Can pastureland increase wild bee abundance in agriculturally intense areas?

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-124

  Morandin, Lora A ^a   Winston, Mark L ^a   Abbott, Virginia A ^a   Franklin, Michelle T ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Brassica; Canola; Conservation; Ecosystem services; Pollination

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS;

EID: 33846605920     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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