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SUBMITTER: Breeze TD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3885438 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20140108 1
Declines in insect pollinators across Europe have raised concerns about the supply of pollination services to agriculture. Simultaneously, EU agricultural and biofuel policies have encouraged substantial growth in the cultivated area of insect pollinated crops across the continent. Using data from 41 European countries, this study demonstrates that the recommended number of honeybees required to provide crop pollination across Europe has risen 4.9 times as fast as honeybee stocks between 2005 an ...[more]