Evaluation of common methods for sampling invertebrate pollinator assemblages: net sampling out-perform pan traps.

Methods for sampling ecological assemblages strive to be efficient, repeatable, and representative. Unknowingly, common methods may be limited in terms of revealing species function and so of less value for comparative studies. The global decline in pollination services has stimulated surveys of flo...

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Main Authors: Tony J Popic, Yvonne C Davila, Glenda M Wardle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3684574?pdf=render