##  [Bumblebee (Bombus spp.) Diversity Differs Between Forested Wetlands and Clear-cuts in the Arcadian Forest](/resource/bumblebee-bombus-spp-diversity-differs-between-forested-wetlands-and-clear-cuts-arcadian) 

Organization

[University of New Brunswick (UNB)](/organization/university-new-brunswick-unb)

 

 

Resource Type

[Peer reviewed article](/taxonomy/term/37)

 

 

Author(s)

Delayney Brooks

Joseph Nocera

 

 

Original Authors

Delayney Brooks

Joseph Nocera

 

 

Contacts

[Delaney R. Brooks](/contact/delaney-r-brooks)

 

 

Resource Date:

May

2020

 

 

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Bumble bees (species of *Bombus* Latreille, 1802) are important pollinators that are generally in population decline, but species presence and relative abundance are unknown in forested wetlands of the Acadian forest. To address this knowledge gap, we sampled bumble bees in forested wetlands and harvested sites (clearcuts) using vane and pan traps. We collected 617 specimens representing 11 species. We also included observations from iNaturalist (*n* = 70) in disturbed sites. We found that species-specific abundance in Acadian forested wetlands differed significantly from that in harvested sites. Wet coniferous forests with moderate to high herbaceous cover had greater overall bumble bee abundance than harvest sites. Species interactions may also influence community structure: sites with higher abundance of *Bombus borealis* Kirby, 1837 and *B. ternarius* Say, 1837 had fewer *B. fervidus* (Fabricius, 1798); *B. flavidus* Eversmann, 1852; and *B. terricola* Kirby, 1837. Differences in presence and abundance of bumble bee species may be explained by forested wetlands having a greater variety of flowering plants than forest harvest sites.