Reconnecting plants and pollinators: Challenges in the restoration of pollination mutualisms

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-12

  Menz, Myles H M ^a,b   Phillips, Ryan D ^a,b,c   Winfree, Rachael ^d   Kremen, Claire ^e   Aizen, Marcelo A ^f   Johnson, Steven D ^g   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b  

^a BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INSECT; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; SHORT SURVEY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; INSECTS; MAMMALS; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; POLLINATION; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 78650939793     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2010.09.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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