Does specialization explain rarity and decline among British bumblebees? A response to Goulson et al.

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-43

  Williams, Paul ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity loss; Community structure; Faunal change; Species assemblages; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BEE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DIET; POPULATION DECLINE; RANGE SIZE; RARITY; SPECIALIST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

APOIDEA;

EID: 4644276015     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.06.019     Document Type: Article

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