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Quantifying variation among garden plants in attractiveness to bees and other flower‐visiting insects

2014-04-01

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Pollinating insects are globally declining, with one of the main causes being the loss of flowers. With the value of countryside reducing, urban areas, particularly gardens, are increasingly recognized as of benefit to wildlife, including flower‐visiting insects. Many gardeners specifically select plant varieties attractive to wildlife. Given the wide public interest, many lists of recommended varieties have been...

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Literature Corpus work: 09231b27-41e8-5f51-825d-6c35a61fc894
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12178

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