Management tradeoffs between focal species and biodiversity: Endemic plant conservation and solitary bee extinction

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3605-3609

  Severns, Paul M ^a   Moldenke, Andrew R ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grassland; Grindelia; Habitat restoration; Invertebrate conservation; Melissodes; Pollinators; Solitary bees; Umbrella species; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BEE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATOR; REFUGE; TRADE-OFF; WETLAND;

OREGON; UNITED STATES; WILLAMETTE VALLEY;

ANTHOPHORIDAE; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; GRINDELIA; GRINDELIA INTEGRIFOLIA; GRINDELIA NANA; INVERTEBRATA; LYCAENA; LYCAENIDAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MELISSODES;

EID: 77957994048     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9897-7     Document Type: Article

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