Effects of habitat management on vegetation and above-ground nesting bees and wasps of orchard meadows in Central Europe

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1953-1968

  Steffan Dewenter, Ingolf ^a   Leschke, Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Grazing; Hymenoptera; Insect communities; Landscape context; Mowing; Semi natural habitats; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BEE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; MEADOW; PLANT COMMUNITY; STAND STRUCTURE; WASP;

GERMANY;

APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SPHECIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0037523226     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024199513365     Document Type: Article

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