Flower plantings increase wild bee abundance and the pollination services provided to a pollination-dependent crop

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 890-898

  Blaauw, Brett R ^a   Isaacs, Rufus ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Conservation; Diversity; Ecosystem services; Fruit; Native; Perennial; Syrphid; Yield

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEE; CROP YIELD; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; WILD POPULATION;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; SYRPHIDAE; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM;

EID: 84904423394     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12257     Document Type: Article

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