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The more bees the merrier farmer
The more bees the merrier farmer
Crops benefit from a diversity of pollinating bees, and the benefits grow the longer scientists track them.
Note: This article is from Conservation Magazine, the precursor to Anthropocene Magazine. The full 14-year Conservation Magazine archive is now available here.
Are Conservation Biologists Working on the Right Problems?
July 29, 2008
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