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Looking through leftovers: an analysis of bee bowl bycatch

Authors: Brandon, E.
Mentor: Lachlan Jones
Year: 2023

Abstract

In this lab I analyzed the species composition of arthropods in bee bowl bycatch. The results of an analysis of these different communities show a significant difference in the compositional Orders of arthropods found in both the bowl colors and among the different sites along an elevational gradient. Examining the community composition of arthropods caught as bycatch in bee bowl traps provides an opportunity to collect and analyze data that is useful for asking new questions regarding community composition at different study sites, local interactions among biotic and abiotic factors, seasonal changes in community composition, and for long term studies in the effects of climate change on arthropod communities. To answer these questions more studies like this should be done to examine arthropod communities.

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