Wild bee diversity in the village of Peyresq and the surrounding areas in the southern French Alps
- 1Laboratory of Interaction Ecology and Global Change, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, Mons, Belgium Laboratory of Interaction Ecology and Global Change, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20 Mons Belgium
- 2Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, Mons, Belgium Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20 Mons Belgium
- 3Spatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000, Brussels, Belgium Spatial Epidemiology Lab (SpELL), Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1000 Brussels Belgium
Abstract
Background
Wild bees are essential pollinators, yet the populations of an increasing number of species are declining across Europe, with knowledge gaps particularly acute in mountain regions. The southern French Alps represent a biogeographically exceptional area, situated at the interface of Alpine and Mediterranean influences, but their bee fauna remains poorly documented. Here, we present a curated dataset of wild bee occurrence records from the village of Peyresq (France) and its surroundings, collected over four consecutive years during summer along an elevational gradient spanning montane, subalpine and alpine zones.
New information
The dataset comprises 4,502 wild bee specimens, of which 4,007 specimens were identified to species level, representing 241 species across six families. The dataset includes six threatened species according to the European Red List of Bees, five being Vulnerable and one Endangered, as well as several species characteristic of Alpine and Mediterranean mountain faunas. A sampling completeness analysis estimated observed richness at about 88% of the predicted local bee fauna detectable during our sampling period (early to mid-July). All specimen data have been digitised following the Darwin Core standard, deposited in the collection of the University of Mons (Belgium) and made openly accessible through GBIF. This dataset constitutes a valuable baseline for biogeographical research and conservation planning in mountain ecosystems facing ongoing environmental change.
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BibTeX
@article{benrezkallah2026wild,
title = {{Wild bee diversity in the village of Peyresq and the surrounding areas in the southern French Alps}},
author = {Jordan Benrezkallah and Thomas Brau and Frédéric Carion and Bastien De Tandt and Rémi Devorsine and Luca Dorio and Thierry Duez and Dimitri Evrard and Simone Flaminio and Guillaume Ghisbain and Arthur Herinckx and Clara Leconte and Shawn Lemaire and Anatole Maugendre and Denis Michez and Alice Naveaux and Sara Reverte and Blandine Rigaut and Rémi Santerre and Clément Tourbez and Jean Van den Abeele and Pol Vannechel and Maxence Gérard},
journal = {Biodiversity Data Journal},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.3897/bdj.14.e213911},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.14.e213911},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Wild bee diversity in the village of Peyresq and the surrounding areas in the southern French Alps
AU - Jordan Benrezkallah
AU - Thomas Brau
AU - Frédéric Carion
AU - Bastien De Tandt
AU - Rémi Devorsine
AU - Luca Dorio
AU - Thierry Duez
AU - Dimitri Evrard
AU - Simone Flaminio
AU - Guillaume Ghisbain
AU - Arthur Herinckx
AU - Clara Leconte
AU - Shawn Lemaire
AU - Anatole Maugendre
AU - Denis Michez
AU - Alice Naveaux
AU - Sara Reverte
AU - Blandine Rigaut
AU - Rémi Santerre
AU - Clément Tourbez
AU - Jean Van den Abeele
AU - Pol Vannechel
AU - Maxence Gérard
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/27
JO - Biodiversity Data Journal
DO - 10.3897/bdj.14.e213911
UR - https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.14.e213911
AB - Background Wild bees are essential pollinators, yet the populations of an increasing number of species are declining across Europe, with knowledge gaps particularly acute in mountain regions. The southern French Alps represent a biogeographically exceptional area, situated at the interface of Alpine and Mediterranean influences, but their bee fauna remains poorly documented. Here, we present a curated dataset of wild bee occurrence records from the village of Peyresq (France) and its surroundings, collected over four consecutive years during summer along an elevational gradient spanning montane, subalpine and alpine zones. New information The dataset comprises 4,502 wild bee specimens, of which 4,007 specimens were identified to species level, representing 241 species across six families. The dataset includes six threatened species according to the European Red List of Bees, five being Vulnerable and one Endangered, as well as several species characteristic of Alpine and Mediterranean mountain faunas. A sampling completeness analysis estimated observed richness at about 88% of the predicted local bee fauna detectable during our sampling period (early to mid-July). All specimen data have been digitised following the Darwin Core standard, deposited in the collection of the University of Mons (Belgium) and made openly accessible through GBIF. This dataset constitutes a valuable baseline for biogeographical research and conservation planning in mountain ecosystems facing ongoing environmental change.
SN - 1314-2828
ER -