Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits
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Stability of pollination services decreases with isolation from natural areas despite honey bee visits.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology Letters
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1461-023X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01669.x