Effectiveness of native bumblebees as pollinators of the alien invasive plant <I>Impatiens glandulifera</I> (Balsaminaceae) in Ireland

Flowers of alien invasive plants can be pollen limited due to a lack of effective pollinators. The alien Impatiens glandulifera is predominantly visited by bumblebees in its invaded range. There bumblebees pollinate I. glandulifera, but it remains unclear whether foraging behaviour or bumblebee or f...

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Main Authors: Caroline Nienhuis, Jane Stout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Enviroquest Ltd. 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of Pollination Ecology
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Online Access:https://pollinationecology.org/index.php/jpe/article/view/24