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Effects of habitat composition and landscape structure on worker foraging distances of five bumble bee species.
Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America - 1 Apr 2016
Redhead John W, Dreier Stephanie, Bourke Andrew F G, Heard Matthew S, Jordan William C, Sumner Seirian, Wang Jinliang, Carvell Claire
Abstract excerpt
Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) are important pollinators of both crops and wildflowers. Their contribution to this essential ecosystem service has been threatened over recent decades by changes in land use, which have led to declines in their populations. In order to design effective conservation measures, it is important to understand the effects of variation in landscape composition and structure on the foraging...
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