Bee richness and abundance in New York City urban gardens

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 140-150

  Matteson, Kevin C ^a   Ascher, John S ^b   Langellotto, Gail A ^a,c  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community gardens; Insect survey; Invasive species; Pollinator conservation; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; GARDEN; INVASIVE SPECIES; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATOR; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BRONX COUNTY; HARLEM; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 39049156324     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2008)101[140:BRAAIN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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