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A native ground-nesting bee (Nomia melanderi) sustainably managed to pollinate alfalfa across an intensively agricultural landscape — Apidologie
- Key
- cane-2008-touchet
- Authors
- Cane, J. H.
- Issued
- 2008
- Type
- article-journal
- Container
- Apidologie
- Volume
- 39
- Pages
- 315-323
Raw CSL JSON
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"DOI": "10.1051/apido:2008013",
"URL": "https://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publication/?seqNo115=212779",
"page": "315-323",
"type": "article-journal",
"title": "A native ground-nesting bee (Nomia melanderi) sustainably managed to pollinate alfalfa across an intensively agricultural landscape",
"author": [
{
"given": "J. H.",
"family": "Cane"
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"issued": {
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2008
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"container-title": "Apidologie"
}
Claims
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Management practices supporting long-term sustainability of Touchet Valley alkali bee beds include subirrigation of nest sites, surface salting, weed management, adequate alfalfa bloom, and bee-safe pesticide protocols; several sites kept robust populations for about 50 years.
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Across 1999–2006, alkali bee populations in Washington's 240 km² Touchet Valley increased ninefold to 17 million nesting females on about 19 hectares, the largest metapopulation of non-social bees ever recorded; the largest site (1.5 hectares) held 5.3 million nesting females at up to 1,000 nests per square meter.
"alkali bee populations increased ninefold to reach 17 million females nesting across just 19 hectares—"the largest metapopulation of non-social bees ever recorded.""
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