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Bee Community as a Source of Energy in the Production of Food, Honey-plants in the Ecosystem of Croatian Forests’ Hunting Grounds
Zvonimir Tucak
; Faculty of Agriculture, »Josip Juraj Strossmayer« University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Darko Beuk
; Croatian Forests, Zagreb, Croatia
Vlado Jumić
; Croatian Forests, Zagreb, Croatia
Tatjana Tušek
; College of Agriculture at Križevci, Križevci, Croatia
Sanda Vladimir-Knežević
; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Zdravko Tolušić
; Faculty of Agriculture, »Josip Juraj Strossmayer« University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Mario Škrivanko
; Veterinary Department in Vinkovci, Croatian Veterinary Institute Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Anastazija Konjarović
; Veterinary Department in Vinkovci, Croatian Veterinary Institute Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Krunoslav Aladić
; Veterinary Department in Vinkovci, Croatian Veterinary Institute Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Edita Čupurdija
; Institute of Public Health of Osječko-baranjska County
Sažetak
In addition to the process of photosynthesis, the bee community is the main source of energy in food production, honey-plants used by game and people in the hunting grounds ecosystem. It is a well-known fact that thousands of plant species depend on the presence of bee communities (pollination, fertilization). In this paper we studied the presence of the bee community in the hunting grounds of Croatian Forests, and their influence on the number of game (wild pigs), as well as the quality of honey, honey plants in the hunting grounds used by people and game. We established the total number of game (wild boars). The honey quality parameters were determined using the Harmonised methods of the European Honey (Bogdanov et al., 1997) and the pollen analysis by were conducted according to Harmonised methods of melissopalynology (Von der Ohe et al., 2004). Research results indicate that the presence of the bee community influences the number of wild boars from 3–18%, and the quality of honey is in line with the European and world standards. The SAS/STAT package was used for the statistical analysis (SAS Institute Inc., 2000). The significance of the differences among the groups was determined by Duncan test.
Ključne riječi
bee community; hunting-ground eco-system; honey plants; quality of honey; game – wild boars; people
Hrčak ID:
51589
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Datum izdavanja:
20.12.2009.
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