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Bee-Gap: Ecology, Life-History, and Distribution of Bee Species in the United States 2017

March 20, 2020

Bee-Gap describes the ecology, life-history, and distribution of 3,925 bee species in the United States that have geographical data and verified taxonomy. The database was constructed by compiling information from a broad range of internet sources and peer-reviewed journal articles. The 10 traits included in the database are: native status (native versus exotic/introduced), state and territory presence/absence, adult habitat, nesting strategy, voltinism, sociality, host bee species (for parasitic bees only), foraging strategy (generalist vs specialist), known host plants, and tongue length.

Publication Year 2020
Title Bee-Gap: Ecology, Life-History, and Distribution of Bee Species in the United States 2017
DOI 10.5066/P9QHQNNS
Authors Sara N Diller, Jeffrey S Schaeffer, Ralph Grundel, Noel B Pavlovic, James E McKenna Jr, Peter C Esselman
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Great Lakes Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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