On the vertical distribution of bees in a temperate deciduous forest

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-228

  Ulyshen, Michael D ^a   Soon, Villu ^b   Hanula, James L ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Arboreal; Arthropods; Biodiversity; Bottomland hardwood forests; Floodplains; Insects; Pollinators; Sweat bees; Vertical stratification; Wetlands; Window traps

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958536403     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2010.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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