Native pollinators increase fruit set while honeybees decrease the quality of mandarins in family farms

Family farms can benefit from the presence of a diverse set of native pollinators and associated pollination services. In the present study we assessed the effect of flower visitor richness and visitation rate by honeybees and native insects on mandarin production (Citrus reticulata `Criolla´), in t...

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Main Authors: Marcos Monasterolo, Natacha P. Chacoff, Ángel D. Segura, Analía Benavidez, Pablo Schliserman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Basic and Applied Ecology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1439179122000652