Standardized Bumble bee (Bombus) Surveys Conducted in Vermont in 2019
Citation
Hardy S (2021). Standardized Bumble bee (Bombus) Surveys Conducted in Vermont in 2019. Version 1.9. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/iq0yzx accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-09-19.Description
Bumble bee specific surveys done as part of a larger wild bee survey. These surveys are repeats of routes first done in 2012 and 2013 during the Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas: http://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/Sampling Description
Study Extent
VermontSampling
Records are either specimens, photos, or expert ID's done in the field with binoculars. These surveys were repeats of standardized surveys done in 2012 and 2013. Roadside surveys were done along routes of 7 to 10 stops on stretches of town roads in ‘priority survey blocks’, 1/8th of an USGS topographic quadrangle randomly selected for previous Vermont citizen science inventories (Renfrew 2013), where traffic was generally light and floral resources were often available. In most every case, the sites in this survey correspond directly to sites visited in the 2012/13 effort at roughly the same time of year. All roadside surveys were 10 minutes long, with observers collecting every bumblebee using a net and collecting vial with soapy water. Experienced observers comfortable with field IDs of most Bombus used binoculars to count and ID Bumblebees that otherwise would have been caught (ie. within reach of the road). In these cases, unusual species or individuals not immediately identifiable were caught with a net and either photographed or collected.Quality Control
Most specimen and field IDs by Spencer HardyMethod steps
- Sampling and specimen preparation methodology identical to surveys for the Vermont Bumble Bee atlas. Full details available in the survey manual: https://figshare.com/articles/Vermont_Bumble_Bee_Survey_-_Manual_for_Participants/6327230/1
Taxonomic Coverages
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Bombusrank: genus
Geographic Coverages
Vermont
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Spencer Hardyoriginator
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271
Spencer Hardy
metadata author
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271
Spencer Hardy
author
position: Project Coordinator
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271
Spencer Hardy
administrative point of contact
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271
Kent McFarland
administrative point of contact
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503