Differential responses of bumblebees and diurnal Lepidoptera to vegetation succession in long-term set-aside

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1251-1259

  Alanen, Eeva Liisa ^a   Hyvönen, Terho ^b   Lindgren, Sami ^c   Härmä, Oskari ^d   Kuussaari, Mikko ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c University of Turku ^*  (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Colonization; Fallow experiment; Field margin; Mowing; Pollinator; Seed mixture; Set aside duration; Species traits; Spring cereal

Indexed keywords

BEE; BUTTERFLY; CEREAL; COLONIZATION; FIELD MARGIN; HOST PLANT; LEGUME; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MOTH; MOWING; PATCHINESS; POLLINATOR; SET-ASIDE; SUCCESSION;

FABACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 80052810927     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.02012.x     Document Type: Article

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