Changing bee and hoverfly pollinator assemblages along an urban-rural gradient.

The potential for reduced pollination ecosystem service due to global declines of bees and other pollinators is cause for considerable concern. Habitat degradation, destruction and fragmentation due to agricultural intensification have historically been the main causes of this pollinator decline. Ho...

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Main Authors: Adam J Bates, Jon P Sadler, Alison J Fairbrass, Steven J Falk, James D Hale, Tom J Matthews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3155562?pdf=render