The conservation and restoration of wild bees

@article{Winfree2010TheCA,
  title={The conservation and restoration of wild bees},
  author={Rachael Winfree},
  journal={Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences},
  year={2010},
  volume={1195}
}
  • R. Winfree
  • Published 1 May 2010
  • Environmental Science
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Bees pollinate most of the world's wild plant species and provide economically valuable pollination services to crops; yet knowledge of bee conservation biology lags far behind other taxa such as vertebrates and plants. There are few long‐term data on bee populations, which makes their conservation status difficult to assess. The best‐studied groups are the genus Bombus (the bumble bees), and bees in the EU generally; both of these are clearly declining. However, it is not known to what extent… 
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