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Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 65 (2021): Issue 2 (December 2021)
Open Access
Mapping the Population Density of Managed Honey Bee (
Apis Mellifera
) Colonies in Ontario, Canada: 2018
Kurtis E. Sobkowich
Kurtis E. Sobkowich
,
Olaf Berke
Olaf Berke
,
Theresa Bernardo
Theresa Bernardo
,
David Pearl
David Pearl
and
Paul Kozak
Paul Kozak
| Dec 28, 2021
Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 65 (2021): Issue 2 (December 2021)
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Article Category:
Original Article
Published Online:
Dec 28, 2021
Page range:
303 - 314
Received:
Mar 24, 2021
Accepted:
Oct 05, 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2021-0023
Keywords
geostatistical kriging
,
population density
© 2021 Kurtis E. Sobkowich et al., published by Sciendo
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Fig. 1
Choropleth map of the crude honey bee colony densities across census consolidated subdivisions in Ontario and Southern Ontario.
Fig. 2
(A) Empirical semivariogram model estimation for Ontario fitted with the spherical model (dashed line). (B) Quantile-Quantile plot of the variogram model standardized residuals.
Fig. 3
Geostatistical kriging interpolated honey bee colony density for Ontario.
Fig. 4
(A) Empirical semivariogram model estimation for Southern Ontario, fitted with the spherical model (dashed line). (B) Quantile-Quantile plot of the variogram model residuals.
Fig. 5
Geostatistical kriging interpolated honey bee colony density for Southern Ontario.
Fig. 6
Screenshot of the interactive online dashboard developed, depicting crude regional colony densities for Ontario.
Spherical variogram model parameters for Ontario and Southern Ontario honey bee colony density data
β
0
Nugget Variance (τ2)
Partial Sill (σ2)
Range (ϕ) (km)
Ontario
Spherical
0.3
0.049
0.2
360
Southern Ontario
Spherical
0.571
0.054
0.176
191