Trait-specific responses of wild bee communities to landscape composition, configuration and local factors.

Land-use intensification and loss of semi-natural habitats have induced a severe decline of bee diversity in agricultural landscapes. Semi-natural habitats like calcareous grasslands are among the most important bee habitats in central Europe, but they are threatened by decreasing habitat area and q...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Hopfenmüller, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Andrea Holzschuh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4138035?pdf=render