Ecology: Honey Bee Foraging in Human-Modified Landscapes
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Ecology: Honey Bee Foraging in Human-Modified Landscapes
Comprehensive information on the spatial resource use of honey bees is rare, but highly relevant to assess the consequences of habitat loss and fragmentation, agricultural intensification or extensification on colony fitness, pesticide exposure risks and pollination functions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.052