Historical nectar assessment reveals the fall and rise of floral resources in Britain

MATHILDE BAUDE; William E. Kunin; Nigel D. Boatman; Simon Conyers; Nancy Davies; Mark A. K. Gillespie; R. Daniel Morton; SIMON M. SMART; Jane Memmott

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Historical nectar assessment reveals the fall and rise of floral resources in Britain

MATHILDE BAUDE William E. Kunin Nigel D. Boatman Simon Conyers Nancy Davies Mark A. K. Gillespie R. Daniel Morton SIMON M. SMART Jane Memmott

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Published: Feb 03, 2016
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MATHILDE BAUDE

Collegium Sciences et Techniques, LBLGC EA 1207, Université d'Orléans Orléans France; School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol Bristol U.K.

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MATHILDE BAUDE, William E. Kunin, Nigel D. Boatman, et al. (2016). Historical nectar assessment reveals the fall and rise of floral resources in Britain. Nature, 530(7588), 85-88. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature16532

Historical nectar assessment reveals the fall and rise of floral resources in Britain

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