Disponibilidad espacio-temporal de recursos melíferos en la Región Andino-Norpatagónica, Argentina [Spatiotemporal availability of melliferous resources in northwestern Argentine Patagonia]

de Groot, Grecia S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4901-4054; Svampa, Suyai; Aizen, Marcelo A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9079-9749; Schmucki, Reto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3064-7553; Morales, Carolina L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-5347. 2023 Disponibilidad espacio-temporal de recursos melíferos en la Región Andino-Norpatagónica, Argentina [Spatiotemporal availability of melliferous resources in northwestern Argentine Patagonia]. Ecología Austral, 33. 693-707. https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.23.33.3.0.2180

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.23.33.3.0.2180

Abstract/Summary

Beekeeping in northwestern Argentine Patagonia is a small-scale production with great potential for development. Knowledge of the spatial and temporal distribution of the foraging plants that contribute to the nutrition of Apis mellifera hives is essential to plan and support this development. Classification of plant communities into units of melliferous flora can be a helpful tool for beekeeping and landscape management, informing beekeepers where and when the floral resources are available. We review the distribution in plant communities and the flowering time of melliferous species found in north-western Argentine Patagonia. We then characterize the richness and composition of melliferous species in these communities and we identify melliferous flora units and their flowering curves (phenology) based on their similarity. We identified a total of 72 botanical families, 191 genera and 254 melliferous species (114 native and 140 exotic). Melliferous species were distributed across 20 plant communities, with the greatest richness in anthropogenic and arid units. In general, the greatest richness of flowering species occurs between November and January, with a peak of nearly 170 species flowering between December and January. The increased availability of floral resources in anthropogenic areas would suggest that we should promote the development of beekeeping in these areas and restrict the pressure on natural environments. However, the large number of exotic plant species used by Apis mellifera highlights the importance of carefully planning and monitoring beekeeping development, recording the location of apiaries and the number of hives, as well as the potential effects on native pollinators and pollination of melliferous plant species.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.23.33.3.0.2180
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	1667-782X
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	Apis mellifera, nectar, pollen, richness, exotic plant species, sustainable beekeeping
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science Botany
Related URLs:	Dataset
Date made live:	14 Nov 2023 14:08 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/536235

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.25260/EA.23.33.3.0.2180

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)

ISSN:

1667-782X

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

Apis mellifera, nectar, pollen, richness, exotic plant species, sustainable beekeeping