Spatial autocorrelation in honeybee foraging activity reveals optimal focus scale for predicting agro-environmental scheme efficiency

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 225, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-114

  Henry, Mickaël ^a   Fröchen, Marie ^b   Maillet Mezeray, Julie ^b   Breyne, Elisabeth ^c   Allier, Fabrice ^a   Odoux, Jean François ^d   Decourtye, Axel ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

^b ARVALIS Institut du végétal Station Expérimentale   (France)

^c ADAPIC Cité de l'Agriculture ^*  (France)

^d CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Foraging pattern; Honeybee conservation; Phacelia tanacetifolia; Pollinators; Resource selection function

Indexed keywords

AGRO ECOSYSTEMS; FORAGING PATTERN; PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA; POLLINATORS; RESOURCE SELECTION FUNCTION;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION;

EFFICIENCY;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FOREST EDGE; GRASS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HONEYBEE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDICTION;

APIS MELLIFERA; PHACELIA; PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA;

EID: 83455225643     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2011.11.015     Document Type: Article

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