Conservation-ecological issues of the recent invasion of Bombus terrestris into Japan

Japanese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-78

  Washitani, Izumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biological invasion; Bombus terrestris; Market failure; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001955664     PISSN: 00215007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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