Impact of landscape alteration and invasions on pollinators: A meta-analysis

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 884-893

  Montero Castaño, Ana ^a   Vilà, Montserrat ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alien species; Global change; Habitat fragmentation; Invasion ecology; Land use change; Plant animal interactions; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOWER VISITING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GLOBAL CHANGE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INSECT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; META-ANALYSIS; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE;

EID: 84862542050     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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