TY - JOUR
T1 - Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees
AU - Woodard, S. Hollis
AU - Federman, Sarah
AU - James, Rosalind R.
AU - Danforth, Bryan N.
AU - Griswold, Terry L.
AU - Inouye, David
AU - McFrederick, Quinn S.
AU - Morandin, Lora
AU - Paul, Deborah L.
AU - Sellers, Elizabeth
AU - Strange, James P.
AU - Vaughan, Mace
AU - Williams, Neal M.
AU - Branstetter, Michael G.
AU - Burns, Casey T.
AU - Cane, James
AU - Cariveau, Alison B.
AU - Cariveau, Daniel P.
AU - Childers, Anna
AU - Childers, Christopher
AU - Cox-Foster, Diana L.
AU - Evans, Elaine C.
AU - Graham, Kelsey K.
AU - Hackett, Kevin
AU - Huntzinger, Kimberly T.
AU - Irwin, Rebecca E.
AU - Jha, Shalene
AU - Lawson, Sarah
AU - Liang, Christina
AU - López-Uribe, Margarita M.
AU - Melathopoulos, Andony
AU - Moylett, Heather M.C.
AU - Otto, Clint R.V.
AU - Ponisio, Lauren C.
AU - Richardson, Leif L.
AU - Rose, Robyn
AU - Singh, Rajwinder
AU - Wehling, Wayne
N1 - Funding Information:
The United States Department of Agriculture convened a workshop in Sheppardstown, WV in 2018 to outline the needs and challenges associated with establishing a U.S. national native bee monitoring network. This workshop included experts in bee biology and data management from across the U.S. and included representatives from industry, non-profit organizations, universities, and Federal, state, and local government. This work was supported by U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2018-38831-28147, 2018; 2020-67014-31865, 2020). Descriptions of a national native bee monitoring effort are theoretical in nature and are not a recommendation or endorsement by the USDA or the U.S. Government. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The authors declare no competing financial interests.
Funding Information:
The United States Department of Agriculture convened a workshop in Sheppardstown, WV in 2018 to outline the needs and challenges associated with establishing a U.S. national native bee monitoring network. This workshop included experts in bee biology and data management from across the U.S., and included representatives from industry, non-profit organizations, universities, and Federal, state, and local government. This work was supported by U.S. Department of Agriculture 's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service and National Institute of Food and Agriculture ( 2018-38831-28147 , 2018; 2020-67014-31865 , 2020). Descriptions of a national native bee monitoring effort are theoretical in nature and are not a recommendation or endorsement by the USDA or the U.S. Government. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - North America has more than 4000 bee species, yet we have little information on the health, distribution, and population trends of most of these species. In the United States, what information is available is distributed across multiple institutions, and efforts to track bee populations are largely uncoordinated on a national scale. An overarching framework for monitoring U.S. native bees could provide a system that is responsive to national needs, resources, and capacities. Five major action areas and priorities for structuring a coordinated effort include: (1) Defining the scope, aims, and cost of a national native bee monitoring program; (2) Improving the national capacity in bee taxonomy and systematics; (3) Gathering and cataloging data that are standardized, accessible, and sustainable; (4) Identifying survey methods and prioritizing taxa to monitor; and (5) Prioritizing geographic areas to be monitored. Here, we detail the needs, challenges, and opportunities associated with developing a multi-layered U.S. national plan for native bee monitoring.
AB - North America has more than 4000 bee species, yet we have little information on the health, distribution, and population trends of most of these species. In the United States, what information is available is distributed across multiple institutions, and efforts to track bee populations are largely uncoordinated on a national scale. An overarching framework for monitoring U.S. native bees could provide a system that is responsive to national needs, resources, and capacities. Five major action areas and priorities for structuring a coordinated effort include: (1) Defining the scope, aims, and cost of a national native bee monitoring program; (2) Improving the national capacity in bee taxonomy and systematics; (3) Gathering and cataloging data that are standardized, accessible, and sustainable; (4) Identifying survey methods and prioritizing taxa to monitor; and (5) Prioritizing geographic areas to be monitored. Here, we detail the needs, challenges, and opportunities associated with developing a multi-layered U.S. national plan for native bee monitoring.
KW - INHS
KW - Native bees
KW - Pollinators
KW - Monitoring
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108821
DO - 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108821
M3 - Article
SN - 0006-3207
VL - 252
JO - Biological Conservation
JF - Biological Conservation
M1 - 108821
ER -