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Title
Letters: Bee conservation: Key role of managed bees
Author(s)
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
In their Perspective "Conserving honey bees does not help wildlife" (26 January, p. 392), J. Geldmann and J. P. González-Varo argue that because managed honey bees are an agricultural animal, their crop pollination does not fit the definition of an ecosystem service. This distinction, the authors suggest, is a key step to wild pollinator conservation. This argument highlights a fundamental misinterpretation of the ecology of ecosystem services: Services are delivered to beneficiaries through ecological processes and interactions, not by organisms alone.
Publication Type
Journal Article
Source of Publication
Science, 360(6387), p. 389-389
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Place of Publication
United States of America
ISSN
1095-9203
0036-8075
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020
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