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. 2017 Aug 30:14:665-670.
doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2017.08.024. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Potential distribution dataset of honeybees in Indian Ocean Islands: Case study of Zanzibar Island

Sizah Mwalusepo  1   2 , Eliud Muli  1   3 , Kiatoko Nkoba  1 , Everlyn Nguku  1 , Joseph Kilonzo  1 , Elfatih M Abdel-Rahman  1   4 , Tobias Landmann  1 , Asha Fakih  5 , Suresh Raina  1
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Potential distribution dataset of honeybees in Indian Ocean Islands: Case study of Zanzibar Island

Sizah Mwalusepo et al. Data Brief. .

Abstract

Honeybees (Apis mellifera) are principal insect pollinators, whose worldwide distribution and abundance is known to largely depend on climatic conditions. However, the presence records dataset on potential distribution of honeybees in Indian Ocean Islands remain less documented. Presence records in shape format and probability of occurrence of honeybees with different temperature change scenarios is provided in this article across Zanzibar Island. Maximum entropy (Maxent) package was used to analyse the potential distribution of honeybees. The dataset provides information on the current and future distribution of the honey bees in Zanzibar Island. The dataset is of great importance for improving stakeholders understanding of the role of temperature change on the spatial distribution of honeybees.

Keywords: Ecological modeling; Honeybees; Spatial distribution; Zanzibar Island.

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Study areas: (M) Unguja Island, (N) Pemba Island. The circular red dots indicate the location of honeybees occurrence records.
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Honeybees data collection in a wild nest (G) and apiaries (H).
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Fig. 3
Probability of occurrence of honeybees in Pemba Island; under current (A) and future (B) temperature conditions.
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Fig. 4
Probability of occurrence of honeybees in Unguja Island; under current (C) and future (D) temperature conditions.
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