PY - 2024/3
Y1 - 2024/3
N2 - Bees are the most important group of insect pollinators, but their populations are declining. To gain a better understanding of wild bee responses to different stressors (e.g. land-use change) and conservation measures, regional and national monitoring schemes are currently being established in Germany, which is used here as a model region, and in many other countries. We offer perspectives on how to best design future bee monitoring programs with a focus on evaluating the implementation of conservation measures. We discuss different traditional and novel sampling methods, their efficacy depending on research questions and the life-history traits of target species, and how greater standardization of wild bee sampling and monitoring methods can make data more comparable, contributing to the identification of general trends and mechanisms driving bee populations. Furthermore, the potential impact of bee sampling itself on bee populations is discussed.
AB - Bees are the most important group of insect pollinators, but their populations are declining. To gain a better understanding of wild bee responses to different stressors (e.g. land-use change) and conservation measures, regional and national monitoring schemes are currently being established in Germany, which is used here as a model region, and in many other countries. We offer perspectives on how to best design future bee monitoring programs with a focus on evaluating the implementation of conservation measures. We discuss different traditional and novel sampling methods, their efficacy depending on research questions and the life-history traits of target species, and how greater standardization of wild bee sampling and monitoring methods can make data more comparable, contributing to the identification of general trends and mechanisms driving bee populations. Furthermore, the potential impact of bee sampling itself on bee populations is discussed.
KW - Bumble bee
KW - Oligolectic species
KW - Pollination
KW - Pollinator decline
KW - Pollinator loss
KW - Solitary bee
KW - Threatened species
U2 - 10.1016/j.baae.2024.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.baae.2024.01.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85184044486
SN - 1439-1791
VL - 75
SP - 2
EP - 11
JO - Basic and Applied Ecology
JF - Basic and Applied Ecology
ER -