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Table II

Nectar standing crop (μL), nectar secretion rate (μL/24 hrs) and nectar sugar concentration (%) of native (Epilobium hirsutum and Stachys palustris) and alien (Impatiens glandulifera) plant species (mean ± S.E.).

Plant species Nectar standing crop Nectar secretion rate Nectar sugar concentration
E. hirsutum 0.054 ± 0.007 0.502 ± 0.072 47.1 ± 1.4
S. palustris 0.011 ± 0.003 0.167 ± 0.049 47.1 ± 1.1
I. glandulifera 0.043 ± 0.016 10.619 ± 2.176 53.9 ± 2.2