Ivy: An underappreciated key resource to flower-visiting insects in autumn

Insect Conservation and Diversity

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 91-102

  Garbuzov, Mihail ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colletes hederae; Hedera helix; Keystone species; Pollen analysis; Pollinating insects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884270295     PISSN: 1752458X     EISSN: 17524598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/icad.12033     Document Type: Article

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