Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas 2012 - 2014

Kent McFarland; Spencer Hardy; Sara Zahendra; Leif Richardson

doi:10.15468/wczfzn

Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas 2012 - 2014

Citation

McFarland K, Hardy S, Zahendra S, Richardson L (2022). Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas 2012 - 2014. Version 1.9. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/wczfzn accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-17.

Description

From 2012-2014, with help from 53 citizen scientists, we conducted surveys to determine the status of bumble bees throughout Vermont. We amassed 10,368 bumble bee records comprised of 12 species from all 14 Vermont counties.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Vermont

Sampling

https://figshare.com/articles/Vermont_Bumble_Bee_Survey_-_Manual_for_Participants/6327230/1

Quality Control

Final determinations by Leif Richardson.

Method steps

https://figshare.com/articles/Vermont_Bumble_Bee_Survey_-_Manual_for_Participants/6327230/1

Taxonomic Coverages

Bombus
rank: genus
Xylocopa
common name: virginica rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Vermont, USA

Bibliographic Citations

Richardson, L. L., K.P. McFarland, S. Zahendra, and S. Hardy. 2018. Bumble bee (Bombus) distribution and diversity in Vermont, USA: a century of change. Journal of Insect Conservation 23: 45–62. - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-018-0113-5
McFarland, K.P., L.L. Richardson, and S. Zahendra. 2016. Vermont Bumble Bee Survey: Faunal Changes in Vermont, 1900-2014. Final Report to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department. Vermont Center for Ecostudies. 32pp. -
McFarland, K.P., L. Richardson, S. Zahendra and S. Hardy. 2015. Vermont Bumble Bee Atlas. Vermont Center for Ecostudies – Vermont Atlas of Life. Retrieved from http://val.vtecostudies.org. - http://val.vtecostudies.org/projects/bumble-bee-atlas/

Contacts

Kent McFarland
originator
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Spencer Hardy
originator
position: Project Coordinator
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271

Sara Zahendra
originator
position: Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US

Leif Richardson
originator
position: biologist
Gund Institute for Environment University of Vermont
US
email: leif.richardson@uvm.edu
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-5737

Spencer Hardy
metadata author
position: Project Coordinator
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271

Kent McFarland
metadata author
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Kent McFarland
administrative point of contact
position: Conservation Biologist
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: kmcfarland@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7809-5503

Spencer Hardy
administrative point of contact
position: Project Coordinator
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
Norwich
05055
VT
US
email: shardy@vtecostudies.org
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3004-2271