Pollination services in the UK: How important are honeybees?

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 142, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 137-143

  Breeze, T D ^a   Bailey, A P ^a   Balcombe, K G ^a   Potts, S G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop pollination; Ecosystem ser vices; Honeybees; Pollination services

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HONEYBEE; LAND USE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; WILD POPULATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

APIS MELLIFERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 80051582930     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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