robertson {NIMAA}

robertson

Description

Charles Robertson's detailed collections provide as an amazing resource for long-term comparisons of numerous terrestrial plant and insect species collected in a single location. From 1884 through 1916, Robertson observed and collected 1429 insect species that visited 456 flower of plant species. He gathered this dataset in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA, within a 16-kilometer radius of Carlinville.

Usage

robertson

Format

A tibble with two variables:

plant

Scientific Latin names of plants

pollinator

Scientific Latin names of pollinators for the plant

Source

Marlin, J. C., & LaBerge, W. E. (2001). The native bee fauna of Carlinville, Illinois, revisited after 75 years: a case for persistence. Conservation Ecology, 5(1). http://www.ecologia.ib.usp.br/iwdb/html/robertson_1929.html