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Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers
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Conserving pollinator services for crops: If pollination fails, ecosystems are eroded and we will lose reliable sources of many critical foodstuffs. Focusing on the pollination services provided by bees, Goulson et al. review the stresses bees are experiencing from climate change, infectious diseases, and insecticides. We can mitigate some of the stress on bees by improving floral resources and adopting quarantine measures, and by surveillance of bee populations. Crucially, we need to resolve the controversy surrounding prophylactic use of pesticides. Science , this issue 10.1126/science.1255957
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Metadata
- Authors
- Goulson, D., Nicholls, E., Botías, C., & Rotheray, E. L.
- Venue
- Science
- Published
- 2015-03-27
- Volume
- 347
- Issue
- 6229
- Pages
- 1255957-1255957
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2138832709
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- 4,033
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 243.28
- Type
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- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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