The role of dietary breadth in national bumblebee (Bombus) declines: Simple correlation?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2739-2746

  Connop, Stuart ^a   Hill, Tom ^a   Steer, Jonathan ^a   Shaw, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bombus humilis; Bombus sylvarum; Dietary breadth; Habitat management; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

ACTION PLAN; AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; BEE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOWER; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; NECTAR; NICHE BREADTH; POLLEN; POPULATION DECLINE; RARE SPECIES; SPECIALIZATION;

ASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

BOMBUS HUMILIS; BOMBUS LAPIDARIUS; BOMBUS PASCUORUM; BOMBUS SYLVARUM; FABACEAE; ODONTITES VERNUS;

EID: 77956877798     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.021     Document Type: Article

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