The contribution of roadside grassland restorations to native bee conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2632-2640

  Hopwood, Jennifer L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoidea; Ecosystem services; Pollinators; Prairie plants; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

BEE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; NATIVE SPECIES; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; PRAIRIE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

APOIDEA;

EID: 52049111360     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.07.026     Document Type: Article

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