Invaders preferring invaders: the case of yellow star-thistle, gum-weed and feral honey bees on Santa Cruz Island
Barthell JF, Thorp RW, Wenner AM. 1995. Invaders preferring invaders: the case of yellow star-thistle, gum-weed and feral honey bees on Santa Cruz Island. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. 76(2):15
From a study of pollinators of Grindelia robusta and Centaurea solstitialis, concludes that Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) promotes non-native plant populations on Santa Cruz Island
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Barthell, John; Thorp, Robbin; Wenner, Adrian
- Units
- CHIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Exotic Species, Great Valley gumweed (Grindelia camporum var. camporum), honey bee (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Pollination, Santa Cruz Island Channel Islands National Park CA, yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis)