The conservation of ecological interactions

Insect Conservation Biology: Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 23rd Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 226-244

  Memmott, Jane ^a   Gibson, Rachel ^a   Carvalheiro, Luisa Gigante ^a   Henson, Kate ^a   Heleno, Rúben Hüttel ^a   Mikel, Martha Lopezaraiza ^a   Pearce, Sarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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