title: [Mechanism of population density compensation in island bumblebee taxocenoses (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Bombus) and the notion of reserve compensatory species].
abstract: The notion of a dynamic compensatory system is discussed, characterized by the alternation of species occupying the leading position in bumblebee taxocenoses, while the total density of these pollinators in island ecosystems remains at similar levels. The functioning of the compensatory system is regulated by both abiotic factors (the weather and climate) and biotic factors (competition for trophic resources). The stability of the system is determined by the presence of reserve compensatory species capable of rapid population growth against the background of depressed abundance of other species under changing environmental conditions.
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Bolotov
authors.forename: Iu S
authors.initials: IuS
authors.lastname: Kolosova
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Podbolotskaia
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Potapov
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Grishchenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D006927:Hymenoptera / Q000502:physiology*; D062312:Islands; D011156:Population Density