CONSERVATION The trouble with bumblebees

被引:27
作者
Brown, Mark J. F. [1 ]
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[1] Univ London, Sch Biol Sci, Egham TW20 0EX, Surrey, England
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D O I
10.1038/469169a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A survey of bumblebees in North America provides unequivocal evidence that four previously common and abundant species have undergone recent and widespread population collapse. Various explanations remain possible.
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页码:169 / 170
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