PHENOLOGY OF SOCIAL WASPS (HYMENOPTERA: VESPINAE) IN THE KUJAWY REGION (NORTHERN POLAND) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC CHANGES 1981–2000

Authors

  • Tadeusz Pawlikowski Laboratory for the Biomonitoring of Terrestrial Environments, Institute of Ecology & Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University Gagarina 9, 87–100 Toruń, Poland, pawlik@biol.uni.torun.pl
  • Krzysztof Pawlikowski Department of Fisheries Oceanography and Marine Ecology, Sea Fisheries Institute, Kołłątaja 1, 81–332 Gdynia, Poland, k.pawlikowski@mir.gdynia.pl

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/2314

Keywords

Wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespinae), phenology, Kujawy region, climate change

Abstract

Duration of flight periods were determined for most numerous species of social wasps for two decades 1981–1990 and 1991–2000. The tendency to shorten the duration of wasps’ flight periods by 12–18% was observed during 1990s. An attempt was undertaken to associate this phenomenon with observed climatic changes that shape nutritional resources of Vespinae.  

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2009-06-01

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PAWLIKOWSKI, Tadeusz and PAWLIKOWSKI, Krzysztof. PHENOLOGY OF SOCIAL WASPS (HYMENOPTERA: VESPINAE) IN THE KUJAWY REGION (NORTHERN POLAND) UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLIMATIC CHANGES 1981–2000. Bulletin of Geography. Physical Geography Series. Online. 1 June 2009. No. 1, pp. 125-134. [Accessed 28 June 2025]. DOI 10.2478/2314.

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