Functional Extinctions of Bird Pollinators Cause Plant Declines

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作者
Sekercioglu, Cagan H. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Utah, Dept Biol, Salt Lake City, UT 84105 USA
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10.1126/science.1202389
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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];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Researchers have documented how the loss of pollinating birds affects a plant that depends on them.
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页码:1019 / 1020
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