Contrasting resource-dependent responses of hoverfly richness and density to landscape structure

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-186

  Meyer, Birgit ^a   Jauker, Frank ^b   Steffan Dewenter, Ingolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional groups; Habitat fragmentation; Land use intensification; Landscape diversity; Larval habitat requirements; Pollinators; Resource heterogeneity; Resource quantity; Spatial scales; Species area relationships

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; DIPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 59649083446     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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