Assessing the value of annual and perennial forage mixtures for bumblebees by direct observation and pollen analysis

Apidologie

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 326-340

  Carvell, Claire ^a,b   Westrich, Paul ^c   Meek, William R ^a   Pywell, Richard F ^a   Nowakowski, Marek ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Manor Farm ^*  (Germany)

^d Farmed Environment Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus; Bumblebees; Foraging; Pollen; Restoration; Seed mixture

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEE; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRASS; PALYNOLOGY; POLLEN; SEED DISPERSAL;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PASCUORUM; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; BORAGO; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 33745870111     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006002     Document Type: Article

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