Claim · model-written summary
Augochloropsis cytherea had a Shannon diversity (H) of 1.8 in its pollen loads.
CapsicumVerbatim
t0“pepper cultivation area ( Capsicum spp., Solanaceae)”
e3“Diversity indices revealed that A. cockerelli exhibited a Shannon diversity (H) of 2.1 and Pielou evenness (J) of 0.38, while A. cytherea presented H = 1.8 and J = 0.33”
Title
Jéssica Morais Cunha; Vanessa Ribeiro Matos; Lázaro da Silva Carneiro; et al. Palynology 2025. doi:10.1080/01916122.2025.2530756
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- Observation The pollen loads contained 38 pollen types from 23 botanical families.
- Observation Fabaceae was the most abundant pollen family in the bee pollen loads.
- Observation Capsicum pollen dominated the scopae of the bees.
- Observation The bees displayed generalist behavior and visited several other plants around the cultivated area.
- Observation Augochloropsis cockerelli had a Shannon diversity (H) of 2.1 in its pollen loads.
- Observation Augochloropsis cockerelli had a Pielou evenness (J) of 0.38 in its pollen loads.
- Observation Augochloropsis cytherea had a Pielou evenness (J) of 0.33 in its pollen loads.
- Observation The two Augochloropsis species compete for pollen sources, with a Pianka niche overlap index of 0.686.
- Recommendation Conservation of natural and semi-natural habitats with no-till farming plays a key role in promoting favourable environments for solitary bees.