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MEDIBEES: Monitoring the Mediterranean honey bee subspecies and their resilience to climate change for the improvement of sustainable agro-ecosystems

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dc.contributor.authorMartín-Hernández, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorNanetti, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorPinto, M. Alice
dc.contributor.authorNoureddine, Adjlane
dc.contributor.authorHaddad, Nizar
dc.contributor.authorHosri, Chadi
dc.contributor.authorMuz, Mustafa Necati
dc.contributor.authorZammit Mangion, Marion
dc.contributor.authorDaour, Ahmad Yousef
dc.contributor.authorSagastume, Soledad
dc.contributor.authorCilia, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorMedibees Consortium
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-20T15:15:40Z
dc.date.available2023-10-20T15:15:40Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractBeekeeping provides livelihood for hundreds of thousands of beekeepers in the Mediterranean area. This activity relies on a number of different indigenous Apis mellifera subspecies, adapted to the very diverse and harsh conditions of the region. Climate change is expected to increase the stress factors affecting bees, especially in this region, reducing both pollination efficiency and production potential. Unfortunately, our ability to address this problem is limited by the incomplete knowledge of the natural adaptation mechanisms developed by the different subspecies. In order to increase the knowledge base for future selection programs to improve bee populations for environmental changes, the MEDIBEES project is being developed. It includes 9 partners from 8 Mediterranean countries on all three shores of the Mediterranean, covering 10 local A. mellifera subspecies, which represents a remarkable though understudied proportion of the species genetic diversity. The project aims to: a) unravel the differential genetic background of Mediterranean subspecies, b) understand their adaptation to local conditions, and c) characterize their resistance to climate change. To achieve the objectives, colonies belonging to the local subspecies will be studied phenotypically to determine their behavior under environmental conditions, covering survival, sensitivity to pests/pathogens, behavior, physiology and reproduction which will be completed by gene expression and transcriptomic assays. In addition, complete genomes of field and laboratory samples will be sequenced to find genes putatively involved in adaptation and to develop new genetic tools to characterize honey bee populations according to their resistance to environmental stress factors. This effort will encourage the use of local subspecies, to make them more attractive and avoid importing foreign breeds, and will lay the foundation for future selection programs. Besides, the valorization of honey by both promoting its use and developing quality labels, and the evaluation of beekeeping by-products as modifiers of soil fertility and biota are also approached to help the beekeepers improve the sustainability of their farms in an economical and environmental sound manner.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipMedibees part of the PRIMA programme supported by the European Unionpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationMartín-Hernández, Raquel; Nanetti, Antonio; Pinto, M. Alice; Noureddine, Adjlane; Haddad, Nizar; Hosri, Chadi; Muz, Mustafa Necati; Zammit Mangion, Marion; Daour, Ahmad Yousef; Sagastume, Soledad; Cilia, Giovannni; Medibees Consortium (2023). MEDIBEES: Monitoring the Mediterranean honey bee subspecies and their resilience to climate change for the improvement of sustainable agro-ecosystems. In Apimondia 48th International Apicultural Congress. Chilept_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/28811
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewednopt_PT
dc.publisherApimondiapt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectHoney bee subspeciespt_PT
dc.subjectClimate changept_PT
dc.titleMEDIBEES: Monitoring the Mediterranean honey bee subspecies and their resilience to climate change for the improvement of sustainable agro-ecosystemspt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage315pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage315pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleApimondia 48th International Apicultural Congresspt_PT
person.familyNamePinto
person.givenNameM. Alice
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-9663-8399
person.identifier.scopus-author-id8085507800
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