Humans, bees, and pollination services in the city: The case of Chicago, IL (USA)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2857-2874

  Lowenstein, David M ^a   Matteson, Kevin C ^a,b   Xiao, Iyan ^c   Silva, Alexandra M ^a   Minor, Emily S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecosystem service; Floral resources; Floral visitation; Human environment interactions; Pollinators; Urban

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FLOWER VISITING; HONEYBEE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

AGAPOSTEMON VIRESCENS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ECHINACEA (ASTERACEAE); ECHINACEA PURPUREA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84906941114     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0752-0     Document Type: Article

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