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ArticleEcology and evolution2021

Drivers of diversity and community structure of bees in an agroecological region of Zimbabwe.

Gugulethu Tarakini, Abel Chemura, Tawanda Tarakini, Robert Musundire

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Gugulethu TarakiniDepartment of Crop science and Post-Harvest Technology Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-8006
Abel ChemuraDepartment of Environmental Science & Technology Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe.
Tawanda TarakiniDepartment of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe.
Robert MusundireDepartment of Crop science and Post-Harvest Technology Chinhoyi University of Technology Chinhoyi Zimbabwe.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Worldwide bees provide an important ecosystem service of plant pollination. Climate change and land-use changes are among drivers threatening bee survival with mounting evidence of species decline and extinction. In developing countries, rural areas constitute a significant proportion of the country's land, but information is lacking on how different habitat types and weather patterns in these areas influence bee populations.This study investigated how weather variables and habitat-related factors influence the abundance, diversity, and distribution of bees across seasons in a farming rural area of Zimbabwe. Bees were systematically sampled in five habitat types (natural woodlots, pastures, homesteads, fields, and gardens) recording ground cover, grass height, flower abundance and types, tree abundance and recorded elevation, temperature, light intensity, wind speed, wind direction, and humidity. Zero-inflated models, censored regression models, and PCAs were used to understand the influence of explanatory variables on bee community composition, abundance, and diversity.Bee abundance was positively influenced by the number of plant species in flower (

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beesdiversityforageland usepollinator conservationweatherZimbabwe

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PMCPMC8207386

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