Historical nectar assessment reveals the fall and rise of floral resources in Britain

Mathilde Baude (), William E. Kunin, Nigel D. Boatman, Simon Conyers, Nancy Davies, Mark A. K. Gillespie, R. Daniel Morton, Simon M. Smart and Jane Memmott
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Mathilde Baude: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building
William E. Kunin: School of Biology, University of Leeds
Nigel D. Boatman: Fera Science Ltd.,
Simon Conyers: Fera Science Ltd.,
Nancy Davies: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building
Mark A. K. Gillespie: School of Biology, University of Leeds
R. Daniel Morton: NERC Center for Ecology & Hydrology
Simon M. Smart: NERC Center for Ecology & Hydrology
Jane Memmott: School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Life Sciences Building

Nature, 2016, vol. 530, issue 7588, 85-88

Abstract: Historical assessment of nectar provision in the UK from the 1930s to 2007 shows an initial dramatic fall, but more recently nectar provision has increased; the diversity of nectar sources has fallen to the point that four species now produce half of the total UK nectar.

Date: 2016
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