Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

Simon G. Potts; Jacobus C. Biesmeijer; Claire Kremen; Peter Neumann; Oliver Schweiger; William E. Kunin

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2010.01.007

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PollinatorBiodiversityEcosystem servicesHabitat destructionPollinationHabitat fragmentationEcologyEcosystemFood securityHabitatBiologyDomesticationFragmentation (computing)AgroforestryGeographyAgriculturePollen

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Year: 2010
Type: review
Volume: 25
Issue: 6
Pages: 345-353
Citations: 6015
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                                    Simon G. Potts, 
                                
                                    Jacobus C. Biesmeijer, 
                                
                                    Claire Kremen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers. 
                            Trends in Ecology & Evolution
                            , 25
                            (6)
                            , 345-353.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2010.01.007
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2010.01.007