Patch size has no effect on insect visitation rate per unit area in garden-scale flower patches

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 62, Issue , 2015, Pages 53-57

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bee friendly plants; Flower visiting insects; Garden flowers; Wildlife friendly gardening

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BORAGINACEAE; BORAGO OFFICINALIS; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA INTERMEDIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84918817478     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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