Table 1.
Site characteristics, sampling effort, and bee and lawn flower biodiversity of 17 yards in Springfield, MA
| Site ID | No. of sampling rounds | Total grass (m2) | Ha | Bee species richness | Bee abundance (n = 5,331) | Lawn flower richness | Lawn flower abundance | Soil (%) | Canopy cover (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16_1 | 3 | 949 | 0.09 | 23 | 57 | 9 | 552 | 17.5 | 11.4 |
| 16_2 | 12 | 828 | 0.08 | 39 | 614 | 24 | 20,951 | 9.4 | 48.9 |
| FP_1 | 6 | 262 | 0.03 | 21 | 87 | 3 | 1,733 | 3.7 | 29.7 |
| EFP_1 | 6 | 349 | 0.03 | 39 | 329 | 13 | 16,986 | 27.9 | 1.0 |
| EFP_2 | 5 | 456 | 0.05 | 22 | 103 | 15 | 15,591 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| 16_3 | 12 | 793 | 0.08 | 47 | 305 | 21 | 23,089 | 3.8 | 13.0 |
| EFP_4 | 6 | 324 | 0.03 | 38 | 215 | 8 | 492 | 7.1 | 13.7 |
| EFP_5 | 5 | 489 | 0.05 | 21 | 99 | 18 | 12,365 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 16_4 | 6 | 1,805 | 0.18 | 41 | 300 | 19 | 3,223 | 6.8 | 39.7 |
| EFP_6 | 12 | 825 | 0.08 | 46 | 494 | 21 | 10,907 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| EFP_7 | 12 | 830 | 0.08 | 45 | 489 | 38 | 18,597 | 9.7 | 5.6 |
| EFP_8 | 6 | 756 | 0.08 | 27 | 75 | 9 | 165 | 5.0 | 41.1 |
| FP_2 | 6 | 310 | 0.03 | 33 | 172 | 5 | 2,492 | 6.5 | 47.1 |
| 16_5 | 12 | 753 | 0.08 | 42 | 778 | 19 | 8,221 | 3.1 | 25.0 |
| EFP_9 | 6 | 829 | 0.08 | 32 | 397 | 9 | 1,791 | 3.0 | 33.4 |
| EFP_10 | 12 | 659 | 0.07 | 40 | 317 | 20 | 8,068 | 5.4 | 26.7 |
| EFP_11 | 12 | 1,431 | 0.14 | 53 | 500 | 29 | 21,234 | 15.1 | 11.2 |