Habitat area but not habitat age determines wild bee richness in limestone quarries
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Applied Ecology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0021-8901,1365-2664
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01582.x