Proximity to rainforest enhances pollination and fruit set in orchards

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1182-1187

  Blanche, K Rosalind ^a,b   Ludwig, John A ^a   Cunningham, Saul A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CSIRO Entomology ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Crop pollination; Ecosystem service; Pollination service; Self pollination; Trigona spp.; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CROP PLANT; ENTOMOPHILY; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; HONEYBEE; ORCHARD; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATHERTON TABLELAND; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; MELIPONINAE; TRIGONA;

EID: 33750534387     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01230.x     Document Type: Article

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