Stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in an agro-forest system in southern Bahia: nest mapping and perceptions of the workers
Although pollination is an ecosystem service easily associated with food production, modes of production do not always favor pollinators. However, production in agro-forest systems allows the association of productive management with the conservation of forest remnants. Thus, the present work has ca...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2018 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia (UFSB) |
| Repositório: | Paubrasilia |
| Idioma: | português |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.200.128.32.23:article/3 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.ufsb.edu.br/index.php/paubrasilia/article/view/3 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | conservação meliponíneos Mata Alântica polinização gestão conservation Meliponini Forêt Atlantique pollinisation gestion conservación Mata Atlántica polinización manejo Atlantic Forest pollination management |
| Resumo: | Although pollination is an ecosystem service easily associated with food production, modes of production do not always favor pollinators. However, production in agro-forest systems allows the association of productive management with the conservation of forest remnants. Thus, the present work has carried out a survey of stingless bees in an agro-forest system in the South of Bahia, through the active search for nests in four plots along the Bom Sossego farm and, also, through semi-structured interviews with the employees of the farm. Five nests were found: three of the genus Plebeia Schwarz, (1938) and two of Partamona Schwarz, (1939). The interviews showed to knowledge the importance and the reduction of populations of stingless bees in the region. However, predatory practices have also been reported. The observed diversity indicates the decline of the stingless bees’ population. |
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