Can vulnerability among British bumblebee (Bombus) species be explained by niche position and breadth?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 493-505

  Williams, Paul H ^a   Araújo, Miguel B ^b   Rasmont, Pierre ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Climate; Community structure; Faunal change; Niche; Species assemblages

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; NICHE BREADTH; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOMBUS PASCUORUM; BOMBUS SYLVARUM;

EID: 34547517956     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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