Orchard pollination in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, USA. Honey bees or native bees?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3083-3094

  Tepedino, Vincent J ^a   Alston, Diane Gail ^a   Bradley, Brosi A ^b   Toler, Trent R ^a,c   Griswold, Terry L ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HDR Engineering Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Bees; Biodiversity; Competition; Conservation; Orchard crops; Park; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT; HONEYBEE; NATIVE SPECIES; ORCHARD; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ANDRENA MILWAUKIENSIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; OSMIA LIGNARIA; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; PRUNUS AVIUM; PYRUS;

EID: 34548175985     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-007-9164-8     Document Type: Article

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