Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve

01 Jul, 10 AM - 05 Jul, 03 AM

The proposed work will continue an ongoing project to monitor annual abundances of native and introduced bee pollinators (Bombus spp. and Apis mellifera) and to assess the degree of pollinator limitation in two native plants (Stachys bullata and Scrophularia californica). The project goals are to establish a long-term data set that will 1) quantify year-to-year variation in pollinator populations, 2) detect trends in native or introduced pollinator abundance, and 3) determine the effects of variation in pollinator populations on plant reproductive success. The work involves counts of pollinators along 6-8 established transects that parallel roads and trails within Big Creek. In addition, I will mark and carry out hand-pollinations for approximately 100 individuals from each of the two focal plant species. I will be collecting small numbers (10-20) of bee specimens for identification and also the seeds from the hand-pollinated plants.

Visit #19818 @Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve

Approved

Under Project # 1311 | Research

Bee monitoring and pollinator limitation in coastal scrub

faculty - Claremont Colleges

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Diane Thomson Jul 1 - 5, 2009 (5 days)

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Whale Point Researcher Cabin 1 Jul 1 - 5, 2009