TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ferreira, Eliana Aparecida
A1  - Boff, Samuel
A1  - Verza, Sandra S.
A1  - Mussury, Rosilda Mara
T1  - Bioecological and behavioral interaction between pollinating bees and the pioneer shrub Ludwigia nervosa in degraded area suggests an exotic bee as its major pollinator
T2  - Biology
N2  - The flowers of plants of the genus Ludwigia are an important source of food for several species of bees. In the current study, we conducted an experiment with the aim to describe the reproductive biology and phenology of L. nervosa; to identify the species of visiting bees; analyze the foraging behavior of bees; and to investigate whether the reproductive success of the species is related to the foraging activity of bees. We found that the flowers received visits from several native bee species (n = 7), in addition of the exotic honey bees which came to be the dominant species. During visits the majority of the bees foraged in both resources, pollen and nectar. The significantly higher production of fruits in open pollinated pollination experiment compared to artificial cross pollination, suggests honey bees as effective pollinator of this plant species in the study site. Pollen deposition occurs efficiently, given the absence of pollen limitation. Despite massive visitation of honey bees, Ludwigianervosa is attractive to native bees, and therefore it may help to sustain population of both native and exotic pollinators in fragmented humid areas.
KW  - cross pollination
KW  - disturbed humid area
KW  - germination speed
KW  - honey bees and native bees
KW  - pollen limitation
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/22875
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-228757
SN  - 2079-7737
VL  - 10
IS  - 2
ER  -