Expansion of mass-flowering crops leads to transient pollinator dilution and reduced wild plant pollination
Agricultural land use results in direct biodiversity decline through loss of natural habitat, but may also cause indirect cross-habitat effects on conservation areas. We conducted three landscape-scale field studies on 67 sites to test the hypothesis that mass flowering of oilseed rape (Brassica nap...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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The Royal Society
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3177631/ |