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    Calgary - A Bee City
    (2021-12-22) Summers, Mindi; Best, Lincoln; Robinson, Samuel; Seal, Michaela; Purvis, Emily; Vermaak, Sarah; Clarke, Arminty; Gavin, Michael; Miksha, Ron; Eggermont, Marjan
    Visual summary of Calgary's native bee biodiversity and the 15 native plants found to support the greatest diversity of wild bees.
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    The Native Bee Fauna and its Floral Relations in The City of Calgary, Alberta
    (2021-12-22) Summers, Mindi; Best, Lincoln; Seal, Michaela; Vermaak, Sarah; Robinson, Samuel; Gavin, Michael; Clarke, Arminty; Purvis, Emily; Miksha, Ron
    This report summarizes work conducted as part of an Urban Alliance contract with The City of Calgary. We sought to further our knowledge of native bee species’ occurrence, and the floral relations of the diverse fauna found within Calgary. Building on the foundation of our pilot project (2017-2019) examining native bee diversity in habitats adjacent to wetlands in The City of Calgary, we conducted a survey of the native bees in The City of Calgary, and documented the associations between common flowering plants and native bees. We then estimated the richness (i.e., “how many species?”) and abundance (i.e., “how many visitors?”) of native bee visitors to native plant species occurring in wetlands and adjacent habitats. Our survey enabled us to rank the contribution of each of these plant species to native bee communities. This information is a key consideration for decision-makers working to increase ecosystem complexity, resilience, and productivity in similar sites throughout The City, as it allows them to make restoration decisions that will support richer and larger communities of wild bees. To allow engagement beyond the scope of our work, we also launched a citizen science project, the Calgary Pollinator Count (https://ucalgary.ca/sustainability/our-sustainable-campus/bee-campus/bee-citizen-scientist), to engage the wider Calgary community in understanding and documenting native bee and insect biodiversity in The City of Calgary.
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    University of Calgary - Zoology 435 Insect Survey Report
    (2021-05) Summers, Mindi; Clarke, Arminty; Abid, Malaika; Aguilar, Angelo; Akhter, Basma; Archibald, Charly; Arfeen, Noor; Asim, Abdul; Aujla, Kiran; Baek, Daniel; Bhatia, Armaan; Brothers, Peter; Chughtai, Tehreem; Cobos Rodriguez, Karen; De Jesus, Joseph; Dornstauder, Kaitlyn; Duclos, Kevin; Elkhair, Zeyad; Ellis, Rachel; Felker, Arthur; Fernandes, Jordann; Fernandes, Zach; Ford-Sahibzada, Taylor; Fu, Lucia; Ganson, Natalia; Gee, Gabriella; Geyer, Kamon; Ghanduri, Mohamed; Gillis, Elizabeth; Grondin, Rowan; Hall, Emily; Hansen, Christina; Hansen, Marissa; Hatoum, Hassan; Hess, Paige; Hewitt, Courtney; Innes, Rebecca; Johnson, Michael; Jones, Katie; Jones, Sarah; Jung, Ihncheol; Kaya, Melody; Kilari, Geeta; Kompally, Meghana; Kong, Nikki; Kuervers, Catherine; Marsh, Montana; McCaw, Caleb; Mendoza Cabrera, Jonathan; Mercia, Megan; Mogensen, Stephanie; Mohanraj, Shahaanaa; Neame, Tobyn; Neill, Allie; Ngo, Nancy; Nugent, Kaigh; Nykyforuk, Christina; Ogunfowora, Sayo; Paradis, Kyle; Parrish, Kayla; Paulson, Abbie; Pearson, Erika; Pedersen, Emma; Porter, Hannah; Rashid, Urouj; Rawleigh, Julia; Roadhouse, Emily; Schach, Julian; Seal, Michaela; Sherbaz, Mojib; Skarsgard, Sarah; Sun, Nolan; Tigchelaar, Jewelianna; Tran, Tammy; Vermaak, Sarah; Verycrusse, Brenten; Waine, Ethan; Warraich, Fatima; Watts, Madeline; Wiley, Sarah; Willumsen, Laura; Wong, Jannice; Wong, Julia; Yadav, Deen Dayal; Young, Kirstin; Yu Tim Lun, Christelle; Zhao, Zhi Yong
    Students enrolled in Zoology 435 – Entomology, during fall term 2020 conducted a biodiversity survey of insects in the City of Calgary and their backyards in a variety of localities. Students collected insects where permits and permissions were available, and took digital observations for the iNaturalist platform from all localities.
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    University of Calgary - Zoology 435 Insect Survey Report - Fall 2022
    (2022-12-13) Summers, Mindi; Bickley, Emilee; Cobos, Karen; Gillis, Elizabeth; Glessing, Rachel; Hay, Jordan; Lemma, Betalihem; Maggipinto, Hudson; Neame, Tobyn; Nwankwo, Ogonna; Pauls, Elicia; Stelmack, Yvaine; Sutherland, Aphra; Wright, Jackson; Zhao, Ella; Clarke, Arminty
    Research findings from students enrolled in the fall 2022 Zoology 435 – Entomology - course at the University of Calgary. Students enrolled in this course conducted a biodiversity survey of insects throughout The City of Calgary. Insects were physically collected where permits and permissions were available in addition to digital observations from various localities using the iNaturalist platform from early May to mid-October, with most observations and collections occurring in September. In 2022, students observed 3045 insects in The City of Calgary on iNaturalist (4408 in the project overall) and collected 1241 physical specimens in The City of Calgary (1447 specimens overall). 854 total insect specimens were donated to the University of Calgary Teaching Collection, 666 of which were from The City of Calgary. Insects were observed and collected from 19 of the 25 parks in The City of Calgary where permits were obtained, with the most insects observed from Nose Hill Park (246), followed by Bowmont Park & Dale Hodges Park (82), Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (77), Prince’s Island (71), South Glenmore Park (66), Weaselhead Flats (57), Douglasglen Park (40), and Pearce Estate (38). Our report focuses on iNaturalist observations and donated physical specimens collected in The City of Calgary.