Effects of Human Disturbance and Habitat Fragmentation on Stingless Bees

摘要: Human disturbance and habitat fragmentation are the most important causes of diminution populations local biota consequent loss biodiversity key species in ecosystems, especially tropics. The various processes involved have different effects on components structure affected habitats over time, principally through reduction extent original vegetation, division remaining vegetation into fragments, isolation populations. There relatively few studies tropical bee communities. Although these communities comprise many species, stingless bees honeybees dominate. Disturbance would be expected to negative However, date indicate contrasting responses by land use change fragmentation, due differences biology, nesting, flight capacity, foraging strategy. Given adequate nesting habitat, contribute greatly pollination cultivated natural areas. Key such as bees, tropics nest cavities wood or ground require implementation conservation strategies because their importance wild plants.