Subject Area
Biology
Description
Pollinators collect nutrients from blooming flowers; pollen provides proteins and fats, nectar provides carbohydrates. The few plants that bloom during early Spring are trees such as crabapple (Malus sp). Current research however, mainly focuses on pollinators that forage on the ground and overlooks pollinators foraging in the canopy of trees. Past research showed increased generalization of pollen foraging in bees as seasons move from spring to summer. Here I identified which bee species forage in the canopy on Providence College campus and will analyze the pollen collected using microscopy. This data can inform more specific research on diet breadth, foraging behavior, conservation, etc. Summer research funded by the Walsh Student Research Fellowship, presented at the RI Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Publisher
Providence College
Date
Summer 7-31-2023
Type
Poster
Format
Text
Language
English
