Pollinator assemblages on dandelions and white clover in urban and suburban lawns

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 863-873

  Larson, Jonathan L ^a,b   Kesheimer, Adam J ^a   Potter, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Dandelion; Lawns; Pollinators; Urbanization; White clover

Indexed keywords

BEE; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

KENTUCKY; UNITED STATES;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); HEXAPODA; POACEAE; SYRPHIDAE; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84919699027     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: 15729753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9694-9     Document Type: Article

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