The economic value of bees in the UK

Bee World

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 115-123

  Carreck, Norman ^a   Williams, Ingrid ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032381224     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.1998.11099393     Document Type: Article

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