Changes in wild bee fauna of a grassland in Brazil reveal negative effects associated with growing urbanization during the last 40 years

Zoologia

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-176

  Martins, Aline C ^a   Gonçalves, Rodrigo B ^a   Melo, Gabriel A R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apidae; Apoidea; Habitat fragmentation; Pollinators; Species richness; Urban environments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877846684     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702013000200006     Document Type: Article

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