Bumble Bee Foraged Pollen Analyses in Spring Time in Southern Estonia Shows Abundant Food Sources
Agricultural landscapes usually provide higher quantities of single-source food, which are noticeably lacking in diversity and might thus have low nutrient value for bumble bee colony development. Here, in this study, we analysed the pollen foraging preferences over a large territory of a heterogene...
Main Authors: | Anna Bontšutšnaja, Reet Karise, Marika Mänd, Guy Smagghe |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/10/922 |
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