Mass-flowering crops increase richness of cavity-nesting bees and wasps in modern agro-ecosystems

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 219-226

  Diekötter, Tim ^a   Peter, Franziska ^a,b   Jauker, Birgit ^a   Wolters, Volkmar ^a   Jauker, Frank ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscapes; Bioenergy; Biofuel; Canola; Ecosystem service; Environmental change; Functional traits; Oilseed rape; Pollination; Resource pulse

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; CROPS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; OILSEEDS;

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; BIO-ENERGY; CANOLA; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FUNCTIONAL TRAITS; OIL SEED RAPE; POLLINATION; RESOURCE PULSE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

APOCRITA; APOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84898548841     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12080     Document Type: Article

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