Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation
Issued Date
2023-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
00063207
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85169010982
Journal Title
Biological Conservation
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Biological Conservation (2023)
Suggested Citation
Warrit N., Ascher J., Basu P., Belavadi V., Brockmann A., Buchori D., Dorey J.B., Hughes A., Krishnan S., Ngo H.T., Williams P., Zhu C.D., Abrol D., Bawa K., Bhatta C., Borges R.M., Bossert S., Cervancia C., Chatthanabun N., Chesters D., Chinh P.H., Devkota K., Duc H.P., Ferrari R., Garibaldi L., Ge J., Ghosh D., Huang D., Jung C., Klein A.M., Koch J.B.U., Krichilsky E., Kunte K., Ling T.C., Liu S., Liu X., Luo A., Luo S., Mu J., Nidup T., Niu Z.Q., Nur-Zati A.M., Olsson S.B., Otis G.W., Ouyang F., Peng Y.Q., Priawandiputra W., Proshchalykin M., Raffiudin R., Rameshkumar A., Ren Z., Suruliraj A., Sane S., Shi X., Sinu P.A., Smith D.R., Soh Z.W.W., Somananthan H., Sritongchuay T., Stewart A.B., Sun C., Tang M., Thanoosing C., Tscharntke T., Vereecken N., Wang S., Wayo K., Wongsiri S., Zhou X., Xie Z., Zhang D., Zou Y., Zu P., Orr M. Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation. Biological Conservation (2023). doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110173 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/89603
Title
Opportunities and challenges in Asian bee research and conservation
Author(s)
Warrit N.
Ascher J.
Basu P.
Belavadi V.
Brockmann A.
Buchori D.
Dorey J.B.
Hughes A.
Krishnan S.
Ngo H.T.
Williams P.
Zhu C.D.
Abrol D.
Bawa K.
Bhatta C.
Borges R.M.
Bossert S.
Cervancia C.
Chatthanabun N.
Chesters D.
Chinh P.H.
Devkota K.
Duc H.P.
Ferrari R.
Garibaldi L.
Ge J.
Ghosh D.
Huang D.
Jung C.
Klein A.M.
Koch J.B.U.
Krichilsky E.
Kunte K.
Ling T.C.
Liu S.
Liu X.
Luo A.
Luo S.
Mu J.
Nidup T.
Niu Z.Q.
Nur-Zati A.M.
Olsson S.B.
Otis G.W.
Ouyang F.
Peng Y.Q.
Priawandiputra W.
Proshchalykin M.
Raffiudin R.
Rameshkumar A.
Ren Z.
Suruliraj A.
Sane S.
Shi X.
Sinu P.A.
Smith D.R.
Soh Z.W.W.
Somananthan H.
Sritongchuay T.
Stewart A.B.
Sun C.
Tang M.
Thanoosing C.
Tscharntke T.
Vereecken N.
Wang S.
Wayo K.
Wongsiri S.
Zhou X.
Xie Z.
Zhang D.
Zou Y.
Zu P.
Orr M.
Ascher J.
Basu P.
Belavadi V.
Brockmann A.
Buchori D.
Dorey J.B.
Hughes A.
Krishnan S.
Ngo H.T.
Williams P.
Zhu C.D.
Abrol D.
Bawa K.
Bhatta C.
Borges R.M.
Bossert S.
Cervancia C.
Chatthanabun N.
Chesters D.
Chinh P.H.
Devkota K.
Duc H.P.
Ferrari R.
Garibaldi L.
Ge J.
Ghosh D.
Huang D.
Jung C.
Klein A.M.
Koch J.B.U.
Krichilsky E.
Kunte K.
Ling T.C.
Liu S.
Liu X.
Luo A.
Luo S.
Mu J.
Nidup T.
Niu Z.Q.
Nur-Zati A.M.
Olsson S.B.
Otis G.W.
Ouyang F.
Peng Y.Q.
Priawandiputra W.
Proshchalykin M.
Raffiudin R.
Rameshkumar A.
Ren Z.
Suruliraj A.
Sane S.
Shi X.
Sinu P.A.
Smith D.R.
Soh Z.W.W.
Somananthan H.
Sritongchuay T.
Stewart A.B.
Sun C.
Tang M.
Thanoosing C.
Tscharntke T.
Vereecken N.
Wang S.
Wayo K.
Wongsiri S.
Zhou X.
Xie Z.
Zhang D.
Zou Y.
Zu P.
Orr M.
Author's Affiliation
Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Shandong University of Political Science and Law
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Central University of Kerala
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Mianyang Normal University
Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
Ontario Agricultural College
Yunnan Agricultural Academy
Bioversity International
Royal University of Bhutan's Sherubtse College
Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
University of the Philippines Los Banos
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Vetsuisse-Fakultät
Zoological Survey of India
IPB University
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Columbia University
Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chulalongkorn University
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
ETH Zürich
Universität Freiburg
The Natural History Museum, London
University of Calcutta
University of Massachusetts Boston
Flinders University
Capital Normal University
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Kunming Institute of Botany
Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung
Washington State University Pullman
Maejo University
Radford University
National University of Singapore
University of Kansas
Imperial College London
Indian Institute of Science
Chinese Academy of Forestry
China Agricultural University
Mahidol University
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences
American Museum of Natural History
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The University of Hong Kong
National Centre for Biological Sciences
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
USDA Agricultural Research Service
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Chiang Mai University
Andong National University
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mountain Bee Development Center
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
Agriculture and Forestry University
Bee Research and Development Centre
Shandong University of Political Science and Law
Universidad Nacional de Río Negro
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart
Singapore Botanic Gardens
Central University of Kerala
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences
Mianyang Normal University
Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China
Ontario Agricultural College
Yunnan Agricultural Academy
Bioversity International
Royal University of Bhutan's Sherubtse College
Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
University of the Philippines Los Banos
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
Vetsuisse-Fakultät
Zoological Survey of India
IPB University
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Columbia University
Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chulalongkorn University
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
ETH Zürich
Universität Freiburg
The Natural History Museum, London
University of Calcutta
University of Massachusetts Boston
Flinders University
Capital Normal University
Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir
Kunming Institute of Botany
Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung
Washington State University Pullman
Maejo University
Radford University
National University of Singapore
University of Kansas
Imperial College London
Indian Institute of Science
Chinese Academy of Forestry
China Agricultural University
Mahidol University
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences
American Museum of Natural History
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The University of Hong Kong
National Centre for Biological Sciences
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
USDA Agricultural Research Service
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
Chiang Mai University
Andong National University
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mountain Bee Development Center
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University
Agriculture and Forestry University
Bee Research and Development Centre
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
The challenges of bee research in Asia are unique and severe, reflecting different cultures, landscapes, and faunas. Strategies and frameworks developed in North America or Europe may not prove applicable. Virtually none of these species have been assessed by the IUCN and there is a paucity of public data on even the basics of bee distribution. If we do not know the species present, their distribution and threats, we cannot protect them, but our knowledge base is vanishingly small in Asia compared to the rest of the world. To better understand and meet these challenges, this perspective conveys the ideas accumulated over hundreds of years of cumulative study of Asian bees by the authors, including academic, governmental, and other researchers from 13 Asian countries and beyond. We outline the special circumstances of Asian bee research and the current state of affairs, highlight the importance of highly social species as flagships for the lesser-known solitary bees, the dire need for further research for food security, and identify target research areas in need of further study. Finally, we outline a framework via which we will catalyze future research in the region, especially via governmental and other partnerships necessary to effectively conserve species.