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Checklist Of Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) From Managed Emergent Wetlands In The Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley Of Arkansas, Phillip L. Stephenson, Terry Griswold, Michael S. Arduser, Ashley P. G. Dowling, David G. Krementz

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Background

Here we present the results from a two-year bee survey conducted on 18 managed emergent wetlands in the lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Arkansas, USA. Sample methods included pan traps, sweep netting and blue-vane traps. We document 83 bee species and morphospecies in 5 families and 31 genera, of which 37 species represent first published state records for Arkansas. The majority of species were opportunistic wetland species; only a small number were wetland-dependent species or species largely restricted to alluvial plains.

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We present new distributional records for bee species not previously recorded in managed emergent wetlands and …

Changes In Distribution Of Canada Geese Nesting In Arkansas, M. Eliese Ronke, David G. Krementz

Human–Wildlife Interactions

The reintroduced Canada goose (Branta canadensis) population in Arkansas has grown in range and abundance in recent decades. We determined the geographic range of Arkansas resident Canada geese from 2004 to 2012 using volume contour maps from citizen science observations using eBird, a citizen science website, and hunter recovery locations from the U.S. Geological Survey Bird Banding Laboratory. Resulting maps indicate an increase in Canada goose encounters toward northwestern and southwestern Arkansas from the original relocations in the Arkansas River valley. We examined movement of Canada geese banded and recovered in Arkansas by determining the distance and angle …