Factors governing flower visitation patterns and quality of pollination services delivered by social and solitary bee species to coffee in central Uganda

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 501-509

  Munyuli, Théodore ^a,b  

^a BUSITEMA UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b National Center for Research in Natural Sciences   (Congo)

Author keywords

Central Uganda; Coffea robusta; Enhancement of pollination services delivery; Social bees; Solitary bees; Visitation frequencies

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; COFFEE; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FLOWER VISITING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NATIVE SPECIES; POLLINATION;

UGANDA;

APOIDEA; COFFEA CANEPHORA;

EID: 81855204933     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2011.01284.x     Document Type: Article

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