Crop flower visitation by honeybees, bumblebees and solitary bees: Behavioural differences and diversity responses to landscape

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 171, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Woodcock, B A ^a   Edwards, M ^b   Redhead, J ^a   Meek, W R ^c   Nuttall, P ^d   Falk, S ^e   Nowakowski, M ^f   Pywell, R F ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDHURST   (United Kingdom)

^c not available   (United Kingdom)

^d not available   (United Kingdom)

^e not available   (United Kingdom)

^f Wildlife Farming Company   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bumblebees; Ecosystem service; Honeybees; Landscape; Oilseed rape; Pollination; Semi natural grassland; Solitary bees; Visitation rates

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FIELD MARGIN; FLOWER VISITING; GRASSLAND; HONEYBEE; LANDSCAPE; NESTING; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; PROBABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETABLE OIL;

EUROPE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84876723477     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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