Euglossine bees as potential bio-indicators of coffee farms: Does forest access, on a seasonal basis, affect abundance?

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1189-1195

  Hedström, Ingemar ^a,b   Harris, Jessica ^b   Fergus, Kimberly ^c,d  

^a USA   (United States)

^b Nairi Foundation   (Costa Rica)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio indicator; Costa Rica; Deforestation; Euglossa; Orchid bees; Organic agriculture

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; EUGLOSSA; EUGLOSSINI;

EID: 45949101906     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v54i4.3096     Document Type: Article

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