WILD BEES (HYMENOPTERA: APOIDEA) AS BIOINDICATORS IN THE NEOTROPICS

Enrique Reyes-Novelo, Virginia Meléndez-Ramírez, Hugo Delfín-González, Ricardo Ayala

Abstract


The present is a review about the use of wild bees as an indicator group in biodiversity and fragmentation studies. It describes the criteria used for the selection of bioindicator groups and it discusses the available information to evaluate if wild bees meet this criteria. The reviewed information suggests that wild bees comply with the requeriments for a suitable bioindicator group. Its use is recommended for Neotropical ecosystems.

Keywords


Apoidea, wild bees; bioindicators; communities; pollinators



URN: http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/urn:ISSN:1870-0462-tsaes.v10i1.114

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