Pollination services mapping and economic valuation from insect communities: a case study in the Azores (Terceira Island)

Insect pollinators provide vital ecosystem services through its maintenance of plant biological diversity and its role in food production. Indeed, adequate pollination services can increase the production and quality of fruit and vegetable crops. This service is currently challenged by land use inte...

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Main Authors: Ana Picanço, Artur Gil, François Rigal, Paulo A.V. Borges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2017-05-01
Series:Nature Conservation
Online Access:http://natureconservation.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=11523