Restoration of riverine inland sand dune complexes: Implications for the conservation of wild bees

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1097-1105

  Exeler, Nina ^a   Kratochwil, Anselm ^a   Hochkirch, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colonization; Community structure; Grassland management; Pollination; Succession

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; COLONIZATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GRASSLAND; POLLINATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70349705609     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01701.x     Document Type: Article

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