10.21367/PUB.000367
Davis4, Jessica4
Jessica4
Davis4
University of Iowa, Belarusian State Medical University (Minsk)
Hendrix3, Stephen3 D.
Stephen3 D.
Hendrix3
University of Iowa, University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Debinski3, Diane3
Diane3
Debinski3
Hornbuckle3, Keri3 C.1
Keri3 C.1
Hornbuckle3
University of Iowa, University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Hemsley3, Chiara3
Chiara3
Hemsley3
Hornbuckle3, Keri3 C.2
Keri3 C.2
Hornbuckle3
University of Iowa, University of Iowa (Iowa City)
! Butterfly116 bee and forb community composition ! and cross-taxon incongruence A' in Tallgrass es prairie fragments1 <p>
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University of Iowa
2008
Conference proceeding
Biology
Chem
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Architecture
Sustainability
2011-09-12
en
CC BY-NC-SA V4.0
<p>Pollinators provide an important class of ecological services for crop plants and native species in many ecosystems, including the tallgrass prairie, and their conservation is essential to sustaining prairie remnants. In Iowa these remnants are typically either block-shaped or long, linear strips along transportation routes. In this study we examined differences in the butterfly, bee, and forb community composition in linear and block prairie remnants, determined correlations between species diversity among butterflies, bees and forbs in the 20 prairie remnants sampled, and examined correlations of community similarity among butterflies, bees and forbs. Correspondence analysis showed that distinct communities exist for butterflies and forbs in block versus linear sites and discriminant analysis showed that the bee and forb communities in block and linear sites can be distinguished on the basis of a few species. Diversity of one group was a poor predictor of diversity in another, except for a significant inverse relationship between bees and butterflies. These two pollinator taxa may be responding very differently to microhabitat components within fragmented ecosystems. Our studies show that there need to be differences in conservation strategies for bees and butterflies to maintain both pollinator communities.</p>
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