Sagehen Creek Field Station

02 Jun, 10 AM - 15 Aug, 05 AM

Project abstract: Montane meadows and wetlands, especially those with emergent vegetation are some of the most productive wildlife habitats in California. Insects are potentially powerful indicators of habitat richness, pollution and environmental perturbations. This is particularly true of bees because of the large number of species present in California. California contains approximately 1500 of the 4000 bee species known to the United States. This study will use a two-pronged approach to examine which factors contribute to native bee diversity in Eastern Sierra Nevada meadows. In addition to within meadow comparisons of bee and plant diversity, this project will also examine landscape level questions to investigate whether local or regional factors affect bumblebee diversity. Through identification of important factors of meadows for bee diversity, and investigating native bees? role in ecosystem services, I will provide critical information that will contribute to recommendations for management of these incredibly important and diverse habitats. Project will take place in one meadow in the Sagehen Basin. Potential impacts are the removal of a few bumblebees from the system for identification. We suspect this will have no effect on bumblebee populations due to large colony/population sizes.

Visit #1501 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

Approved

Under Project # 1236 | Research

San Francisco State University - Biology

graduate_student - San Francisco State University (CSU)

Reservation Members(s)

Richard Hatfield Jun 2 - Aug 15, 2003 (75 days)

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Camping/Lower camp 1 Jun 2 - Aug 15, 2003
Classroom 1 Jun 2 - Aug 15, 2003
Lab / Classroom 1 Jun 2 - Aug 15, 2003