Wildflowers pollinators-attractivity in the urban ecosystem

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 881, Issue , 2010, Pages 585-590

  Basteri, G ^a   Benvenuti, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecological sustainability; Entomofauna; Flowers; Urban biodiversity; Urban landscaping

Indexed keywords

AMARYLLIDACEAE; APIACEAE; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; BOMBYLIIDAE; CAMPANULACEAE; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DIPTERA; LAMIACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 80053219947     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.881.98     Document Type: Conference Paper

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