Role of pollinators in species preservation, conservation, ecosystem stability and genetic diversity

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 219-229

  Corbet, Sarah A ^a  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0000729121     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.23     Document Type: Conference Paper

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