Bee diversity effects on pollination depend on functional complementarity and niche shifts

Ecology

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2042-2054

  Frund, Jochen ^a,e   Dormann, Carsten F ^b,c   Holzschuh, Andrea ^a,d   Tscharntke, Teja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity ecosystem functioning; Complementarity effect; Functional diversity; Interspecific competition; Niche plasticity; Plant pollinator network; Plant reproduction; Plant animal interactions; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEE; BIODIVERSITY; COMPLEMENTARITY; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FLOWER; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POLLINATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; POLLINATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84883653226     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-1620.1     Document Type: Article

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