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Losing just one pollinator species leads to big plant declines
pollinator declineRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryColoradoBombusApis melliferaBombus terrestrisDelphinium
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Jul 22, 2013 (Mongabay News:http://news.mongabay.com Delivered by Newstex) A shocking new study finds that losing just one pollinator species could lead to major declines in plant productivity, a finding that has broad implications for biodiversity conservation. Looking at ten bumblebee species in C
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