Causes and Extent of Declines among Native North American Invertebrate Pollinators: Detection, Evidence, and Consequences
Ecosystem health and agricultural wealth in North America depend on a particular invertebrate fauna to deliver pollination services. Extensive losses in pollinator guilds and communities can disrupt ecosystem integrity, a circumstance that today forces most farmers to rely on honey bees for much fru...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2001-06-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol5/iss1/art1/ |