A synopsis of the Bee occurrence data of northern Tanzania.
Biodivers Data J. 2021; 9:e68190.BD

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) are the most important group of pollinators with about 20,507 known species worldwide. Despite the critical role of bees in providing pollination services, studies aiming at understanding which species are present across disturbance gradients are scarce. Limited taxononomic information for the existing and unidentified bee species in Tanzania make their conservation haphazard. Here, we present a dataset of bee species records obtained from a survey in nothern Tanzania i.e. Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara regions. Our findings serve as baseline data necessary for understanding the diversity and distribution of bees in the northern parts of the country, which is a critical step in devising robust conservation and monitoring strategies for their populations.

NEW INFORMATION

In this paper, we present information on 45 bee species belonging to 20 genera and four families sampled using a combination of sweep-netting and pan trap methods. Most species (27, ~ 60%) belong to the family Halictidae followed by 16 species (35.5%) from the family Apidae. Megachilidae and Andrenidae were the least represented, each with only one species (2.2%). Additional species of Apidae and Megachilidae sampled during this survey are not yet published on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), once they will be available on GBIF, they will be published in a subsequent paper. From a total of 953 occurrences, highest numbers were recorded in Kilimanjaro Region (n = 511), followed by Arusha (n = 410) and Manyara (n = 32), but this pattern reflects the sampling efforts of the research project rather than real bias in the distributions of bee species in northern Tanzania.

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Lasway JV

Department of Wildlife Management, College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, P.O. Box 3031, Moshi, Tanzania Department of Wildlife Management, College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, P.O. Box 3031 Moshi Tanzania. Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany.

Department of Wildlife Tourism, College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, P.O. Box 3031, Moshi, Tanzania Department of Wildlife Tourism, College of African Wildlife Management, Mweka, P.O. Box 3031 Moshi Tanzania.

Rwegasira GM

Department of Crop Science and Hortculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3005, Morogoro, Tanzania Department of Crop Science and Hortculture, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3005 Morogoro Tanzania.

Lesio N

Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661, Arusha, Tanzania Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, P.O. Box 661 Arusha Tanzania.

Gideon H

Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), P.O. Box 4302, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), P.O. Box 4302, Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road Dar es Salaam Tanzania.

Pauly A

Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), O.D. Taxonomy & Phylogeny, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000, Brussels, Belgium Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), O.D. Taxonomy & Phylogeny, Rue Vautier 29, B-1000 Brussels Belgium.

Eardley C

Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management,, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa.

Peters MK

Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, University of Würzburg, Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Germany.

Peterson AT

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States of America Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas Lawrence, KS United States of America.

Steffan-Dewenter I

Njovu HK

Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania, P.O. Box 70919, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania, P.O. Box 70919 Dar Es Salaam Tanzania.

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eng

PubMed ID

34497474

Citation

Lasway, Julius V., et al. "A Synopsis of the Bee Occurrence Data of Northern Tanzania." Biodiversity Data Journal, vol. 9, 2021, pp. e68190.

Lasway JV, Kinabo NR, Mremi RF, et al. A synopsis of the Bee occurrence data of northern Tanzania. Biodivers Data J. 2021;9:e68190.

Lasway, J. V., Kinabo, N. R., Mremi, R. F., Martin, E. H., Nyakunga, O. C., Sanya, J. J., Rwegasira, G. M., Lesio, N., Gideon, H., Pauly, A., Eardley, C., Peters, M. K., Peterson, A. T., Steffan-Dewenter, I., & Njovu, H. K. (2021). A synopsis of the Bee occurrence data of northern Tanzania. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9, e68190. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e68190

Lasway JV, et al. A Synopsis of the Bee Occurrence Data of Northern Tanzania. Biodivers Data J. 2021;9:e68190. PubMed PMID: 34497474.

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TY - JOUR T1 - A synopsis of the Bee occurrence data of northern Tanzania. AU - Lasway,Julius V, AU - Kinabo,Neema R, AU - Mremi,Rudolf F, AU - Martin,Emanuel H, AU - Nyakunga,Oliver C, AU - Sanya,John J, AU - Rwegasira,Gration M, AU - Lesio,Nicephor, AU - Gideon,Hulda, AU - Pauly,Alain, AU - Eardley,Connal, AU - Peters,Marcell K, AU - Peterson,Andrew T, AU - Steffan-Dewenter,Ingolf, AU - Njovu,Henry K, Y1 - 2021/08/17/ PY - 2021/05/03/received PY - 2021/07/13/accepted PY - 2021/9/9/entrez PY - 2021/9/10/pubmed PY - 2021/9/10/medline KW - Tanzania KW - agriculture KW - bee pollinator KW - distribution KW - disturbance gradient KW - grazing KW - species diversity SP - e68190 EP - e68190 JF - Biodiversity data journal JO - Biodivers Data J VL - 9 N2 - BACKGROUND: Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) are the most important group of pollinators with about 20,507 known species worldwide. Despite the critical role of bees in providing pollination services, studies aiming at understanding which species are present across disturbance gradients are scarce. Limited taxononomic information for the existing and unidentified bee species in Tanzania make their conservation haphazard. Here, we present a dataset of bee species records obtained from a survey in nothern Tanzania i.e. Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Manyara regions. Our findings serve as baseline data necessary for understanding the diversity and distribution of bees in the northern parts of the country, which is a critical step in devising robust conservation and monitoring strategies for their populations. NEW INFORMATION: In this paper, we present information on 45 bee species belonging to 20 genera and four families sampled using a combination of sweep-netting and pan trap methods. Most species (27, ~ 60%) belong to the family Halictidae followed by 16 species (35.5%) from the family Apidae. Megachilidae and Andrenidae were the least represented, each with only one species (2.2%). Additional species of Apidae and Megachilidae sampled during this survey are not yet published on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), once they will be available on GBIF, they will be published in a subsequent paper. From a total of 953 occurrences, highest numbers were recorded in Kilimanjaro Region (n = 511), followed by Arusha (n = 410) and Manyara (n = 32), but this pattern reflects the sampling efforts of the research project rather than real bias in the distributions of bee species in northern Tanzania. SN - 1314-2828 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/34497474/A_synopsis_of_the_Bee_occurrence_data_of_northern_Tanzania_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -

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