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| Dupont, Y.; Strandberg, B.; Bang Madsen, H.; Bygebjerg, R.. |
| Bees and other flower-visiting insects are experiencing periods of food shortage, particularly in intensively managed agricultural landscapes in Europe. As part of the Danish project EcoServe (http://agro.au.dk/ecoserve/ ) we therefore investigated whether increased richness of selected herbaceous species in organic hay fields acted as a floral resource thus enhancing abundance and biodiversity of pollinators. Moreover, we investigated if availability of floral resources was affected by cutting regime (timing and number of cuttings during the growing season) in 11 herbaceous species, which are often used in grassland seed mixtures. In a field survey, we visited 20 organic hay meadows of different age (3-100 years), and conducted surveys regularly... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/26587/1/26587.pdf |
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