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A century of local changes in bumblebee communities and landscape composition in Belgium
Vray, S.; Rollin, Orianne; Rasmont, P. et al.
2019In Journal of Insect Conservation
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Keywords :
Agricultural practices; Biodiversity; Community; Conservation; Species richness
Abstract :
[en] Bumblebees (Bombus spp.) are declining in most parts of Western Europe. Many studies have highlighted the role of agricultural intensification and urbanisation in this decline, and some have also shown the influence of landscape composition on bumblebee populations. However, very few studies have explored bumblebee communities prior to the onset of these major land use changes, and those studies that do are mostly based on low-resolution spatial data. Here, we perform a comparative analysis based on detailed landscape composition and bumblebee occurrence records between the early twentieth century (1910–1930) and the contemporary period (2013–2015) in four localities representative of Belgium. We show that bumblebee assemblages changed drastically over this period, and that the decline in richness was strongest in areas with the greatest increase in urbanization and agricultural intensification. The one locality still retaining a high proportion of grasslands, orchards and woodlands with the smallest overall change in landscape composition still hosts a rich bumblebee fauna, very similar than in the past. We provide recommendations for land use management based on these findings. We also warn about the importance of other factors such as land use intensity, climatic conditions and altitude, which should be included in any future study addressing changes in bumblebee populations related to land use changes. © 2019, Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Vray, S.;  Department of Environmental Research and Innovation, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Rue du Brill, 41, Belvaux, 4422, Luxembourg, Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc, 20, Mons, 7000, Belgium, Department of Geography, Research Group on Sustainable Development, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
Rollin, Orianne ;  Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc, 20, Mons, 7000, Belgium, Biodiversity & Landcapes, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
Rasmont, P.;  Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc, 20, Mons, 7000, Belgium
Dufrêne, Marc  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Biodiversité et Paysage
Michez, D.;  Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc, 20, Mons, 7000, Belgium
Dendoncker, N.;  Department of Geography, Research Group on Sustainable Development, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
A century of local changes in bumblebee communities and landscape composition in Belgium
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Journal of Insect Conservation
ISSN :
1366-638X
eISSN :
1572-9753
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing
Peer reviewed :
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