Economic gain, stability of pollination and bee diversity decrease from southern to northern Europe

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 461-471

  Leonhardt, Sara Diana ^a   Gallai, Nicola ^b   Garibaldi, Lucas Alejandro ^c   Kuhlmann, Michael ^d   Klein, Alexandra Maria ^a,e  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b Université de Toulouse III Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l'Enseignement Agricole   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE RÍO NEGRO   (Argentina)

^d DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate; Crop pollination; Economic vulnerability; Ecosystem service; Honeybees; Stability; Wild bees

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84883654851     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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