Ecology: honey bee foraging in human-modified landscapes

Stephan Härtel; Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.052

Ecology: honey bee foraging in human-modified landscapes

Curr Biol. 2014 Jun 2;24(11):R524-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.052.

Authors

Stephan Härtel¹, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany. Electronic address: stephan.haertel@uni-wuerzburg.de.
² Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology, Biocenter, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany.

PMID: 24892913
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.052

Abstract

Comprehensive information on the spatial resource use of honey bees is rare, but highly relevant to assess the consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation, agricultural intensification or extensification on colony fitness, pesticide exposure risks and pollination functions.

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MeSH terms

Agriculture*
Animal Communication*
Animals
Bees / physiology*
Conservation of Natural Resources*