Society for Range Management The Value of Pollinators and Pollinator Habitat to Rangelands: Connections Among Pollinators
Recall one of those perfect late spring days you have spent out on the rangelands where you live or work; the wind calm, an azure sky with sparse clouds that provide some relief from the building heat, robust green grass and colorful wildfl owers dotting the landscape, and a low background buzz and...
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| Summary: | Recall one of those perfect late spring days you have spent out on the rangelands where you live or work; the wind calm, an azure sky with sparse clouds that provide some relief from the building heat, robust green grass and colorful wildfl owers dotting the landscape, and a low background buzz and hum of insects accentuated by the singing of territorial songbirds. It doesn’t matter if your recollection is related to shortgrass prairie; pinyon–juniper, sage–steppe, oak, or short-leafed pine savannah; or desert-shrub rangelands, the producers of the buzz and hum you heard are very likely related, essential, and largely ignored denizens of rangeland communities: bees and other native pollinators. Native pollinating bees are a vital component of the biologically diverse plant and animal community which is critical to healthy, ecologically functional range landscapes. There are more than 20,000 species of bees world-wide. They exist on every continent except Antarctica. Over 4,000 species |
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