The influence of grazing intensity and landscape composition on the diversity and abundance of flower-visiting insects

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 763-772

  Sjödin, N Erik ^a   Bengtsson, Jan ^a   Ekbom, Barbara ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abundance; Composition; Diversity; Grassland; Management; Semi natural; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; BEETLE; BUTTERFLY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FLOWER VISITING; FLY; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; POLLINATOR; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 42949131557     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01443.x     Document Type: Article

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