Table 2.
Effects of plant species on the different bee functional groups
Functional groups | Explanatory variables | P-value | Estimate of PCs | Effects of plant species with high loading in PCs (estimate) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall bees | PC1 | 0.005 | − | Convolvulus arvensis (−), Amygdalus persica (−), Malus pumila (−) |
PC3 | 0.009 | + | Vitex negundo (+), Artemisia argyi (+), Cerasus pseudocerasus (−) | |
PC6 | 0.035 | + | Digitaria sanguinalis (+), Cirsium setosum (+), Trigonotis peduncularis (+) | |
PC7 | 0.014 | + | Artemisia argyi (+), Artemisia capillaries (+), Portulaca oleracea (−) | |
Small-sized bees | PC4 | 0.038 | − | Humulus scandens (+), Vitex negundo (−), Amygdalus persica (−) |
PC6 | 0.008 | + | Digitaria sanguinalis (+), Cirsium setosum (+), Trigonotis peduncularis (+) | |
Large-sized bees | PC4 | 0.036 | + | Vitex negundo (+), Amygdalus persica (+), Humulus scandens (−) |
Social bees | PC6 | 0.017 | + | Digitaria sanguinalis (+), Cirsium setosum (+), Trigonotis peduncularis (+) |
Solitary bees | PC3 | 0.003 | + | Vitex negundo (+), Artemisia argyi (+), Cerasus pseudocerasus (−) |
Aboveground-nesting bees | PC4 | 0.012 | + | Vitex negundo (+), Amygdalus persica (+), Humulus scandens (−) |
PC5 | 0.018 | + | Cerasus pseudocerasus (+), Humulus scandens (+), Malus pumila (−) | |
Belowground-nesting bees | PC3 | 0.010 | + | Vitex negundo (+), Artemisia argyi (+), Cerasus pseudocerasus (−) |
PC6 | 0.010 | + | Digitaria sanguinalis (+), Cirsium setosum (+), Trigonotis peduncularis (+) |
−, negative effect; +, positive effect.