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Bumble Bees & Blueberry Fields: Landscape Characteristics that Affect Growth of Bombus impatiens Colonies

dc.contributor.authorAndrews, Christopher
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFaculty of Agricultureen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.external-examinern/aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Haibo Niuen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Peter Tyedmersen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Cory Sheffielden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Chris Cutleren_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-06T14:47:56Z
dc.date.available2018-04-06T14:47:56Z
dc.date.defence2017-12-13
dc.date.issued2018-04-06T14:47:56Z
dc.description.abstractDevelopment of bumble bee colonies can be affected by landscape composition and configuration. My study measured relationships between landscape metrics and development of bumble bee Bombus impatiens (Cresson 1863) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies placed for one month near blueberry fields within landscapes that spanned a gradient of natural land coverage. The results showed that proportion of natural land cover did not correlate with colony development, but that landscapes with a greater proportion of abandoned farmland produced larger bumble bee colonies. Colonies varied significantly amongst fields in terms of weight of the hive, brood production, and the dry weight of the workers as well as all castes measured together. Landscape configuration did not correlate with colony growth or reproduction.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/73857
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectLandscape Ecologyen_US
dc.titleBumble Bees & Blueberry Fields: Landscape Characteristics that Affect Growth of Bombus impatiens Coloniesen_US

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