Endemic pollinator response to organic vs. conventional farming and landscape context in the Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 162-167

  Kehinde, Temitope ^a   Samways, Michael J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bees; Endemism; Management; Monkey beetles; Natural habitat; Vineyards

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEE; BEETLE; BIODIVERSITY; CAPE FLORISTIC REGION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DISTURBANCE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GUILD; HABITAT TYPE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; ORGANIC FARMING; POLLINATOR; SPECIES RICHNESS; VINEYARD;

APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; HAPLORHINI; VITACEAE;

EID: 82255161806     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.10.020     Document Type: Article

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