Dataset: Molecular identification of honey bee collected pollen in the Northern Great Plains, North America, 2015-2016
Dates
Publication Date
2019
Start Date
2015
End Date
2016
Citation
Otto, Clint, Cornman, Robert, and Iwanowicz, Deborah, 2019, Dataset: Molecular identification of honey bee collected pollen in the Northern Great Plains, North America, 2015-2016: U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Z7DVY4.
Summary
In this study US Geological Survey scientists collected pollen samples from honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies distributed across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, in 2015 and 2016. Sequencing of nuclear ribosomal loci was used to determine the number and abundance of flowering plant taxa. The data contain counts of Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) reads of honey bee collected pollen from apiary locations throughout the growing season.
Summary
In this study US Geological Survey scientists collected pollen samples from honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies distributed across North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota, in 2015 and 2016. Sequencing of nuclear ribosomal loci was used to determine the number and abundance of flowering plant taxa. The data contain counts of Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) reads of honey bee collected pollen from apiary locations throughout the growing season.
These samples were collected, and data presented, to fulfill multiple Inter-agency agreements established by the USGS and multiple partners: US Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
