Multi-scale assessment of pollination of Lotus corniculatus (L.) in a peri-urban fringe

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 195-203

  Pellissier, Vincent ^a   Maurel, Noëlie ^a   Machon, Nathalie ^a  

^a CP51   (France)

Author keywords

landscape scale; local scale; pollination success; pollinators; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

FABACEAE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS;

EID: 84879179559     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550874.2012.755227     Document Type: Article

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