Invasive species management restores a plant-pollinator mutualism in Hawaii

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-155

  Hanna, Cause ^a   Foote, David ^b   Kremen, Claire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis; Ecosystem function; Honeybee; Interaction; Metrosideros; Pollen limitation; Pollination; Taxon substitution; Vespula

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRUIT; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUTUALISM; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; TREE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; HYLAEUS; METROSIDEROS; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA; VESPULA; VESPULA PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 84873175087     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12027     Document Type: Article

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