Pollination success of Lotus corniculatus (L.) in an urban context

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 39, Issue , 2012, Pages 94-100

  Pellissier, Vincent ^a   Muratet, Audrey ^a   Verfaillie, Fabien ^a   Machon, Nathalie ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Bombus spp.; Fragmentation; Lotus corniculatus; Pollination service; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; BEE; FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

FABACEAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

EID: 84856611565     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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