Pollinator body size mediates the scale at which land use drives crop pollination services

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 440-449

  Benjamin, Faye E ^a   Reilly, James R ^a   Winfree, Rachael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural intensification; Agro ecosystems; Bees; Blueberry; Ecosystem services; Land use change; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CROP PLANT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HABITAT TYPE; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE; NATIVE SPECIES; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SHRUB; WILD POPULATION;

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 84896404783     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12198     Document Type: Article

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