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BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Edwards, M. & Williams, P., 2004
Where have all the bumblebees gone, and could they ever return
Discusses the loss of the early bumblebee species over much o Britain.
Proposes an ecological classification into three groups:
Group 1 (Garden/woodland edge species)
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Group 2 (Open-ground species associated with flower rich grasslands)
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Group 3 (Social parasites).
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Group 1 are frequent in gardens, but Group 2 are restricted to large areas of floristically rich grassland and have all declined to varying extents. Group 3 are widespread.
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British Wildlife |
| Volume |
Vol 15, No. 5 |
| Page range |
305-312 |
| Illustrations |
Colour photographs. |
Malcolm Storey
Taxonomic Scope
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