Habitat area but not habitat age determines wild bee richness in limestone quarries

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 194-202

  Krauss, Jochen ^a   Alfert, Thomas ^b   Steffan Dewenter, Ingolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apiformes; Conservation; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat heterogeneity; Habitat quality; Life history traits; Pollinators; Secondary habitats; Species area relationships; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGE; BEE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIMESTONE; QUARRY; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; WILD POPULATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY;

APOIDEA;

EID: 58249112277     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01582.x     Document Type: Article

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