Search for dissertations about: "Knautia arvensis"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Knautia arvensis.

  1. 1. To Bee or Not to Be : Critical Floral Resources of Wild-Bees

    Author : Magnus Larsson; Anders L Nilsson; Jon Ågren; Björn Cederberg; James H Cane; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Ecology; Andrena hattorfiana; Andrena marginata; Andrenidae; Knautia arvensis; limitation; oligolecty; pollen; pollination; solitary bee; specialist bee; Succisa pratensis; Ekologi;

    Abstract : In recent decades, the development of strategies to prevent or slow the loss of biodiversity has become an important task for ecologists. In most terrestrial ecosystems wild-bees play a key role as pollinators of herbs, shrubs and trees. The scope of this thesis was to study 1) pollinator effectiveness of specialist bees vs. READ MORE

  2. 2. Insect Diversity in Changing Landscapes

    Author : Markus Franzén; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; växtparasitologi; Entomologi; plant parasitology; Zoology; Zoologi; Entomology; Ekologi; Ecology; butterfly; bee; dispersal; extinction; Djurekologi; Animal ecology;

    Abstract : During recent decades, concern about the loss of biodiversity has increased. To change this negative trend there is an urgent need for effective conservation measures and there are ample evidence that conservation of organisms without an understanding of their ecology and behaviour is impossible. READ MORE